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Bart Durham

Attorney

  • 61 yrs experience
  • Nashville, TN
Bart Durham
Bar admissions
  • Tennessee
Education
JD
Southern Law University (Memphis)
Undergraduate
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Awards and recognition
  1. 01Senior Counselor, Tennessee Bar Association
Memberships
  • Tennessee Bar Association

Background

Bart Durham (1935-2024) was the founder and face of Nashville-based Bart Durham Injury Law. Born March 5, 1935, in Ripley, Tennessee, he served in the U.S. Army for two years (including time in Germany) before passing the Tennessee Bar Exam in 1963. He served with the U.S. Department of Justice in Memphis, prosecuting and defending cases across 33 counties of West Tennessee, and as a prosecuting attorney in the Tennessee State Attorney General's office. He launched his personal injury firm in 1975, argued three cases before the United States Supreme Court, and was named a Senior Counselor by the Tennessee Bar Association. He passed away April 9, 2024, at age 89.

Notable cases

  • Argued three cases before the United States Supreme Court

  • Argued over 100 cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals (Sixth Circuit, Cincinnati)

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