Kathryn E. Barnett
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Work in Morgan & Morgan
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Personal Injury, Product Liability
810 Broadway, Suite 105, Nashville, TN 37203
About Kathryn E. Barnett
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee, 1992J.D.
- Honors: Jurisprudence Awards: Torts I and Jurisprudence
- Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, 1989B.A.
- Major: Philosophy
- Honors: With Honors in Philosophy
- Honors: Dean Rusk Grant for International Studies
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2003
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2005
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1997
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 2001
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice
- American Association of Trial Lawyers
- Harry Phillips American Inn of Courts (Executive Committee, 2004 - 2013; Member, 2004 - 2013, 1997 - 1999)
- Nashville Bar Association (First Vice President, 2007; Board Member, 2005 - 2008)
- Nashville Bar Foundation
- Nashville Lawyer's Association for Women (President, 2004 - 2005; President-elect, 2003 - 2004; Director, 2002 - 2003; Treasurer, 2000 - 2002; Nominating Committee, 2007; Board, 1998 - 2005)
- Tennessee Association for Justice (Vice-President for the Middle Section, 2011; Treasurer, 2010; Executive Committee, 2008 - 2009, Secretary, 2007 - 2009, Chair, Continuing Education Committee, 2004 - 2006, Board of Governors, 2002 - 2009)
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Foundation (Fellow)
- Tennessee Justice Center, Inc. (Board of Directors, 2002 - 2005; Secretary-Treasurer, 2003 - 2004)
- Tennessee Judicial Conference, Bench/Bar Committee (Chair, 2009 - 2010)
- Tennessee Metropolitan Board of Equalization (Davidson County, 2000-2004)
Past Positions
- Judge John T. Nixon, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, Judicial Intern, 1990
- Davidson County, Tennessee, Assistant Public Defender, 1992 - 1995
Articles
Published Works
- "Introducing Evidence," Tennessee Bar Association, November 2012
- "Legal Writing," Vanderbilt Law School, October 2012
- "Products Liability Cases and the Tenn. Civil Justice Act of 2011," Tennessee Bar Association, June 2011
- "Trial Practice – Experts," Tennessee Bar Association, March 2011
- "The Basics of Class Action and MDL Litigation," Tennessee Bar Association, July 2009
- "Advanced Federal Court Practice," Nashville Bar Association, March 2009
- "The Basics of Class Action and MDL Litigation," Tennessee Bar Association, 2009
- "Annual Review: Medical Malpractice Update," Tennessee Association for Justice, October & December 2008
- “Trial Practice Tips: Powerful Trial Strategies for the Absolute Litigator," Nashville Bar Association, April 2008
- "Pre-Trial Skills: Thinking on Your Feet," National Business Institute, November 2006
- "Civil Procedure and Evidence Update," Tennessee Trial Lawyers, October & November 2006
- "Civil Procedure and Evidence Update," Tennessee Trial Lawyers, 2006
- "Trial Practice Institute," Nashville Bar Association, September 2005
- "State Law Class Actions," American Bar Association, Business Law Section, April 2005
- "Power Windows Can Kill," TRIAL Magazine, April 2005
- “Auto Defect Cases," Tennessee Trial Lawyers, February 2005
- “Knocking Out Opposing Experts," Tennessee Trial Lawyers, October & November 2004; Nashville Bar Association, July 2004
- “Limiting the Harmful Testimony of Experts on the Law," Trial, January 2001
- “Damages," Tennessee Trial Lawyers, October & November 2003
- “Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Tennessee," National Business Institute, August 2003
- “Advanced Personal Injury," National Business Institute, July 2003
- “Mass Torts," Tennessee Bar Association, July 2002
- “Superior Depositions Strategies in Civil Trial Practice," National Business Institute, December 1999 & January 2002
- “Lawsuits Against the Nursing Home Industry," Tennessee Trial Lawyers, February 2000
- “How to Prepare for Mediation and other Practice Tips," Nashville Bar Association, October 2000
- "Tennessee Expert Witness," Lorman Education Services, July 2000
- “Using Focus Groups to Get the Settlement or Verdict Your Client Deserves," Tennessee Trial Lawyers, February 1999
- “Letting Focus Groups Work for You," April 1999
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Personal Injury
- Civil Rights, Discrimination, Employment, Consumer Law, Overtime Pay, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Labor Law, Wrongful Termination
- 15 years of experienceBirth Injury, Brain Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse, Wrongful Death
Nearby Lawyers
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
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