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13 distinguished personal injury law attorneys in Tennessee, each reviewed by the Lawyers of Distinction Selection Committee.

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Blair Durham

Personal Injury Law

406 11th Ave N ste 200, Nashville, TN 37203, USA

Blair was an enlisted infantryman for almost four years in the United States Marine Corps. (For you fellow Marines, Blair was an 03-11 - rifleman). He served at Parris Island, Camp LeJeune, the Naval Sub Base Bangor (outside Seattle), and with the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, at Camp Pendleton. He spent six months TDY in Korea and Japan. He completed the Marine cold weather training at Bridgeport, California, and received several Mast Awards. He completed basic, advanced basic, Marine combat training, the school of infantry, and the Marine security school. He left the Marine Corps to finish his undergraduate education at Belmont University in Nashville. His law degree is from Pepperdine School of Law in Malibu, California. He spent a month as a barrister's pupil to Simon Connely at the Middle Temple in London, and assisted his pupil master on trials at the Old Bailey. He also spent a month at a law program in Florence, Italy. The London and Florence programs were part of the University of San Diego law school summer session in 2000. He has completed the Harvard Law School's Basic and Advanced Negotiation Workshops, the University of Virginia Trial Advocacy Institute, and the Trial Skills Workshop of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He is licensed to practice in California and Tennessee, and is a member of the Nashville Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, California Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the American Trial Lawyers Association.

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C. Mark Warren

C. Mark Warren

Featured Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

736 Georgia Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37402

Attorney C. Mark Warren graduated with highest honors from University of Tennessee at Knoxville and obtained his Doctorate of Jurisprudence with honors in 1989 from the University of Tennessee. He is licensed to practice law in state and federal courts in Tennessee and Georgia. For over twenty-five years, C. Mark has represented the interests of individuals hurt by the negligence of others. Over the years, C. Mark has obtained millions of dollars for his clients through trials and settlements against insurance companies for damages caused to individuals by car accidents, truck wrecks, work injuries, dangerous premises and/or medical malpractice. C. Mark is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the nation. He is a partner with the law firm of Warren & Griffin, P.C. and focuses his practice on personal injury case

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Gary Massey, Jr.

Gary Massey, Jr.

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

6400 Lee Hwy, ste 101, Chattanooga, TN 37421

After graduating law school, Gary began working in a large law firm where his practice focused mainly on insurance defense and large corporate matters. In December 2000, Gary joined with Bill Speek and opened Massey & Speek, PC. Since then, Gary has focused his practice on helping the disadvantaged enforce their rights against those who mistreat them. In 2006, Gary and Bill parted ways, and the firm name was changed to Massey & Associates, PC. In the spring of 2025, the firm name was updated to Gary Massey Injury Lawyers.

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Gregory Marangos

Personal Injury Law

3021 Brookview Forest Dr., Nashville, TN 37211

Gregory Marangos is a lead attorney at the Fort Lauderdale/Miami, Florida office of Steinger, Greene and Feiner. He was raised in New England and graduated from Hellenic College in Brookline, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business and Management. Following graduation, Gregory went on to receive his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University Of New Hampshire School Of Law in Concord, New Hampshire. Gregory is a member of the prestigious Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a distinction awarded to attorneys that have successfully resolved a single claim for over 2 million dollars. Gregory has also been selected as a “Super Lawyer” for 2022. While in law school, Gregory had the opportunity to gain valuable experience in numerous areas of law including civil, corporate, and intellectual property. Gregory interned at the Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General and in the Legal Department at Sony Music Entertainment in New York City. He was the Vice President of the Student Bar Association, a member of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society and the captain of the Law School’s basketball team. Gregory is also the bassist of platinum selling rock band “Boys Like Girls.” Gregory is dedicated to ensuring that his clients are exceptionally represented and advocates enthusiastically on their behalf. He understands that time is of the essence and works diligently on each case to get the best results for his clients. He has experience involving motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, property and casualty, premises liability, products liability, and other negligence claims.

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Jesse Campbell

Jesse Campbell

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

226 Galway Rd, Bristol, TN 37620

Jesse James Campbell is a seventh-generation Northeast Tennessean and grew up on a dairy farm in Washington County. The son of working people and the product of East Tennessee grit, he built his law practice on a simple idea - when life knocks you down, you fight back.  Jesse earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from East Tennessee State University and Tusculum University before attending the Appalachian School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor with honors. While in law school, he volunteered with the Free Legal Advice Clinic at Good Samaritan Ministries in Johnson City, helping local families find relief when they had nowhere else to turn. That experience shaped his belief that the law should protect people, not push them around. Today, Jesse represents clients across East Tennessee in personal injury, bankruptcy, criminal defense, and civil litigation matters. He’s known for his straight talk, relentless preparation, and refusal to let insurance companies, corporations, or anyone else take advantage of ordinary folks. Before becoming an attorney, Jesse served in the U.S. Army from 2002 to 2011, deploying to Bosnia, Iraq, and the Horn of Africa. He was honorably discharged after nearly a decade of service to his country. When he’s not in court, Jesse can usually be found spending time with his wife and children, on a golf course, or watching the Vols. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, and Washington County Bar Association, where he previously served as President.

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John Mark Griffin

John Mark Griffin

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

1305 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Griffin worked in the banking industry as a securities analyst, stock and bond trader, and stock and bond portfolio manager. He was involved with managing millions of dollars in assets for hundreds of clients. John Mark Griffin obtained his doctorate of jurisprudence from the University of Mississippi in 1988. He obtained his Masters of Business Administration from Louisiana Tech University in 1986 and a bachelor of science in finance in 1982. He is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Ohio and is admitted to practice in both Federal and State Courts. For more than 33 years, Mr. Griffin has represented individuals hurt by the negligence of others. He has collected millions of dollars for his clients in jury verdicts, judgments, meditations, and settlements against insurance companies and corporations for the injuries and damages incurred by his clients. He focuses his practice on representing individuals injured in automobile accidents, truck accidents, wrongful death claims, nursing home abuse, and dangerous premises cases (slip and falls). Mr. Griffin is a partner in the law firm of Warren & Griffin, P.C., and is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, Chattanooga Bar Association, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, and The American Bar Association. He has represented clients at every court level including Trial Courts, Appeals Courts, and Supreme Court. He and his wife Susan live in Chattanooga and have four children.

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Marcos Garza

Marcos Garza

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

550 W Main St ste 340, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA

Mr. Garza is a native of East Tennessee. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. He obtained his Masters of Science from the University of Tennessee and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. Marcos M. Garza of the Garza Law Firm, PLLC is best known for his defense of those accused of DUI, criminal charges and for his representation of individuals who have suffered serious personal injury. In 2010 through 2014, Marcos Garza was one of only four lawyers in the states of Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi, under the age of 40 to be selected as a “Mid-South Super Lawyer Rising-Star,” in the area of DUI/DWI Defense, a distinction given to the top 2.5% of all lawyers under the age of 40 or in the first 10 years of practice. Then, from 2017 through 2019, Marcos Garza has been designated a Super Lawyer in “DUI-DWI Defense“. Mr. Garza has consistently been recognized in CityView, Newsweek, Forbes and Time magazines for his accomplishments as an outstanding attorney. Mr. Garza has also been recognized as one of the top 40 trial lawyers under 40 years of age in the state of Tennessee, as selected by the National Trial Lawyers Association, and has also been selected as one of their top 100 Trial Lawyers in America as recently as 2019. He has consistently been rated AV Preeminent, the highest distinction given by the distinguished Martindale attorney rating system. Mr. Garza lectures both in the state of Tennessee and nationally in the areas of Criminal Defense, DUI and trial skills. Mr. Garza has literally attended hundreds of hours of legal and scientific education related to the defense of the citizen accused and prides himself in staying on the cutting edge of trial techniques and the underlying law and science that is necessary to effectively defend those accused of crime or those who have suffered serious personal injury. Mr. Garza is trained in the science and techniques of Gas Chromatography (the method used to test drugs and alcohol in the blood), the EC/IR II breath testing device and is both a student and Instructor of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) courses. Mr. Garza is also a graduate of the prestigious National Criminal Defense College (NCDC) in Macon, Georgia and a graduate of the well-respected Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College® in Dubois, Wyoming, an intensive 24-day trial skills college. After a tour as a Judge Advocate and Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Mr. Garza returned to practice law in his home of East Tennessee. He routinely travels across East Tennessee handling criminal and personal injury cases for a relatively small number of clients. Marcos Garza is committed to handling fewer cases in the areas of Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury law in order to achieve the best results possible. This system enables Mr. Garza to get to know his clients personally and thoroughly, and he believes this not only produces better results but is also a more rewarding way of practicing law. He is available during the week and on weekends for free consultations. Mr. Garza is a husband and father of four young children and enjoys running and charcoal grilling on the weekends. Read legal reviews on Marcos Garza.

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Phillip Miller

Personal Injury Law

631 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN 37206

Phillip Miller is a nationally recognized attorney who specializes in representing people and families who have experienced serious, catastrophic injuries and death. He is certified as both a civil trial specialist and a pre-trial specialist by the the National Board of Trial Advocacy . Mr. Miller has been recognized as one of the “Best of the Bar” by the Nashville Business Journal, as a "Super Lawyer", is "Av" rated and his firm has been designated as one of the pre-eminent law firms in the United States. Mr. Miller is the Past President of the Tennessee Association for Justice. Mr. Miller is a frequently sought lecturer on legal issues and has spoken at the National Judicial College, Harvard Law School, the University of North Carolina, Sanford Law School, The William Mitchell School of Law, the Nashville School of Law, the University of South Texas, and Duke Law School. As part of his practice Mr. Miller is frequently hired by other firms to help them prepare their biggest, most significant cases. Firms in Michigan, Alabama, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas, Oregon, Kansas, California, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Missouri have used Mr. Miller to help them recover tens of millions of dollars for their injured clients.

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Timothy Elrod

Timothy Elrod

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

706 Walnut Street, Suite 700, Knoxville, TN 37902

Timothy G. Elrod is the founder and managing attorney of OEB Law, PLLC, in Knoxville, Tennessee. His individual firm biography lists personal injury, slip-and-fall matters and premises liability among his practice areas. It also identifies bankruptcy, DUI defense and family law as parts of his practice. Elrod’s educational background includes Tusculum College and Oklahoma City University School of Law. His profile lists Tennessee state courts and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee under its courts section. Outside his legal work, the firm describes his involvement with high school football throughout East Tennessee and identifies him as an Alabama football fan. It also notes that he lives in Anderson County with his wife, two daughters and son. OEB Law describes its broader work as focused on personal injury and criminal defense. The firm’s injury practice includes car, motorcycle and truck accidents, pedestrian accidents, dog bites, workplace injuries, product-related injuries and wrongful death. Its criminal defense services include DUI cases and charges involving property, drug and violent crimes. These are firm-wide services, distinct from the practice areas listed in Elrod’s individual biography. For personal injury matters, OEB Law offers an initial consultation without charge and says its attorneys handle lawsuits, settlement negotiations and insurance claims. The firm lists its Knoxville office at 625 Market Street, on the third floor.

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C. Mark Warren

Personal Injury Law

1305 Carter Street, chattanooga, TN 37402

Attorney C. Mark Warren graduated with highest honors from University of Tennessee at Knoxville and obtained his Doctorate of Jurisprudence with honors in 1989 from the University of Tennessee. He has been licensed to practice law in state and federal courts in Tennessee and Georgia since 1989. For over 30 years, C. Mark has represented the interests of individuals hurt by the negligence of others. Over the years, C. Mark has obtained millions of dollars for his clients through trials, mediations and settlements against insurance companies for damages caused to individuals by car accidents, truck wrecks, work injuries, and/or dangerous premises. C. Mark is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the nation. He is a partner with the law firm of Warren & Griffin, P.C. and focuses his practice on personal injury cases.

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Gary Massey, Jr.

Gary Massey, Jr.

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

6400 Lee Hwy, ste 101, Chattanooga, TN 37421

ary Massey, Jr. has spent more than two decades helping injured people stand up to the negligent insurance companies, corporations, and individuals who harmed them. As the founding partner of Gary Massey Injury Lawyers, Gary leads a team focused on one simple idea: when someone gets hurt because of someone else’s actions, they deserve a fair shot at making things right. Gary has built the firm to make sure all our attorneys are always trying to be the best lawyers in the region, pursuing excellence in every aspect, and making sure the representation our clients get is worth more than the defendants are paying for theirs. A native Tennessean, Gary grew up in Lincoln County, on family farmland that had been worked for more than a century. That background shaped the way he approaches his profession: straightforward, hardworking, and always focused on doing the right thing. Today, he brings that same no-nonsense, tenacious mindset to people who are facing some of the most difficult moments of their lives.

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