Kathryn is the Managing Partner of Morgan & Morgan’s Nashville office, which was named one of 2015’s “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers. She grew up in North Carolina and graduated from Davidson College, with Honors, in 1989. Kathryn graduated from Vanderbilt School of Law in 1992, where she achieved the highest grade in the class in Torts I and Jurisprudence. Kathryn has been taking on insurance companies and big business for nearly twenty years. In 2013, Kathryn represented a family at trial against two multi-billion dollar corporations in a wrongful death case, winning a $26 million jury verdict. In 2010, Kathryn represented an entrepreneur wronged by its former partner, winning an $8 million arbitration award against the wrongdoer. She served as lead trial counsel in two class action trials in the Multi-District Litigation lawsuit arising from the mishandling of remains at Tri-State Crematory. These cases settled well into both trials, for combined judgments of over $120 million. Kathryn also served as lead counsel in a class action against the Georgia Farm Bureau regarding insurance coverage, which resulted in an $18 million settlement. In addition to these examples, Kathryn has won for her clients many other verdicts and settlements that exceed $1 million.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt University Law School
- J.D. (1992)
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- Davidson College
- B.A. (1988) | Philosophy
- Honors: with honors
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- Nashville Lawyers in Charge
- Nashville Post
- Nashville Product Liability Litigation Plaintiffs' "Lawyer of the Year
- Best Lawyers in America
- Top 100 Tennessee Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Top 50 Women Mid-South Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Nashville's Best Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America
- Tennessee State Bar # 015361
- Member
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- Nashville Bar Foundation
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- American Association of Trial Lawyers
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- American Association for Justice
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- U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennesee
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- U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennesee
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- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
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- U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
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- U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
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- Harry Phillips American Inn of Courts
- Member, Executive Committee
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- Tennessee Association for Justice
- Vice President for the Middle Section, Treasurer, Executive Committee, Secretary, Chair (COntinuing Education Committee, Board of Governors
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- Tennessee Judicial Conference
- Bench/Bar Committee Chair
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- Nashville Bar Association
- Board Member, First Vice President
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- Nashville Lawyer's Association for Women
- President, President-elect, Director, Treasurer, Nomination Committee, Board Member
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- Tennessee Justice Center, Inc.
- Board of Directors
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- Tennessee Metropolitan Board of Equalization – Davidson County
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