Hendersonville, TN

Rocky McElhaney

Rocky McElhaney is the founder and principal shareholder of the Nashville based Rocky Law Firm where he focuses his practice on significant cases involving catastrophic auto, truck and motorcycle accidents, brain and spinal cord injury, wrongful death, workers’ compensation, and social security disability. With multiple mid-state offices for the convenience of clients, Rocky and his talented team represent injury victims across Tennessee and throughout the Southeast. Rocky has been named Nashville’s Best Attorney in Scene Magazine’s Reader’s Poll for multiple years, including 11 years running, 9 years in a row, 8th time, 7th time, and 10th time. He is also a multi-time winner of the Nashville Business Journal’s Best Place to Work award. He has secured multiple million-dollar settlements and jury verdicts for his injured clients throughout Tennessee. He is known for his dedication to clients, treating them like family, and fighting against big corporations and insurance companies, inspired by his father's own struggle with a workers' compensation claim.

Rocky McElhaney

Rocky McElhaney is the founder and lead attorney of Rocky McElhaney Law Firm. He is a dedicated trial lawyer with over 17 years of experience, known for aggressively fighting for his clients. He has received numerous accolades including being named Best Attorney in Nashville multiple times, a Mid-South Super Lawyer, and a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers. He is also a President-Elect of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and a member of the National Brain Injury Trial Lawyers Association - Top 25.

Michael Fisher

Michael Fisher is a Managing Attorney at Rocky McElhaney Law Firm, focusing primarily on personal injury and motor vehicle claims. He has a background in criminal justice, having worked for the Rutherford County Public Defender’s office and District Attorney’s Office. He spent seven years specializing in workers' compensation and personal injury law before joining Rocky McElhaney Law Firm in 2018 to continue fighting for those in need. He is admitted to practice in the United States District Court in the Middle District of Tennessee and has argued before the Tennessee Court of Appeals.

Patrick Kilgore

Patrick Kilgore is a personal injury attorney with over 30 years of experience, successfully representing clients injured by negligence. He previously worked as a felony prosecutor in Dallas County and has been practicing in Tennessee since 1996. He joined Rocky McElhaney Law Firm in 2017, drawn by the firm's dedication to injury victims.

Justin Hight

Justin Hight is the Chief Legal Officer at Rocky McElhaney Law Firm. He joined the firm as a law clerk and quickly developed a passion for helping individuals fight against insurance companies and big businesses. He has secured many six and seven-figure settlements and high-dollar trial verdicts for clients in serious and catastrophic injury cases, including wrongful death. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for multiple consecutive years and received the National Trial Lawyers’ Association Top 40 Under 40 award.

TERRY S. FRIZZELL

Mr. Frizzell served 35 years in law enforcement, retiring as Chief of Police. He utilizes his experience to represent clients in criminal offenses, civil rights claims, and personal injury cases.

Patti B. Garner

Patti Garner received her undergraduate degree from South College and her law degree from Nashville School of Law in 2007. She worked as a paralegal for 10 years, assisting with various cases including murder, DUI defense, divorces, adoptions, estate planning, and personal injury. She has been a family mediator since 2000. Patti is dedicated to volunteer work, including Home Safe in Sumner County, Mock Trial Competition, Teen Court, CASA, and SafeSpace. She is a member of the Sumner County Bar Association.