MEMBERS OF FIRM
Michael D. Galligan (Member) born Washington, D.C., November 23, 1941; admitted to bar, 1971, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tennessee at Martin; Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., 1964); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient: National Youth Camps, President's Award; National Youth Camps, Humanitarian Award. Instructor, Introduction to Law, Motlow State Community College, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1974-1975. Lecturer and Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1998. Member: Board of Directors, River Park Hospital, 1972; Tennessee Judicial Council, 1998. Member: McMinnville, Warren County (Secretary, 1973-1976; President, 1982), Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1986); The American Association for Justice; National Institute of Trial Advocacy (Diplomat). [Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, 1965-1968]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury and Product Liability Law; Medical Malpractice; Civil Rights; Employment Law; Contested Estate Cases; Complex Criminal Cases; Workers Compensation Law.
Robert W. Newman (Member) born McMinnville, Tennessee, June 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Tennessee; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Tennessee Technological University (B.S., 1973); University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy (Ph.D., 1977); University of Memphis (J.D., 1981). Licensed Pharmacist, Tennessee, 1977-2000. Member, Board of Directors, Security Federal Bank. Past President, Breakfast Rotary Club. Member: Warren County (Former President) and Tennessee Bar Associations; Tennessee Association for Justice; Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Domestic Cases; Divorce; Child Custody; Adoptions; Criminal Law; Social Security; Utility Law.
Susan N. Marttala (Member) born McMinnville, Tennessee, June 20, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Tennessee; 1987, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1983); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1986). First Female District Attorney General, Tennessee History (Interim Position). Current Attorney, McMinnville City. Former Municipal Judge, McMinnville City. Member: Tennessee Association for Justice; Past Middle Tennessee (Director); Tennessee Municipal Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Employment Discrimination; Medical Malpractice; Estates; Wills and Estates; General Civil Cases.
John P. Partin (Member) born Murfreesboro, Tennessee, July 1, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., 1997); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2000). Municipal Judge, Town of Morrison; Current Attorney, Van Buren County. Member: Warren County and Tennessee Bar Associations; Tennessee Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation; Domestic Law; Appellate Practice.