Mr. John C. Whitfield
Experience:
42 years
Language(s):
English
John C. Whitfield | Nashville Personal Injury Lawyer
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About John
For over 38 years, John has been one of the premier trial attorneys in Kentucky and Tennessee. He has represented numerous injured parties in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Tennessee, and throughout the southeastern United States. He has concentrated primarily on complex civil litigation cases, and over his career has brought to settlement or judgment over 45 cases in excess of a million dollars each. John is certified as a civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has represented individuals in all walks of life against negligent workplace practices, reckless physicians, predatory businesses, and inattentive truck and automobile drivers among many others. John has an additional concentration in the Nashville, Tennessee area of representing motorcyclists who have been injured through no fault of their own.
John graduated with distinction from the University of Kentucky with his undergraduate degree before attending law school at the university. Throughout his career, John has represented scores of individuals who have been the victims of medical negligence, defective drugs and medical devices, obtaining verdicts and settlements in both state and federal courts. He has handled cases for landowners victim to fraudulent mine royalty practices, for homeowners whose homes and business contained defective concrete, and for Kentucky residents who were overcharged for premium insurance taxes.
John is a frequent lecturer of litigation subjects with the Kentucky Justice Association and American Association for Justice and has been recognized as a Kentucky Super Lawyer multiple times. He is AV rated by the Martindale-Hubbell rating service.
John is an avid motorcyclist and a member of national motorcycle club. He plays guitar, is co-owner of a whiskey distillery, and travels.
John graduated with distinction from the University of Kentucky with his undergraduate degree before attending law school at the university. Throughout his career, John has represented scores of individuals who have been the victims of medical negligence, defective drugs and medical devices, obtaining verdicts and settlements in both state and federal courts. He has handled cases for landowners victim to fraudulent mine royalty practices, for homeowners whose homes and business contained defective concrete, and for Kentucky residents who were overcharged for premium insurance taxes.
John is a frequent lecturer of litigation subjects with the Kentucky Justice Association and American Association for Justice and has been recognized as a Kentucky Super Lawyer multiple times. He is AV rated by the Martindale-Hubbell rating service.
John is an avid motorcyclist and a member of national motorcycle club. He plays guitar, is co-owner of a whiskey distillery, and travels.
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Experience
Founding Partner
Whitfield Bryson LLP
Present
Nashville, TN
Admission
Missouri
2013
Tennessee
2014
Kentucky
1983
Education
University of Kentucky College of Law
J.D.
1982
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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American Bar Association
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Kentucky Bar Association
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Tennessee Bar Association
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Missouri Bar Association
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Kentucky Justice Association | Contributing Editor of Trial Practice Magazine The Advocate
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American Association for Justice | Litigation Medical negligence, and Railroad Sections
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National Board of Trial Advocacy
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Hopkins County Bar Association
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Madisonville-Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Chairman ()2000-2001
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Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Contributing Editor of Trial Practice section for The Advocate
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Kentucky Attorney Disciplinary System | Trial Commissioner
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Hopkins Bar Association
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Hopkins County Salvation Army | Board Member
Honors / Awards
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American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys - 10 Best Attorneys
Notable Work
Cases
2019
Lead counsel for the Estate of a woman against a physician in Tennessee who repeatedly failed to advise of cancerous findings she received in two different pathology reports, which was a substantial factor in her death. Confidential settlement.
2019
Lead counsel for a motorcyclist in Tennessee who suffered catastrophic injuries against a major transport company resulting in confidential settlement. Lead Counsel in a products liability case against a cosmetic manufacturer.
2017
Lead counsel for a motorcyclist in Kentucky who suffered catastrophic injuries against a major transport company resulting in confidential settlement.
Additional Info
Whitfield Bryson LLP Highlights
Accident & Injury, Employment, Construction, Workers' Compensation, Medical Malpractice
Firm Size:
1
Firm Locations:
1
Languages:
English