Leslie Tentler Ridings

Leslie Ridings is a partner in the firm’s Civil Litigation practice. Her practice includes providing coverage opinions to insurance carriers and working closely with carriers to advise them on matters involving fraud and arson investigations. Her personal injury cases involve automobile, casualty defense, and health care liability. She also represents clients in matters involving family law. Finally, Ms. Ridings litigates and tries cases in these areas in state and federal courts. Ms. Ridings is admitted to practice in all Tennessee State Courts. She is also admitted to practice in federal court in the Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee and the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Ridings has served on many boards in the greater Kingsport area, including Contact Concern, YMCA, KOSBE, and the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. She has also served on the House of Delegates for the Tennessee Bar Association. She currently serves as an assistant examiner, grading bar exams for the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners. Awards and Honors Honors Distinguished SM Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Business Journal 40 under 40 award recipient

• Partner

• Kingsport Chamber of Commerce
• Contact Concern
• YMCA
• KOSBE

• Tennessee, 1998
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1999
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 2013
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2014

• American Bar Association, member
• Tennessee Bar Association, member
• Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, member
• Tennessee Board of Law Examiners, assistant examiner
• Defense Research Institute (DRI), member