John Alexander IV

Mr. Alexander is a member of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, P.L.C., and joined the Firm after serving as a law clerk to Judge Holly M. Kirby of the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Western Section. Mr. Alexander’s practice focuses primarily in the areas of medical malpractice defense, insurance defense, and insurance coverage. He also represents healthcare providers in matters before Tennessee’s various medical Boards and litigates contract disputes. He is a member of the Firm’s Malpractice Group and the Firm’s Tort and Insurance Group.

Mr. Alexander is also a member of the Firm’s Board of Directors, participates on various committees contributing to the business needs of the Firm, and serves as the Firm’s Privacy Security Officer for HIPAA Compliance.

Mr. Alexander has received the highest attorney rating (AV) from Martindale-Hubbell.  He has also been recognized by Super Lawyers ® magazine in the area of medical malpractice defense for several years. 

Memberships

Nashville Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association

Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association

Community Involvement

2020 Chair, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education

Member, Bridge the Gap Implementation Task Force Committee, 2019 – Present

2019 Chair, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education

2018 Chair, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education

Commissioner, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education, 2015 – 2020

2018 Chair, “Bridge the Gap” Program Development Task Force Committee

Member, Tennessee Law Course Committee, 2018 – Present

Commissioner, Memphis City Beautiful Commission, 2011-2015

 

Recent Publications and Speaking Engagements

Speaker – Health Care Liability: A—to—Z – TPA 2023 Annual Seminar – April 28, 2023.

Speaker – Disclosure of Experts – Tort & Insurance Forum 2023, Tennessee Bar Association – February 23, 2023.

Speaker – Healthcare Liability During the Covid-19 Pandemic – on behalf of the Tennessee Nursing Association, Districts 1-15, Statewide – January 14, 2021.

Speaker – Healthcare Liability and Regulatory Compliance for Nurses and Nurse Practitioners – on behalf of the Tennessee Nursing Association, District 15, Wilson and Rutherford Counties – November 11, 2019.

Speaker – The Law and Nursing – University of Memphis Community Health Building, on behalf of the Tennessee Nursing Association, National Nursing Week Meeting – May 24, 2018.

Speaker – Exclusionary and Inclusionary Motions in Limine – on behalf of the Tennessee Bar Association, TBA 2017 Annual Review – August 11, 2017

Speaker – Advanced Civil Litigation Skills in Tennessee: Motions in Limine – on behalf of the National Business Institute – December 6, 2016

Speaker – Experts and Expert Depositions:  Practice Pointers for Taking and Defending Expert Depositions – University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology, on behalf of the Tennessee Bar Association, General Practice Summit – August 21, 2015.

Speaker – Life Care Plans: How to Defend Against a Claim for Future Medical Expenses – Webinar, Tennessee Attorneys Memo – June 25, 2015.

Speaker – Using the ACA to Minimize Damages in Injury Settlements in Tennessee – University of Memphis Fogelman Center, on behalf of the National Business Institute – December 18, 2014.

John O. Alexander, IV, Getting Back to the Basics:  “Bedside Manner,” Medical Malpractice Newsletter, Fall 2016 issue, https://k746a7.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FinalFinal-Newsletter-Fall-2016.pdf

John O. Alexander, IV, Life Care Plans and Experts:  Defending Against a Claim for Future Medical Expenses, Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, The Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Fall 2015.

Amanda Waddell and John O. Alexander, IV, Collaborating with Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants, Mississippi Hospital Magazine, Vol. 19, Number 1, Summer 2014

John O. Alexander, IV, Supervision of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: Written Protocols, Medical Malpractice Newsletter, Fall 2013 Issue.

John O. Alexander, IV, Comment, Blair v. West Town Mall: The Tennessee Supreme Court Modifies the Doctrine of Constructive Notice, Adding to the Plaintiff’s Arsenal Without Stripping the Premises Owner of Traditional Protections, 35 U. Mem. L. Rev. 559 (2005).