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Kathryn Barnett
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β¨ About
About Kathryn Barnett
Kathryn is the Managing Partner of Morgan & Morganβs Nashville office, which was named one of 2015βs βBest Law Firmsβ by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers. She grew up in North Carolina and graduated from Davidson College, with Honors, in 1989. Kathryn graduated from Vanderbilt School of Law in 1992, where she achieved the highest grade in the class in Torts I and Jurisprudence. Kathryn has been taking on insurance companies and big business for nearly twenty years. In 2013, Kathryn represented a family at trial against two multi-billion dollar corporations in a wrongful death case, winning a $26 million jury verdict. In 2010, Kathryn represented an entrepreneur wronged by its former partner, winning an $8 million arbitration award against the wrongdoer. She served as lead trial counsel in two class action trials in the Multi-District Litigation lawsuit arising from the mishandling of remains at Tri-State Crematory. These cases settled well into both trials, for combined judgments of over $120 million. Kathryn also served as lead counsel in a class action against the Georgia Farm Bureau regarding insurance coverage, which resulted in an $18 million settlement. In addition to these examples, Kathryn has won for her clients many other verdicts and settlements that exceed $1 million.
βοΈ Practice Areas
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Personal Injury
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Products Liability
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Consumer Law
Credentials & Experience
π Education
Vanderbilt University Law School
J.D. (1992)
Davidson College
B.A. (1988)
Philosophy
π Awards & Recognition
Nashville Lawyers in Charge
Nashville Post
Nashville Product Liability Litigation Plaintiffs'
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Lawyer of the Year
Best Lawyers in America
Top 100 Tennessee Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
Top 50 Women Mid-South Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
Nashville'
s Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers in America
Finalist
Lawdragon
Best of the Bar
Nashville Business Journal
150 Best Lawyers in Tennessee
Business Tennessee