Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Nashville, TN

Honors/Awards:

• One of the Pre-eminent Firms, United States by Martindale-Hubbell
• "Best of the Bar" by the Nashville Business Journal

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Nationally Certified Civil Trial Specialist and as a Pre-Trial Specialist

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Nature Conservancy
• Sponsoring Member, School Aid International
• Tennessee, 1979
• Executive Committee Tennessee Association for Justice
• Board Member National College of Advocacy
• Member Tennessee Conservation Voter
• Member, MADD
• Past President, Tennessee Association for Justice
• Founding Member, Elliston Literary Society
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1980
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Leadership Council Southern Poverty Law Center
• Member, National Safety Council
• Member, American Mensa Association
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1980
• Member and Committee Chair, American Society of Trial Consultants

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Lifetime Member, Sierra Club and belongs to the Tennessee Environmental Council, Tennessee Greenways, Nashville Greenways, and the World Wildlife Organization
• Volunteer, Junior Achievement, bringing a Businessman's Perspective to Middle School Students

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• Frequently Sought Lecturer, Legal Issues and has spoken at the National Judicial College, Harvard Law School, the University of North Carolina, Sanford Law School, The William Mitchell School of Law, the Nashville School of Law, the University of South Texas, and Duke Law School

Verdicts/Settlements:

• $2,900,000, Young Woman courageously fights through injuries to get back to work
• $1.3 Million, Recovery from a national daycare center chain for failing to supervise a teacher who sexually abused a 5 year old girl
• $261.000, Older Tennesseean who takes Vioxx gets settlement
• $200,000, 37 year old mother who was hit by another car on a wet slippery roadway
• $3 Million, Recovery from a trucking company for hiring a bad driver who rear-ended and killed a 36 year old man who was stopped in traffic
• $85,000, Older Motorcyclist Gets Settlement from Tennessee Motorcycle Wreck Despite Insurance Company
• $4.2 Million, Recovery from a drug company for a 72 year old woman who was given a drug that damaged her heart and required surgery
• $75,000, Trip to Vegas causes arm fracture, but justifies $75,000 recovery for Nashville woman
• $650,000, Recovery for 19 year old with head injuries who lost several months from school
• $2.9 Million, Recovery from a waste management company for causing a wreck and seriously injuring a 27 year old woman
• $500,000, Bryan was enjoying a beautiful Sunday ride through Nashville on his Harley. He was doing everything right. He was under the speed limit, wearing a helmet, and his bike was in top operating condition. Out of nowhere another driver decided to turn left in front of him. There is no time to brake or take any evasive manuever. Bryan goes over the handlebars as his bike hits the car. He has multiple fractures, but the worse fractures are to one of his legs. He is off work for several months, but his therapy gets him back on his feet and back to work eventually. Attorney Phillip Miller was able to settle Bryan’s case for enough money to take care of the medical bills and provide a nest egg for Bryan should his injuries have some future effect on his income
• $229,000, Vioxx user gets settlement
• $189,000, Native Nashvillian gets Merck to pay settlement for Vioxx claim
• $750,000, Recovery from a road construction company for deaths resulting from misleading signage in a construction zone
• $50,000, Single Parent Gets Settlement after Nashville Car Accident

Educational Background:

• Pennsylvania State University, B.S. in Psychology/Biology 1971 - 1973
• Pennsylvania State University, M.P.A., Studies focusing on Information Systems, 1974