About Roy

Roy is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers who has been lead counsel in over 100 jury trials. His listings for many years in The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business reflect the high regard in which he is held by peers and clients alike. With more than 38 years experience he has litigated a variety of civil suits at both the trial and appellate levels, including antitrust claims, commercial lease disputes, contract breaches, business torts, insurance coverage, and employment disputes. Roy also has extensive experience defending product liability suits and a wide range of personal injury litigation, including environmental & toxic torts, medical malpractice and premises liability suits. He has served as national trial counsel for a Fortune 100 company in mass tort litigation and has handled the defense of suits throughout the Southeast and Midwest. He also regularly consults with corporate managers and in-house lawyers in developing litigation strategies that are, at times, company-wide, product-specific and case-specific.

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Education

• Davidson College, B.A., graduated 1972
• University of Mississippi, J.D., graduated 1975

Bar Admissions

• Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar
• Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association

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