If you need legal help with medical malpractice matters in Tennessee, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Tennessee attorneys handle cases involving surgical errors, misdiagnosis, birth injuries, medication errors, and hospital negligence, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Circuit Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

One of the most important things to know about medical malpractice law in Tennessee is the statute of limitations. You generally have 1 year with 3-year cap from the date of injury to file a claim. Tennessee follows modified comparative fault with 50% bar (Tenn. Code § 29-11-103) for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Circuit Court, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

The medical malpractice 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 medical malpractice 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.

Chad Meyers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Meyers Injury Law
 1308 Rosa L. Parks Blvd Nashville TN 37209
(615) 258-9000
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Timothy Leo Bowden - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tim L. Bowden, Lawyer
 306 Northcreek Blvd 200 Goodlettsville TN 37072
Nashville School of Law (1991)
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Asbestos & Mesothelioma
Robert Payne Cave Sr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Cave Law Office, PLLC
 414 Shelby St Kingsport TN 37660
(423) 245-0928
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (1973)
English
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Dominick R. Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DRS Law
 943 College St. Bowling Green KY 42101
(615) 742-1775
Bar #028783
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Insurance Claims
Howard Manis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cochran Firm - Mid South
 40 South Main, Suite 1700 Memphis TN 38103
(901) 523-1999
University of Memphis (1990)
English
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Legal Malpractice
Valerie Epstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 724 Cherry Street Chattanooga TN 37402
(423) 265-5100
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1989)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Medical Malpractice
Joshua Nathan Pearce - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Joshua Pearce
 PO Box 38 Tullahoma TN 37388
(931) 588-0540
Nashville School of Law
Bar #041309
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Medical Malpractice
Justin Crouch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(615) 255-9100
University of Mississippi
English
D.C. Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Ryan G. Saharovich - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz Personal Injury Lawyers
 488 S Mendenhall Rd Memphis TN 38117
(901) 347-6056
Emory University School of Law (2014)
English
Bar #036185
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
John A. Day - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of John Day, P.C.
 810 Dominican Dr #315 Nashville TN 37228
(615) 742-4880
University of North Carolina School of Law (1981)
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Medical Malpractice
Olen Gale Haynes Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Haynes Firm
 207 East Main Street Suite 2-A Johnson City TN 37604
(423) 928-0165
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1995)
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Military Law
Richard Thomas Matthews - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Matthews Firm, PLLC
 33 Public Square Columbia TN 38401
University of Memphis
Bar #006680
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
James Robert Miller II - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
James R. Miller II Lawyer at Law
 200 East Main St Suite 102 Johnson City TN 37604
(423) 926-2714
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1986)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Gerald Howard Summers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Summers, Rufolo & Rodgers, P.C.
 735 Broad St Chattanooga TN 37402
(423) 265-2385
University of Tennessee College of Law (1966)
English
Bar #000534
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Medical Malpractice
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
Joseph Preston Strom - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Strom Law Office
 6923 N. Trenholm Rd. Columbia SC 29206
(843) 898-8180
University of South Carolina (1984)
English, Spanish
South Carolina Bar
Active License
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Construction Law
Taurus Bailey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Taurus Bailey
 44 N. Second Street Suite 502 Memphis TN 38103
(901) 550-0449
Bar #024303
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Jason W. Voelke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 Columbia TN 38401
(615) 255-9100
Ball State University
English
Bar #040691
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Joy Day - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of John Day, P.C.
 810 Dominican Dr #315 Nashville TN 37228
(615) 742-4880
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Products Liability
Van Douglas McMahan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McMahan Law Office
 109 West Court Avenue Selmer TN 38375
(731) 645-3100
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1994)
Bar #022385
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
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
Brandon E. Bass - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of John Day, P.C.
 810 Dominican Dr #315 Nashville TN 37228
(615) 742-4880
University of Tennessee College of Law (2002)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Business Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Andre Courtney Wharton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1575 Madison Avenue Memphis TN 38104
(901) 726-6884
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (1999)
Bar #022588
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Sanjay Raman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Sanjay Raman
 2701 Kingston Pike Knoxville TN 37919
(865) 244-3923
Lincoln Memorial University - John J. Duncan, Jr. School of Law (2017)
English
Bar #038603
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Shannon Wiggins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(615) 255-9100
University of Florida
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Jesse James Campbell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tahinci Law Office, PLLC
 105 Ford Ave., Suite 3 Kingsport TN 37663
(423) 406-1151
Appalachian School of Law (2014)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Products Liability
Johnnie Daniel Bond - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Johnnie Bond Law
 3221 M St NW Washington DC 20007
(202) 683-6803
University of Tennessee College of Law (1999)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Ray Berk - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pohl & Berk, LLP
 1913 21st Ave S Nashville TN 37212
(615) 277-2765
University of Texas - Austin (1977)
English
5th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Brian Cummings - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cummings Law
 Pauahi Tower 1003 Bishop St., Suite 2700 Honolulu HI 96813
(615) 241-2000
Vanderbilt University Law School (1998)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
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
Daniel Necci - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(931) 546-7200
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
English
Bar #035778
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Theresa Scott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(615) 907-0687
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
English
Bar #031749
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Evan Vineyard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(931) 505-7040
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
English
Bar #036971
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Samuel G. Hall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Samuel G. Hall, PLLC
 119 W. Market St. Kingsport TN 37660
(423) 247-6161
Bar #037548
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Construction Law Criminal Law Divorce
Matthew C. Hardin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 6256 Poplar Ave #125 Memphis TN 38119
(615) 200-1111
Rhodes College
English, Spanish
Bar #021505
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Jimmy Wayne Bilbo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bilbo Law Office, P.C.
 150 North Ocoee Street Cleveland TN 37311
(423) 476-3556
Lee University
Bar #011408
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Darrell Lane Castle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Darrell Castle & Associates
 4515 Poplar Avenue Suite 510 Memphis TN 38117
(901) 327-2100
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
English
Bar #006863
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Zach Gureasko - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Higgins Firm PLLC
 651 E 4th St #100 Chattanooga TN 37403
(615) 353-0930
Belmont University College of Law (2014)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
R. Sadler Bailey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bailey & Greer, PLLC
 Bailey & Greer, PLLC 6256 Poplar Avenue Memphis TN 38119
(901) 680-9777
Emory University (1986)
English
Bar #011230
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Larry Rocky McElhaney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rocky McElhaney Law Office: Car Accident & Injury Lawyers
 615 Main Street B21 Nashville TN 37206
(931) 820-2400
English, Spanish
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Construction Law
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