Tennessee

Sheila Hiestand

Louisville, KY

Sheila Hiestand, known as "The Lady Litigator," is dedicated to helping injured individuals and their families. She has over 30 years of experience, including significant trial victories and 7-figure settlements in personal injury cases. A graduate of Centre College and the University of Kentucky School of Law, she is recognized with numerous awards and is fluent in Spanish.

Hans Poppe is the CEO & Lead Attorney at Poppe Law Firm, licensed in Kentucky and Indiana. He has a national reputation for handling catastrophic injury and death cases and contingency fee business-to-business litigation. Since 1998, he has secured numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, including the largest FELA verdict in Kentucky history and significant medical malpractice verdicts. He has been recognized as Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year and Kentucky Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year, and consistently named a Super Lawyer and Best Lawyer in America.

Rocky McElhaney

Nashville, TN

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.

John A. Day

Brentwood, TN

John Day is the founder and owner of The Law Offices of John Day, P.C., with over 30 years of experience in personal injury and wrongful death law. He is an active author and speaker, having written multiple books and over fifty articles, and given over 300 legal speeches. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and board-certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and a Medical Malpractice Specialist by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.

Lee Coleman

Nashville, TN

Lee Coleman is a practicing attorney for over 30 years, co-founded Hughes & Coleman in 1985. He is known for his expertise in personal injury law and his commitment to clients. He has a strong background as a prosecutor and has been instrumental in the firm's growth and legal advertising strategies.

Rocky McElhaney

Hendersonville, TN

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.