Will Cochran concentrates his practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation, medical malpractice defense, personal injury and vaccine litigation and insurance defense and coverage litigation. A native of Kosciusko, Mississippi, Mr. Cochran received a B.A. in biology from the University of Mississippi in 1996. He earned a J.D. from the University of Memphis in 2001. While in law school, Mr. Cochran was a member of the University of Memphis Law Review and a two year recipient of the Cecil C. Humphreys Law Fellowship, through which he was awarded a full scholarship and served as a research assistant for the dean of the law school.
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William E. "Will" Cochran , Jr.
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Recognized Since:2018
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Recognized in:Litigation - InsuranceMedical Malpractice Law - Defendants
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Law School:The University of Memphis
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Location:530 Oak Court Drive, Suite 360Memphis, TN 38117
Will Cochran concentrates his practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation, medical malpractice defense, personal injury and vaccine litigation and insurance defense and coverage litigation. A native of Kosciusko, Mississippi, Mr. Cochran received a B.A. in biology from the University of Mississippi in 1996. He earned a J.D. from the University of Memphis in 2001. While in law school, Mr. Cochran was a member of the University of Memphis Law Review and a two year recipient of the Cecil C. Humphreys Law Fellowship, through which he was awarded a full scholarship and served as a research assistant for the dean of the law school.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- The University of Memphis , J.D., graduated 2001
- University of Mississippi , B.A. in Biology, graduated 1996
Bar Admissions:
- Tennessee, 2001
- Mississippi, 2002
Court Admissions:
- All State Courts of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- All State Courts of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Affiliations:
- Tennessee Bar Association - Member
- Memphis Bar Association - Member
- Mississippi Bar Association - Member
- American Bar Association - Member
- Court of Federal Claims Bar Association - Member
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Litigation - Insurance
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
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Presentations and Publications
Presentations
- “Damages Issues in Personal Injury Cases,” Memphis Bench Bar Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2017
- “Damages in Personal Injury,” NBI, Memphis, Tennessee 2015
- “Direct Examination of Expert Witnesses,” MBA Trial Academy, Memphis, Tennessee, 2013
- “Medical Causation,” TennBarU webcast, Nashville, Tennessee, 2011
Publications
- “Fiduciary Fraud: An Invitation to Sue Banks,” 45 Tenn. B.J. 21, Nov. 2009
Additional Training and Education
- Graduate of International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy, 2005
- Graduate of Memphis Bar Association Leadership Forum, 2004-2005
Lawyer Practice Areas
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Firm Details
Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C.
Lawyer Case History
Published Cases
- Cellular South Real Estate, Inc. v. City of Germantown, No. 2:12-cv-02888, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80416 (W.D. Tenn., June 22, 2015)
- Neal v. First Alliance Bank, No. 13-2522, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151451 (W.D. Tenn., Oct. 22, 2013)
- Hollis v. Travelers Indem. Co., No. 08-2350, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26395 (W.D. Tenn., March 19, 2010)
- Urlaub v Eberle, 2011 Tenn. App. LEXIS 15 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010)
- Richardson’s Brentwood Homes v Town of Collierville, 2006 Tenn. App. LEXIS 323 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)
- Southern Sec. Fed. Credit Union v Cumis Ins. Soc’y, Inc., 2005 Tenn. App. LEXIS 815 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005).
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