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December 1 - Nashville PARKS T. CHASTAIN is a member in the law firm of Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Borrow, PLLC, where he focuses on the representation of insurers on a state and national basis. Mr. Chastain represents insurers in the investigation of first and third party claims and in litigation arising from first and third party coverage disputes. He has been involved in litigation dealing with first party policy interpretation, claims handling practice and procedures, bad faith and extra-contractual exposure, arson, misrepresentation and fraud. Mr. Chastain has advised insurance carriers regarding the development and drafting of insurance policy provisions and endorsements. He earned his B.S. degree, with highest honors, and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Louisville. Mr. Chastain is a member of the Nashville and Tennessee bar associations, and the National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators. MICHAEL H. JOHNSON is a partner with Howard Tate Sowell Wilson Leathers & Johnson, PLLC. He has more than 20 years of experience defending lawsuits for individuals and businesses. An experienced litigator, Mr. Johnson has tried well over 100 liability cases to successful conclusion. He has a litigation practice involving insurance, personal injury, consumer law, professional liability and agribusiness litigation. Mr. Johnson has presented a number of continuing legal education programs on various aspects of litigation, and he is the author of A Quick Guide to Tennessee Premise Litigation. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Tennessee and his J.D. degree from the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Tennessee and American bar associations, as well as the Tennessee Defense Lawyers. ELAINE M. YOUNGBLOOD is of counsel with the Nashville law firm of Ortale, Kelley, Herbert & Crawford. Ms. Youngblood's area of practice is defense work, both in civil litigation in state and federal court, as well as defense of worker's compensation cases. During her career she has handled a variety of cases dealing with tort litigation and worker's compensation litigation. Ms. Youngblood has extensive trial experience, both jury and non jury in cases involving premises liability, insurance, products liability, vehicular accident, and workers' compensation. She is a fellow in ABOTA. Membership for this honorary organization requires trial both in state and federal Court of more than 100 jury cases. Ms. Youngblood also is a fellow in Litigation Counsel of America. She earned her B.A. degree from Wake Forest College and her J.D. degree from Albany Law School. Ms. Youngblood is a member of the Nashville and Tennessee bar associations. She is currently the chair person for the Fee Dispute Committee of the Nashville Bar Association and has served in that capacity for the last ten years. Ms. Youngblood also is a member of the State Bar Fee Dispute Committee and helped draft legislation relative to fee disputes. She is an honorary member and fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation. December 9 - Memphis JOHN DANIEL RICHARDSON is a member of The Richardson Law Firm in Memphis practicing in the areas of civil litigation, construction litigation, personal injury and wrongful death. He is a Rule 31 listed civil mediator. Mr. Richardson is a frequent lecturer on topics pertaining to civil litigation. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Memphis and J.D. degree from the University of Memphis School of Law. JEFFREY S. ROSENBLUM is the founding member of the Memphis firm of Rosenblum & Reisman, P.C., where he concentrates his legal practice in the areas of catastrophic injury, medical malpractice and civil rights law. He has served as lead council in numerous personal injury, medical malpractice and civil rights jury trials and has successfully argued cases before both the state and federal appellate courts. Mr. Rosenblum has prevailed in some high profile cases such as a recent matter, where he obtained an $8.5 million verdict in a medical malpractice case in which the defense refused to offer any settlement prior to trial. He is routinely asked to speak on issues related to personal injury and civil rights law by his peers and various professional organizations. Mr. Rosenblum frequently appears as a legal pundit for local news media. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, the Memphis Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Rosenblum earned his B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University and his J.D degree from University of Tennessee College of Law. WILL SHAPIRO is a principal with The Plaintiff's Resource. He is one of the nation's leading experts regarding Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA lien resolution and claims administration. Mr. Shapiro contributed in forming The Plaintiff's Resource in 2007 to address the specific needs of plaintiff attorneys in the complex areas of lien resolution; such as Medicare set asides and government benefit protection. He has experience in both individuatl and mass tort resolution and is very familiar with global, aggregate and case management administration of liens. Additionally, Mr. Shapiro assists severely injured clients with special needs planning and government benefit protection. He has been invited to speak at many state and national trial lawyer events. Mr. Shapiro's published articles have been nationally recognized and he continues to lead the industry in legal education. After graduating from The University of Tennessee and studying military history at The University of Houston, he served as a corporate tax consultant for five years in Houston. Mr. Shapiro then moved to Memphis, where for five years he worked as a financial advisor. For the past 10 years, he has worked exclusively with attorneys and their injured clients. Mr. Shapiro has been an active member of the board of directors at the Austin Child Guidance Center and volunteered for several other community-based organizations. MICHAEL STANUSZEK is an attorney with Haynes, Meek, Summers & Stanuszek in Knoxville, Tennessee. He has a general civil litigation practice, with a concentration in subrogation. Mr. Stanuszek is admitted to practice in Tennesseeand Ohio, and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee and the Northern District of Ohio. He is a member of the National Association of Subrogation Professionals, and the Tennessee and Knoxville bar associations. Mr. Stanuszek earned his B.S. degree, cum laude, from Central Michigan University and his J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville, Tennessee. MELANIE M. STEWART is a member of the law firm of Stewart Law Group, PLLC, where her primary practice area is insurance defense. Ms. Stewart is a frequent speaker to various professional groups on insurance law. She is a member of the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (president, 2010-2011), The Mississippi Bar and Defense Research Institute. Ms. Stewart is licensed in Tennessee and Mississippi. She earned her B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Mississippi.
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