Neil Umsted

Attorney

18 yrs experience
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Bar admitted 2008
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Memphis, TN

Bar admissions

Tennessee
2008
Arkansas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
All federal courts in Arkansas

Education

J.D.: University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law2008
Undergraduate: University of Memphis2005

Awards and recognition

01CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Complex Civil Procedure
02Dean's List (multiple semesters)
03Magna Cum Laude (undergraduate)

Background

J. Neil Umsted is an experienced trial attorney based in Memphis, Tennessee, with more than a decade of litigation experience, currently part of TopDog Law SE, PLLC (formerly Keller Swan PLLC). He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis School of Law in 2008. He began his legal career in criminal law, representing individuals facing serious charges, and previously served as a Senior Felony Assistant in the Shelby County District Attorney General's office, where he was primarily responsible for prosecuting homicides and high-level felonies and served as lead counsel on many jury trials involving violent crimes. After more than ten years as both a criminal defense attorney and prosecutor, he transitioned in 2021 to personal injury litigation, focusing on automobile and truck accidents, premises liability, and other personal injury cases.

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