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When not in a courtroom or at his office, Mr. Sanders enjoys spending time with this wife and three daughters. He also enjoys playing golf, visiting National Parks, surviving CrossFit classes, and attending college football games.

Mr. Sanders has handled multiple medical malpractice cases to verdict in both jury and bench trials in Tennessee. He has participated in over twenty appeals, including six before the Tennessee Supreme Court.

Publications:

Tennessee Bar Journal
Compensating Fact Witnesses in Tennessee (Co-Author) (July 2015)

DRI Trial Tactics Committee Newsletter-Trials and Tribulations
Maximizing the Use of Depositions at Trial (Co-Author) (Summer 2009)

Tennessee Young Lawyer
Prejudgment Interest in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases (Fall 2008)

DRI Magazine-For the Defense
Vaccine Injury Litigation (Co-Author) (November 2007)

Tennessee Bar Journal
A Roadmap for Vaccine Injury Litigation in Tennessee (May 2006)

Trials and Tribulations:
(DRI Trial Tactics Committee Newsletter)
Maximizing the Use of Depositions at Trial (Co-Author) (Summer 2009)
Tennessee Young Lawyer Prejudgment Interest in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases (Fall 2008)
For the Defense (DRI Magazine)
Vaccine Injury Litigation (Co-Author) (November 2007)

Presentations:

Requesting and Summarizing Medical Records CLE (Webcast)
Invited Speaker for National Business Institute (NBI) (2024)

Tennessee Health Care Liability Seminar (Nashville, TN)
Invited Speaker on Medical Expenses and Damages (2024)

Tennessee House of Representatives Civil Justice Subcommittee (Nashville, TN)
Invited Speaker to Testify about House Bill 2001 (2024)

National Vaccine Law Conference (Washington, D.C.)
Invited Speaker on Vaccine Liability and Injury Compensation (2022)

The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry (Memphis, TN)
Invited Speaker on Personal Values and Dental Ethics (2020)

Tennessee Nurses Association Annual Conference (Memphis, TN)
Invited Speaker on Current Medical-Legal Topics (2019)

Evidence, Science and the Law CLE (Nashville, TN)
Invited Speaker for National Business Institute (NBI) (2019)

Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN)
Invited Speaker on Medical Malpractice in Emergency Medical Services (2018)

Medical Records Law in Tennessee CLE (Memphis, TN)
Invited Speaker for Lorman Education Services (2013 and 2014)

Jackson-Madison County Bar Association President (2011-2012)

Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law Graduate-2009

Named Top 40 Under 40 Professional-2015

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of AV-Preeminent

Named a Rising Star in area of medical malpractice defense by Law & Politics Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine-2013-2016

Trinity Chrisitan Academy Booster Club Member

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Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice Defense
Professional Liability

Education

The University of Tennessee, J.D. 2002 magna cum laude

The University of Memphis, B.A. 1998 magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

Tennessee Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Interests

In law school, Mr. Sanders was a member of the National Moot Court Team and an Editor of The Tennessee Law Review.  Mr. Sanders currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Tennessee Bar Journal.  

Organizations

Tennessee Bar Journal
Investigatory Committee Member
Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (TDLA)