About James Robert
James Robert Embrey is a partner at Hall Booth Smith, P.C. in Nashville, Tennessee. He joined the Tennessee State Bar in 1998. The firm, located at 424 Church Street, Suite 2950, handles cases in general liability, insurance coverage, products liability, professional negligence, and medical malpractice. He earned his J.D.
from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1998. Prior to law school, he obtained a B.S. from Austin Peay State University in 1992. During law school, he was awarded the John W. Green Scholarship in 1995.
His practice focuses on trucking and transportation, general liability, insurance coverage, professional negligence, and medical malpractice. He has represented numerous Fortune 500 companies and individual professionals as a trial lawyer. His clients include physicians, nurses, hospitals, trucking carriers, insurers, businesses, retailers, and homeowners — He has appeared in both state and federal courts throughout the country. Before entering private practice, he served as an Airborne Infantryman in the United States Army with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge for his service in the Middle East. He is a member of the Tennessee State Bar, Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association, Tennessee Trucking Association, and Defense Research Institute.
He is also peer-rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. In April 2023, he joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, expanding their Nashville office with his extensive trial experience.
