Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney in Nashville, TN

Russell W. Lewis, IV, is an aggressive, results-driven trial attorney, dedicated to providing help to those who have been injured or experienced loss due to the negligent or wrongful acts of others.  Mr. Lewis primarily focuses his practice on litigating nursing home injury cases, including those involving bedsores, falls and infections, and he also provides individuals and their families with robust and tireless advocacy in other personal injury matters, including medical malpractice and catastrophic injury cases.  Mr. Lewis has obtained millions of dollars in judgments and settlements on behalf of his clients throughout his career, including a recent $4.5 million verdict he and co-counsel secured on behalf of a motorcyclist in a catastrophic injury case.  Mr. Lewis is a lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States, as well as the American Association for Justice and the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association.  On account of his outstanding dedication, his peers elected him to serve on the Board of Governors and Executive Committee for the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association.

Mr. Lewis represent clients throughout the United States in both state and federal courts.  He is licensed to practice in Tennessee, Florida, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio and Illinois.  In addition to clients from those states, Mr. Lewis has also represented clients in other states including Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Texas and West Virginia.  He is additionally admitted to practice before multiple federal courts including the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Tax Court and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee. In addition to the American Association for Justice and the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, Mr. Lewis is involved in multiple professional associations, including the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Kentucky Justice Association and the Nashville Bar Association.

Mr. Lewis earned his Bachelor of Science in finance from Tennessee Technological University, and later obtained a Master of Business Administration from that same institution.  He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.  Dedicated to continually furthering his knowledge to better serve his clients, he regularly attends continuing education seminars on various topics including trial tactics, depositions and witness preparation.