Attorney Bios

STEPHEN K. HEARD, born Durham, North Carolina, October 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia and Tennessee. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1976); Emory University (J.D., 1980); Rule 31 Mediator since 2001. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Committees of Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Employment Law Committee [Chairman 93-95]); The Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association. Faculty Member, Defense Lawyers Trial Academy 1991. Areas of Concentration: Contract Disputes, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Construction Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation, Auto Liability, Employment Law, Premises Liability, Fire Loss Litigation, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Business and Corporate Litigation, Equine Law and Trucking Industry and Transportation Litigation.