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Todd Presnell is a trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in commercial, products liability, and employment litigation. His experience includes handling jury and bench trials in state and federal courts. Recent trial successes include a $4.2 million verdict for a business client in a malicious prosecution lawsuit, a defense verdict on behalf a Fortune 200 company in a fraudulent inducement case, a defense verdict in a products liability case, and a defense verdict in an age and gender discrimination case. He has also argued before the Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals, as well as the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Mr. Presnell currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the firm's litigation department with responsibility for the Nashville office, and is listed in Best Lawyers in America. Practice Groups Labor & Employment Litigation Product Liability Education J.D., The University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 1995 Editor-in-Chief, The University of Memphis Law Review Member, 1993 National Moot Court Team Recipient, Sam A. Myar Scholarship and Dean's Distinguished Service Award B.S., The University of Tennessee, 1991 Representative Cases/Engagements Media Group, Inc. v. Tuppatsch, 298 F. Supp.2d 235, D. Conn., 2003 Hoover v. The Coca-Cola Company, 255 F. Supp.2d 791, M.D. Tenn., 2003 Boyd v. Comdata Network, Inc., 88 S.W.3d 203, Tenn. Ct. App., 2002 Hoover v. Sneed, Brief, 30 S.W.3d 304, Tenn., 2000 Bar Admissions Georgia Tennessee Court Admissions U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Tennessee U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits U.S. Supreme Court Professional Memberships Nashville Bar Association Tennessee Bar Association American Bar Association Defense Research Institute (DRI) International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Seminar Planning Subcommittee - Chair; Marketing Subcommittee - Chair, Publications Subcommittee Chair Vice-Chair, Young Lawyers Committee Publications A Higher Standard: Claiming Attorney-Client Privilege is Tougher for In-House Counsel, Business Law Today, May/June 2005 Attorneys' Fees in Trade Secrets Litigation, published in Defending Intellectual Property Claims, 2006 Class Action Reform: A Day to Savor, Nashville Business Journal, February, 2005 Defending Employment Discrimination Class Actions, For The Defense, October, 2002 Identity Theft-Protecting Your Employer-Client from Liability For the Defense, March, 2006 Interstate and International Depositions, For The Defense, January, 1999 New Supreme Court Rule 4 and the End of DCRO Confusion, Nashville Bar Journal, November, 2001 Perez v. McConkey: The Tennessee Supreme Court Abolishes Implied Assumption of Risk after the Adoption of Comparative Fault in McIntyre, 25 U. MEM. L. REV. 291, 1994 Protecting the Attorney-Client Privilege: Depositions of In-House Counsel, In-House Defense Quarterly, Winter 2007 Protecting Trade Secrets from Employee Theft, IP Litigator, May/June, 2003 Scope of the Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege, For The Defense, January, 2000 Presentations Avoiding Legal Malpractice for Outside and In-House Counsel, Memphis, December, 2006 Navigating Evidentiary Privileges, Orlando, June, 2004 Non-Compete Agreements, Nashville, September, 2005 Overview of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, September, 2005 Primer on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Chicago, May, 2004 Protecting the Employer-Client from Identity Theft Liability, Nashville, July, 2006 The Attorney-Client Privilege for In-House Counsel, June, 2005 The Problem Deposition, July, 2006 New Issues in Attorney-Client Privilege for Corporate Counsel, National Audioconference, July, 2007; December, 2007 The Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege - Emerging Issues for In-House and Outside Counsel, Washington, D.C., 2007 Civic and Charitable Activities Member Board of Trustees, Nashville Children's Theater Nashville Sports Council Other Professional Accomplishments Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation Graduate, Tennessee Bar Association's 2007 Leadership Law Program Graduate, Partnership Institutes 2003-2004 Nashville Leadership Program. |
