Edd Peyton

Bar / Professional Activity

• Ben F. Jones Affiliate Chapter of the National Bar Association - President, 2019
• Leadership Mississippi - Graduate
• Memphis Bar Association Leadership Program- Graduate
• Leadership Memphis - Graduate
• Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law (TBALL) - Graduate, 2016
• Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyer Division - Past Board Member
• American Bar Association Litigation Section Roundtables Committee, 2020

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Jacqueline Adams v. Finius Fields.  Defended Fields in a rear in accident case.  Shelby County Circuit Court, Tennessee CT-000873-18.  Plaintiff's offer of Judgment was $100,000. Final jury verdict of $14,745.00 reduced to $7,667.40 after comparative fault., 2024
• Memphis Bar Association - Board Member 2021-2023., 2023
• MATTIE M. LINDSEY, ET AL. v. MARK LAMBERT, ET AL.No. W2009-01586-COA-R3-CVCOURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE, AT JACKSON2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 339April 21, 2010, Session May 18, 2010, Filed Christopher L. Vescovo  and Edd L. Peyton , Memphis Tennessee, for the Appellee, State Farm Insurance Company.  Edd Peyton authored this defendants brief on appeal. This appeal arises out of a lawsuit filed against the attorneys and insurance company involved in the settlement of a personal injury claim. The trial court dismissed the claims of the plaintiffs/appellants, Mattie and Edmond Lindsey, for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The Lindseys did not appeal the original dismissal of their claims but instead moved to set aside the court's judgment nearly one year later.  [*2] The trial court declined to set aside its judgment and granted a motion for sanctions against the Lindseys. We affirm the trial court's denial of the Lindseys' motion to set aside, vacate its award of sanctions, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion., 2010
• CURTIS MYERS v. AMISUB (SFH), INC., d/b/a ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL, ET AL.No. W2010-00837-COA-R9-CVCOURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE, AT MEMPHIS2011 Tenn. App. LEXIS 83January 20, 2011, Session February 24, 2011, FiledCOUNSEL: Joseph M. Clark  and Edd Peyton , Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellants, Arsalan Shirwany, M.D. and East Memphis Pain Physicians, PLLC.  Edd Peyton authored the defendants' brief on appeal. The trial court denied Defendants' motion to dismiss in a medical malpractice action initially filed prior to the effective date of the notice and certificate of good faith provisions subsequently codified at Tennessee Code Annotated sections 29-26-121 and 29-26-122, and nonsuited and re-commenced after the effective date of the provisions despite Plaintiff's failure to fulfill the  [*2] statutory requisites. We granted permission to appeal pursuant to Rule 9 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure. We reverse and remand for dismissal., 2011
• MARK HOLLIMAN, ET AL. v. FRANK MCGREW, M. D., ET AL.No. W2008-00907-COA-R3-CVCOURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE, AT JACKSON2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 58January 22, 2009, Session February 5, 2009, FiledJerry E. Mitchell , Edd L. Peyton , Memphis, TN, for Appellees, Frank McGrew, M.D., and The Stern Cardiovascular Center, P.A.  Edd Peyton authored the brief for this defendant. This is a wrongful death action brought under a theory of medical malpractice. The trial court granted Defendants' motion for summary judgment, finding that Plaintiffs filed their complaint after the one-year statute of limitations had expired. After careful review, we find that Plaintiffs had notice of their claim no later than February 27, 2003, and their lawsuit was not timely filed. The ruling of the trial court is affirmed., 2009
• SCOTT PEATROSS, Administrator of the Estate of BLANCHARD GREENWOOD, deceased v. SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, ET AL.No. W2008-02385-COA-R3-CVCOURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE, AT JACKSON2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 616July 23, 2009, Session September 10, 2009, Filed Christopher L. Vescovo, Edd L. Peyton, Memphis, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Amos Raymond, M.D.  Edd Peyton the defendants brief on appeal which was incorporated by codefendants. This appeal results from the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants. The issue before the trial court was the scope of a release agreement signed by the decedent's children and one of the defendants ("the Med"). The remaining defendants argued that this agreement provided for the release of claims against  [*2] all potential defendants. Plaintiff responded that the parties to the agreement had no intention of releasing additional parties. Examining the language of the release and the circumstances surrounding its execution, we agree with the trial court's finding that plaintiff's claims against defendants were released. We also agree with the trial court's finding that the agreement released any civil rights claims that plaintiff might assert against the Med. The judgment of the trial court is therefore affirmed., 2009

Special Licenses / Certifications

• Top Secret/SCI Eligible Clearance, 2021

Pro bono / Community Service

• Kindred Place - Board of Directors, 2021
• Merit Badge Counselor - BSA Troop 73, Southaven, MS, 2021
• Past President - Ben F. Jones Affiliate Chapter of the National Bar Association (Memphis)
• Past President - Lakes of Nicholas Homeowners Association

Honors

• United States Naval Academy Athletic Association Hall of Fame
• The Order of Barristers
• National Trial Team

Educational Background

• J.D. The University of Mississippi School of Law, 2006
• M.B.A. Jacksonville University, 1999
• B.S. Political Science, United States Naval Academy, 1993

Other Outstanding Achievements

• Completed Chicago and New York City Marathons, 2019

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