Randall L. Kinnard

Best Lawyers announced that Randall Kinnard has been named Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year yet again for 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. Best Lawyers compiles its list of outstanding attorneys by surveying thousands of leading lawyers and asking them to evaluate their professional peers.

In the last several years Mr. Kinnard has been asked by lawyer groups across the country to visit them and give his speech called, "R-E-S-P-E-C-T." This speech reminds lawyers how important it is to be respectful at all times, even in the courtroom. "The lawyer must respect the jury. Never waste their time and always be honest with them," he says.

In August 2010, the President of the Inner Circle of Advocates announced the selection of Randall Kinnard as a new member of the Inner Circle of Advocates: "Randy Kinnard, of Nashville, Tennessee has been inducted into the Inner Circle of Advocates, a group of the best 100 trial attorneys in the country, because of his extraordinary career and remarkable successes in the courtroom. He is a person who is universally respected among his peers and one of the great trial lawyers in the United States."

Lawyers Weekly USA, a prominent national law publication, featured Randy Kinnard as a MASTER OF TRIAL ADVOCACY in the article "THE WARRIOR WITHIN" Click here to read the article.

Before entering law school, he attended West Point and served in Vietnam. His combat experience with the 173rd Airborne Brigade has served him well in the practice of law." (August 4, 2003, LWUSA 518). A combat Airborne Ranger, he was awarded the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, Purple Heart, Bronze Star for Valor and Air Medal for 28 assaults in combat during his two tours in Vietnam. He also served with the 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division.

Mr. Kinnard is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification. He is also a Certified Medical Malpractice Specialist. He has won many record-setting verdicts for his clients in over 30 years of practice. Randall Kinnard was voted the lawyer they would most want to represent them in a medical malpractice case by Middle Tennessee lawyers, said Business Nashville, which quoted one lawyer as saying, "It's pretty well recognized that he is the premier plaintiff's medical malpractice attorney in Nashville."

But, as he says, "It's not all about doing the best you can for your client as a lawyer. It's also about being a counselor and a friend to your client." When he teaches other lawyers about how to be a good lawyer, he emphasizes two things: (1) competence and (2) respecting your client. This means "being there" for your client, he says.

Volunteer in the community. Mr. Kinnard is a volunteer for Alive Hospice. He serves on the Quality Council for Alive Hospice. He also is a board member of Centerstone, which is a not-for-profit organization helping over 40,000 with mental illnesses. He is on the Board of Directors of Friends of Warner Parks, which seeks to preserve hundreds of acres of parklands in Davidson County. For decades, Mr. Kinnard has supported The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, which gives free legal services to poor people. When he was Chair of the fundraising campaign for Legal Aid, he helped raise over $700,000, setting a record. He has been a board member of his church, Sunday school teacher, and Scout leader. He is a member of the Exchange Club. He supports dozens of charitable organizations both local and national.

Nashville Business Journal writes a feature on Randall L. Kinnard. Read here.

Chairman of the Ethics Committee, Tennessee Association for JusticePast Chairman and Current Member of Legal--Medical Relations Committee of the Tennessee Bar AssociationEthics Committee Member of the Tennessee Bar AssociationEthics Committee Member of the American Association for JusticeAdvocate Chair of Patient Safety Committee of the Tennessee Association for JusticeMember of Fellowship for Accurate Courtroom TestimonyBest Lawyers Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year, Nashville, TN 2011, 2013Member: Inner Circle of Advocates Super Lawyers, Mid-SouthBest Lawyers in AmericaBest Lawyers in Tennessee, as listed in Business TNTop 100 Lawyers in Tennessee, Law and Politics MagazinePreeminent Lawyers, Highest AV rating* by Martindale-HubbellPast President of Tennessee Association for JusticePast Chairman of Lawyers Involved for TennesseeState Delegate to American Association for JusticeFellow of the Tennessee Bar AssociationFellow of the Nashville Bar AssociationLaw Review, Memphis State University School of LawAmerican Board of Trial Advocates MemberNashville Bar Association MemberTennessee Bar Association MemberAmerican Bar Association MemberAmerican Association for Justice MemberTennessee Association for Justice MemberPublished writer. The following articles, written by Mr. Kinnard, have been published in state or national magazines:

Peremptory Challenges - How Many?Mental Anguish Without Physical InjuryIs Your Action Really Time-Barred?Damages in Children Death CasesDiscovery of Expert OpinionsThe Personal Injury Trial - Less is MoreNew Tennessee Medical Malpractice Laws (2008)Tennessee Medical Malpractice Laws Change Again (2009)