Jerry H. Summers

Matt Jannerbo, Chair of Miller & Martin's Corporate Department and its Emerging Business Group, focuses his practice on start-up and emerging companies, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions and general business representation. Mr. Jannerbo advises clients with respect to mergers and acquisitions of middle-market companies on a nationwide basis. He represents both buyers and sellers in transactions generally ranging in size from $5 million to $50 million and works with financial buyer...

Eric Setterlund serves as a co-chair of Bradley’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice Group. Eric has extensive experience with matters related to privacy, security protections and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining the firm, Eric served as chief privacy officer and privacy and data counsel for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. He draws upon his real-world business and program management experience to provide his clients practical advice for complex regulatory and transactional mat...

Merrill Nelson advises clients on a wide variety of corporate law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital financing and general corporate contracting. Merrill has advised purchasers and sellers in business transactions in the manufacturing, healthcare, video production and industrial supply industries, among others. He has also counseled both founders and investors in negotiating private equity investments for startup and emerging companies. Additionall...

Leah Gerbitz practices in the area of civil litigation with an emphasis on healthcare, data security and products liability. She manages diverse complex litigation matters, and she has tried multiple cases to verdict in state and federal courts. The matters she has handled include False Claims Act, fraud and abuse, HIPAA/HITECH, healthcare credentialing/peer review, healthcare risk management and general liability, data security and privacy, data breach response, product liability/mass tort d...

Mr. Godbold is Of Counsel with the firm and represents pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and a leading clinical laboratory. He has successfully defended malpractice cases for various professional disciplines including physicians, attorneys, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, and accountants. Mr. Godbold has experience in litigating product liability cases of all types including significant complex matters involving construction equipment, electrical transformers, chemical pr...

Doug Johnson concentrates his practice on trademarks, technology and patents and on intellectual property litigation. He negotiates software licensing and technology agreements for both technology companies and end users. Mr. Johnson also coordinates trademark prosecution and administration, patent prosecution and administration, patent portfolio strategies, and intellectual property litigation for companies with international brands primarily in the food, sports, carpet and consumer products...

Morgan Adams is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Morgan, who practices law in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Morgan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jordan Watson is a shareholder in Carr Allison’s Litigation Practice Group. He has represented and defended companies, insurers and individuals in a wide variety of litigation matters, including personal injury defense, transportation, professional liability, insurance, commercial litigation and construction. A native of the Tennessee Valley (TN), Jordan provides representation to clients in both Alabama and Tennessee. Jordan received his Bachelor of Science degree in finance, cum laude...

Meredith Lee focuses her practice in the area of business litigation, primarily on complex litigation matters, including consumer class actions and deal break cases. Prior to returning to her hometown of Chattanooga to work for Miller & Martin, Ms. Lee was an associate in the Atlanta office of King & Spalding. Ms. Lee received a B.A., with high distinction, in Political and Social Thought and a minor in East Asian Studies from the University of Virginia in 2006. While a student at the...

Mr. Henry has more than 40 years of experience practicing corporate and securities law in Chattanooga, Tennessee, focusing on representation of public companies. Mr. Henry has represented public companies in a wide variety of industries, including transportation/trucking; manufacturing; textiles; carpet and rug; garment and apparel; and soft drink bottling and distribution. He has advised clients on public and private offerings of debt and securities, mergers, tender offers, acquisitions and ...