MEMBERS OF FIRM
D. Russell Thomas (Member) born Murfreesboro, Tennessee, August 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., 1974); Memphis State University (J.D., 1977). Phi Alpha Delta. 1985 Graduate of ATLA Advanced Civil Litigation Course. Platinum Member, Lawyers Involved for Tennessee. Board of Governors Representative for the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association for the 6th District of Tennessee, 1991-2005. Member: Rutherford County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member); Tennessee Association for Justice (Legislative Committee, 2000-2005); Andrew Jackson Inn of Court (President, 2005-2007). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Wrongful Death; Motorcycle Accidents; Nursing Home Negligence; Medical Negligence; Truck Accidents; Condemnation; Motor Vehicle Accidents; Claims for Landowners.Email: D. Russell Thomas
Herbert M. Schaltegger (Member) born New Milford, Connecticut, July 13, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Tennessee; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1990); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1996). Phi Alpha Delta. Author: "Taking a Bite Out of Crime," Vanderbilt Criminal Law Update Vol. 2 Issue 1 Page 99. Member: Rutherford County and Tennessee Bar Associations; Tennessee Association for Justice; Andrew Jackson Inn of Court (Secretary-Treasurer, 2005-2008). Reported Cases: Bratten v. SSI et al., 185 F.3d 625 (6th Cir.1999); Whirlpool v. Nakhoneinh, 69 S.W.3d 164 (Tenn.2002). Practice Areas: Worker's Compensation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Medical Negligence; Appellate Practice; Business Litigation.Email: Herbert M. Schaltegger