Lawyer Profile
John A. Day
Attorney Bio
John A. Day is a founding member of Day & Blair Attorneys, located in the Nashville, Tennessee area. John graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1981. He is certified as a civil trial specialist and has over 25 years experience in trying lawsuits. John has served as President of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and Chair of the Council of State Presidents of the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America). John also serves on the boards of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and Lawyers Involved for Tennessee, and has served on the boards of the Southern Trial Lawyers Association and the Tennessee Justice Center, a not-for-profit law firm that advocates for Tennessee's poor, particularly on healthcare-related issues.
John was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers at the age of 45, and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1993. He is routinely included in "Best Lawyer" lists for Nashville and Tennessee. He was named Nashville Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year in 2009 and Nashville Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year for 2010. Along with Donald Capparella and John Wood, John is the author of Tennessee Law of Comparative Fault. He is the Founder and Editor of the Tennessee Trial Law Report, a monthly newsletter about recent developments in Tennessee tort law.
Practice Areas
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Lawyer of the Year
- Bet-the-Company Litigation (2012, Nashville)
- Medical Malpractice Law (2010, Nashville)
- Personal Injury Litigation (2009, Nashville)