The firm’s lead trial attorney, David Randolph Smith, has been a trial attorney since 1978, a professor of law at Vanderbilt Law School (1983-1988) and is board-certified as a specialist in medical malpractice litigation. The firm has consistently been recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms Rankings. We have been voted “Super Lawyers (2007-2015)” “Best Lawyers in America,” “150 Best Lawyers in Tennessee” “Mid-South Super Lawyers” and “Top 100 Lawyers in Tennessee”