John Barry Burgess

John Barry Burgess
McNabb, Bragorgos & Burgess, PLLC
81 Monroe Avenue
Sixth Floor
Memphis, Tennessee 38103-5402

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Position	Areas of Practice	Education
Honors	Published Works	Affiliations
Representative Cases

John Barry Burgess practices in the area of civil litigation in both state and federal courts. For over 25 years, the focus of his trial practice has been personal injury, insurance, workers compensation and other areas listed below. In the course of his practice he has represented many of the major insurance companies in relation to liability defense, first party claims and coverage issues. He has experience with personal lines, commercial liability, professional liability and other specialty lines.

Position with the Firm:: Managing Member

Areas of Practice:: Nursing Home Defense; Insurance Defense; Workers' Compensation; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Trucking; Personal Injury Law; Products Liability; Motor Vehicle Accidents; Appellate Practice; Professional Liability; Medical Products & Devices; Medical Malpractice; Municipal Liability

Bar Admissions:: Tennessee, 1980; U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1980; U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit, 1985; U.S. Supreme Court, 1986; U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1986; U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1994

Education:: Memphis State University School of Law, Memphis, TN, 1980; J.D.; Law Review: Associate Editor, Memphis State Law Review, 1979 - 1980
: Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee, 1977; B.A.; Honors: Cum Laude; Major: History

Published Works:: "Civil Rights - Municipal Liability for Police Misconduct", 10 Memphis State Law Review 129, 1979

Representative Cases:: Robert Elliott v. University of Tennessee, 478 U.S.788 (U.S. Supreme Court 1986); Vicki Speaker v. The Cates Company, 879 S.W.2d 811 (TN Supreme Court 1994); World Sales, Inc. v. Belz Investment Co., 1994 WL 8155 (Tenn.Ct.App.); Union Planters Nat. Bank v. American Home Assur. Co. , 865 S.W.2d 907 (Tenn.Ct.App.); National Mortg. Co. v. Warnes, 1991 WL 268363 (Tenn.Ct.App.); Craig v. Gentry , 792 S.W.2d 77 (Tenn.Ct.App.)

Honors and Awards:: American Jurisprudence Award for Insurance
: Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honory Society, 1976 - 1977

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Tennessee Bar Association, 1980 - Present; Member; Memphis Bar Association, 1980 - Present; Member; Defense Research Institute; Member - Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee

Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court

Master of the Bench

Tennessee Healthcare Association

Associate Member

Fraternities/Sororities:: Phi Delta Phi

Birth Information:: 1954, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America

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