About Betty L. Campbell
Betty Campbell, associate in the Memphis office, concentrates her practice in litigation. Ms. Campbell has represented clients in a wide variety of tort litigation in federal and state court, including professional malpractice, medical malpractice defense, long term care defense, insurance defense, negligence, personal injury, product liability, and premises liability. She has gained significant experience as a member of trial team(s) that have successfully settled numerous medical malpractice and negligence claims, and as second chair of the trial team that recently obtained a complete defense verdict in a six-day medical malpractice lawsuit. Ms. Campbell's experience further includes general business litigation and commercial litigation in both federal and state court, including breach of contract, fraud, intellectual property, trade secrets, as well as other general business litigation. She has also gained significant experience in family law, representing a number of clients in a variety of settings, including mediation, hearings before divorce referee, and hearings in state court. Awards and Honors Honors Recipient - ABA and Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law, 2004 Who's Who Among American Law Students, 2003 Honorable Mention - Baker Donelson's 2007 Pro Bono Award (Memphis Office)
Education
Legal Education
- University of Memphis School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, 2004
- J.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: University of Memphis School of Law Herbert Herff Scholar
- Honors: Humphreys Fellow (Fall 2002 - Spring 2003)
Non Legal Education
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, 1980
- Board Certified Medical Technologist
- Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, 1978
- B.S.
- Honors: First Diploma
- Honors: Member - Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
- Honors: Member - Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
- Honors: Member - Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- Major: Chemistry Biology
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker - "Power Point: Use It or Lose It", DRI Webinar, 2008
- "Products Liability Case Law Update", DRI Products Liability Conference - Product Liability in the Global Economy, February 6, 2008 - February 8, 2008
Pro Bono Activities
- Volunteer - Memphis Area Legal Services
Published Works
Articles
- "When Is A Release A Release?", Baker Donelson Hospitalitas Newsletter, April, 2008
- "Prejudgment Interest in Tennessee: It's a Fine Mess We're In! Proposed Statutory Solutions to the Inequitable Application of an Equitable Remedy", 34 U. Mem. L. Rev. 789, 2004
- Blair v. Badenhope: Parent v. Parent or Parent v. Non-Parent - The Tennessee Supreme Court's New "One Size Fits All" Standard for Modification of Valid Custody Orders, 34 U. Mem. L. Rev. 199, 2003
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2004
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 2006
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Tennessee Bar Association (Member)
- Memphis Bar Association (Member)
- ABA Trial Practice Subcommittee (Member)
- ABA Trial Practice Subcommittee's Website Subcommittee (Co-Chair)
- Association for Women Attorneys (Member)
- Defense Research Institute (Member)
- DRI Young Lawyers Legislative Subcommittee (Member)
- Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
- South Woods Baptist Church (General Counsel)
- American Inns of Court, 2003 - 2004 (Pupil)
- Christian Legal Society (Member)
- Daughters of the American Revolution, Hush-Puck-A-Haw Chapter (Member)
- Southwest Tennessee Community College's Paralegal Studies Standing Advisory Committee (Member)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Betty L. Campbell |
| Firm | Butler Snow LLP |
| Address | Crescent Center, 6075 Poplar Avenue, Suite 500, Memphis, TN 38119 |
| Phone | 901-680-7358 |
| Phone | 901-680-7201 |
| Website | www.butlersnow.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |