Office:
Bourland, Heflin, Alvarez, Minor & Matthews, PLC
5400 Poplar Ave STE 100, Memphis, TN 38119
Specialties:
Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Civil Litigation, Employee Benefits, Real Property Litigation
Memberships:
Memphis and Tennessee Bar Associations.
Admitted:
1993, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits, 2010, U.S. Supreme Court
University:
Davidson College, B.A., 1989
Law School:
University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 1993
Reported:
Shotwell v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburg, PA, 2012 WL 5991955 (W.D. Tenn. Nov. 7, 2012) (remand); In re Estate of Goza, 397 S.W. 3rd 564 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012) (res judicata/trust); Morrow v. SunTrust Bank, 2011 WL 334507, No. W2010-01547-COA-R3CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 31, 2011) (declaratory judgment action regarding interpretation of trust instruments); Bonner v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 621 F. 3d 530 (6th Cir. 2010) (Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act); Lee v. Equifirst Corp., 2010 WL 4320714 (M.D. Tenn. Oct. 26, 2010) (residential loan dispute); Cadence Bank v. Latting Road Partners, LLC, 699 F. Supp. 2d 1033-1041 (W.D. Tenn. 2010) (commercial loan litigation) (see also, 699 F. Supp. 2d 1041; 2010 WL 4261230); Alston v. National Safety Incentives, Inc., 2008 WL 4831215 (W.D. Tenn. Nov. 3, 2008) (commissions); Barnett v. American Heritage Life Ins. Co., 2008 WL 108678 (W.D. Tenn. Jan. 7, 2008) (annuity benefits/ beneficiary dispute); UT Medical Group v. Vogt, 235 S.W. 3d 110, 26 IER Cases 1177 (Tenn. 2007) (physician employment contract); Simpson Strong - Tie Co., Inc. v. Stewart, Estes, & Donnell, 232 S.W. 3d 18 (Tenn. 2007); Letard v. General American Life Ins. Co., 2007 WL 540792 (E.D. Tenn. Feb 15, 2007) (insurance); May v. Scott, 388 F. Supp. 2d 828 (W.D. Tenn. 2005) (ERISA fiduciary litigation); May v. National Bank of Commerce, 230 F.R.D. 505 (W.D. Tenn. 2005) (ERISA fiduciary litigation); May v. National Bank of Commerce, 387 F. Supp. 2d 770 (W.D. Tenn. 2004) (ERISA fiduciary litigation); Love v. American Federation of State, County and Mun. Employees Local 1733, 165 S.W. 3d 623 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004) (union member claim against union); Hill v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 327 F.Supp.2d 886 (E.D. Tenn. 2004) (ERISA benefits); Gough v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 2003 WL 23411993 (M.D. Tenn. Nov 21, 2003) (ERISA benefits); Evans v. American Express Financial Corp. Long Term Disability Plan, 2003 WL 23126327 (M.D. Tenn. Nov 05, 2003) (ERISA benefits); Wooley v. Madison County, Tennessee, 209 F.Supp.2d 836 (W.D. Tenn. 2002) (employment/ wrongful termination); Holmes v. FSR/Tennessee Affordable Housing, 100 F.Supp.2d 804 (W.D. Tenn. 2000) (race discrimination); McGuire v. Exxon Corp., 1999 WL 418343 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jun 22, 1999) (premises liability); Chase Cavett Services, Inc. v. Brandon Apparel Group, Inc., 1998 WL 846708 (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec 07, 1998) (commercial litigation / jurisdiction).
Biography:
Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Research and Writing. Articles Editor, Georgia Law Review (1992-1993). Judicial Clerk, Hon. Bailey Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth...