Tennessee residents facing insurance defense issues have access to attorneys who specialize in defending insurance companies and policyholders in coverage disputes, liability claims, and regulatory proceedings. The legal framework in Tennessee differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern insurance defense cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for insurance defense matters in Tennessee is generally 6 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Tennessee's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Tennessee Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on insurance defense in Tennessee bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The insurance defense attorneys listed here practice throughout Tennessee and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to insurance defense law in Tennessee to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Tennessee.

Thomas Wormouth Shumate - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2900 Vanderbilt Place Suite 100 Nashville TN 37212
(615) 229-7499
University of Notre Dame (1995)
English
Bar #019595
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Nick Stevens - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Spicer Rudstrom, PLLC
 537 Market Street, Suite 203 Chattanooga TN 37402
(423) 756-0262
Nashville School of Law (2007)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Construction Law Consumer Law Divorce
Scott Allen Rhodes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 750 Old Hickory Blvd Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 309-0400
Florida State University College of Law (1991)
Bar #016870
Georgia Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Family Law
John David Schwalb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John D. Schwalb, PLLC
 741 Cool Springs Blvd #104 Franklin TN 37067
(615) 794-7100
English
Bar #011671
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Matthew Z. Huffer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hudson, Reed & Christiansen
 16 Public Square North Murfreesboro TN 37130
(615) 893-5522
University of Tennessee College of Law (2016)
Bar #037564
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Collections Employment Law
Kyle I. Cannon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox, P.C.
 26 N. 2ND STREET MEMPHIS TN 38103
(901) 527-2157
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2000)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Insurance Defense
Cameron Watson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Spicer Rudstrom, PLLC
 119 South Main Street Suite 700 Memphis TN 38103
(901) 522-2319
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2011)
English
Bar #033613
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Insurance Defense
Brent Allen Morris - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Garza Law Office
 571 Main St Jacksboro TN 37757
(865) 540-8300
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2005)
English
Bar #024621
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Insurance Defense Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Steven Herbert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ramsey, Thornton, Barrett & Herbert, PLC
 10200 RAMSEY WAY Dickson TN 37055
(615) 740-5700
Nashville School of Law (2003)
Bar #026368
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law Estate Planning
Dylan Patrick Fink - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Butler, Vines & Babb, PLLC
 2701 Kingston Pike Knoxville TN 37919
(865) 244-3902
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Insurance Defense
Paul E. Tennison - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
 424 Church St. Suite 2950 Nashville TN 37219
Vanderbilt University Law School (2018)
English
Bar #036956
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Family Law
John Roaten Cheadle Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cheadle | Law
 129 2nd Ave N Nashville-Davidson (Balance) TN 37201
(615) 254-1009
Vanderbilt University Law School (1975)
Bar #006053
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Insurance Defense
Mr. James Charles Wright - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Butler, Vines and Babb
 41 Diana St. Memphis TN 38104
(865) 637-3531
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1978)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Jeffrey Mark Griffee - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 530 Oak Ct Dr, Suite 360 Memphis TN 38117
9017620535112
Vanderbilt University Law School (1977)
Bar #007220
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Employment Law
Jacob Strawn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Spicer Rudstrom, PLLC
 119 South Main Street Suite 700 Nashville TN 37072
(901) 522-2313
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2013)
English
Bar #035343
Active License
Verified
Insurance Defense Products Liability
Stephen Wayne Gibson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Norton & Luhn, P.C.
 310 N. Forest Park Blvd. Knoxville TN 37919
(865) 971-4600
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1975)
Bar #007246
Tennessee Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Insurance Defense
Nathan Richard Glassman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox, P.C.
 26 N. Second Street Memphis TN 38103
(901) 527-4673
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1975)
Bar #007815
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Insurance Defense Legal Malpractice
Lisa Jellison Hall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC
 617 W. Main St. Knoxville TN 37902
(865) 292-2228
Bar #018730
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law Insurance Defense
James Robert Embrey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hall Booth Smith, P.C. in Nashville, Tennessee
 424 Church Street Suite 2950 Nashville TN 37219
(615) 489-2999
University of Tennessee College of Law (1995)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Insurance Defense Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Jason Matthew Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Batson Nolan PLC
 121 S 3rd St Clarksville TN 37040
(931) 647-1501
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1995)
Bar #019505
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law Insurance Defense
Patrick Bryant Hawley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fleissner, Davis and Johnson
 600 Georgia Avenue Suite One Chattanooga TN 37923
(423) 756-3591
University of Tennessee College of Law (2006)
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Business Law Insurance Defense
Craig Joseph Lazarov - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Craig J. Lazarov
 5350 Poplar Ave. Suite 306 Memphis TN 38119
(901) 620-2967
Tulane University School of Law (1991)
Bar #016790
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Insurance Defense Personal Injury
Justin Jones - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Memphis St Memphis TN 38107
(901) 842-7850
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law (2007)
Bar #029842
Arkansas Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Scott Shaw - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 CBL Center, Suite 150 Chattanooga TN 37421
(423) 757-5914
Georgia State University (1997)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
William Clay Rieder - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 214 NE Atlantic St Tullahoma TN 37388
(888) 364-8617
University of Tennessee College of Law (1977)
Bar #005709
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Insurance Defense
Keith Farrin Blue - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 211 7th Ave N Nashville-Davidson (Balance) TN 37219
University of Tennessee College of Law (1983)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Insurance Defense Municipal Law
Barton E. Kelley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 710 N Main St 200 Columbia TN 38401
(931) 388-4022
University of Tennessee College of Law (1994)
Bar #016773
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
R. Layne Holley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 9032 Stone Walk Pl Germantown TN 38138
(901) 759-3489
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1981)
Bar #009190
Tennessee Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Insurance Defense
Martha Meares - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 315 College St Maryville TN 37804
(865) 982-7412
University of Tennessee College of Law (1972)
Bar #000928
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Ben P Lynch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 PO BOX 310 WINCHESTER TN 37398
(931) 967-2228
Vanderbilt University Law School (1963)
Bar #003246
Tennessee Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Estate Planning Insurance Defense Municipal Law
Johnny Dean Burleson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 209 E Main St Jackson TN 38301
(731) 423-2414
University of Tennessee College of Law (1983)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Education Law Insurance Defense
Barry Jason McWhirter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 80 Monroe Ave L7 Memphis TN 38103
(901) 522-9055
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2001)
Bar #021601
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Immigration Law
Jeffrey Lynn Lay - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 202 S MAIN AVE,PO BOX 763 DYERSBURG TN 38025
(731) 286-5323
University of Tennessee College of Law (1982)
Bar #010022
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Health Care Law Insurance Defense
Michael James Hickie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 206 Princeton Rd UNIT 44 Johnson City TN 37601
(423) 282-1881
University of Tennessee College of Law (1976)
Bar #004534
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Insurance Defense Personal Injury Real Estate Law
Brett Alexander Hughes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 One Commerce Square 40 Main St., Suite 2700 Memphis TN 38103
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1996)
Bar #018048
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Health Care Law Insurance Defense
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