G. Brian Jackson

G. Brian Jackson

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Butler Snow LLP

Drug and Device Litigation Lawyers in Nashville, TN in Nashville, TN

Nashville, TN615-651-6716
Drug and Device LitigationDrug and Device Litigation - Trials

About G. Brian Jackson

Brian Jackson has extensive experience in the preparation and trial of cases in state and federal court. Although he has recently concentrated his practice in product liability and health care litigation, he has a broad range of experience in other areas, including insurance coverage litigation, professional malpractice cases, catastrophic personal injury cases, ERISA litigation and contract disputes. He has tried bench and jury cases to verdict in state and federal court and has argued many times before the Tennessee Court of Appeals, the Tennessee Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. He has particular expertise in issues concerning expert witnesses and Daubert law and practice. He had Pro Hoc Vice admissions in numerous courts: Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Superior Court of Los Angeles, California; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana;and in Brazoria County, Texas. He is also active in civic and charitable activities. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Nashville CARES since 2008 and of the Nashville Opera Association since 2005. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Comprehensive/Cares Foundation since 2010. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees G. Brian Jackson included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Nashville Business Journal ''Best in Bar'', 2004 - 2005 Listed in Best Lawyers in America in Administrative Law, 2008 - Present Nashville Post Magazine's "Nashville's 101 Top Lawyers", 2011 Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2010 Other Sources of Feedback About G. Brian Jackson Included on the 2025Mid-South Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2011 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education

  • Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee, 1992
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Recipient, Associate Editor's Award
  • Honors: Recipient, Appellate Advocacy Award
  • Law Review: Vanderbilt Law Review, Associate Editor

Non Legal Education

  • University of the South (Sewanee), 1989
  • B.A.
  • Honors: cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Attorney

Classes and Seminars

  • Admissibility of Expert Testimony: Tennessee's Take on Daubert, Nashville Bar Association, December, 2006
  • Writing Better Briefs, Tennessee Bar Association, June, 2006
  • Knocking Out Opposing Experts, Nashville Bar Association, July, 2004
  • Superior Deposition Strategies in Tennessee Civil Trial Practice, NBI, May, 2004
  • Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Tennessee, NBI, August, 2003
  • Hot Topics in Product Liability Law, Lee Smith Tennessee Tort Law Conference, May, 2010 - Present
  • Daubert and Beyond, Rossdale Group National Teleconference on Trial Skills and Expert Witnesses, April, 2010
  • Ethical Issues in Litigation, Lorman Education Services, December, 2009
  • The Latest Word on Admissibility of Expert Testimony: State and Federal Standards, M. Lee Smith Audioconference, October, 2008

Published Works

Articles

  • Tennessee Chapter, Product Liability Cases and the Duty to Warn: A 50 State Compendium (co-author), Defense Research Institute, DRI Defense Library Series, 2007
  • "Ipse Dixit by Another Name: The Tennessee Supreme Court Takes Another Look at Daubert", Tennessee Bar Journal , March, 2006
  • "The Lingering Legacy of In Loco Parentis: An Historical Survey and Proposal for Reform", 44 Vanderbilt Law Review, 1991

Bar Admissions

  • Tennessee, 1992
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1993
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Other Affiliations

  • American Bar Association, Litigation Section (Member)
  • American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects (Scribes)
  • Defense Research Institute, Drug and Medical Device Committee (Member)
  • Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, 2000 - 2004 (Barrister Member)
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Nashville Bar Association
  • Tennessee Bar Association

Attorney Details

Full NameG. Brian Jackson
FirmButler Snow LLP
AddressThe Pinnacle at Symphony Place, 150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 1600, Nashville, TN 37201
Phone615-651-6716
Phone615-651-6701
Websitewww.butlersnow.com
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