John C. Whitfield | Nashville Personal Injury Lawyer

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.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Founding Partner	Whitfield Bryson LLP	Nashville, TN	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Kentucky College of Law	J.D.	Law School	1982
University of Kentucky	Bachelors		1979

State / Court	Date
Missouri	2013
Tennessee	2014
Kentucky	1983

• American Bar Association
  Kentucky Bar Association
  Tennessee Bar Association
  Missouri Bar Association
  Kentucky Justice Association | Contributing Editor of Trial Practice Magazine The Advocate
  American Association for Justice | Litigation Medical negligence, and Railroad Sections
  National Board of Trial Advocacy
  Hopkins County Bar Association
  Madisonville-Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce | Chairman (2000-2001)
  Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Contributing Editor of Trial Practice section for The Advocate
  Kentucky Attorney Disciplinary System | Trial Commissioner
  Hopkins Bar Association
  American Bar Association
  Hopkins County Salvation Army | Board Member

• Named to Kentucky Super Lawyers | 2007-2010 | 2013-2020
  Continental Who’s Who | Pinnacle Lifetime Member
  AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
  Named 10 Best Personal Injury Lawyers from the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
• American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys - 10 Best Attorneys

• 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.

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2014) Licensed as Attorney in Tennessee. Verified with Tennessee Bar Association.	December 11, 2020
(1983) Licensed as Attorney in Kentucky. Verified with Kentucky Bar Association.	December 11, 2020
(2013) Licensed as Attorney in Missouri. Verified with Missouri Bar.	December 11, 2020

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