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Education
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Washington and Lee University School of Law
J.D. 2005
Wood Foundation and Washington and Lee Academic Scholarships; Charles V. Laughlin Award; Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Fraternity; Moot Court Executive Board, Chair; Mock Trial Team Member; Honor Advocate; Public Prosecutor Clinic
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Washington and Lee University
B.S., magna cum laude, 2002
Accounting and Business Administration
With Special Attainments in Commerce; Francis P. Gaines Honor Scholarship; Honor Roll; Dean's List; Women's Varsity Cross-Country; Kappa Delta Sorority
Admissions
Tennessee
Virginia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Service Areas
- Business Litigation
- Product Liability
- Appellate Advocacy
- Commercial Disputes - Contracts and Business Torts
- Fiduciary Duty, Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Litigation
- Trial Practice
- Class Action, Mass Action & Multi-District Litigation
- Employment
- Employment Law
- Torts & Insurance Practice
- Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Medical Device Liability Defense
Industry Experience
- Pharmaceutical / Medical Devices
- Industrial / Manufacturing Facilities
- Banking / Financial Services
- Construction
- Consumer Products / Food / Beverage
- Insurance Carriers/Brokers/Agents
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
- Lawyers' Association for Women - Nashville
- Tennessee John Marshall American Inn of Court
Community Involvement
Lauren Paxton Roberts is an Associate in the firm's Nashville office and is a member of the Business Litigation, the Torts & Insurance Practice and the Employment Service Groups.
Recent Assignments
- Currently assisting in the representation of multiple international manufacturing clients in product liability matters before Tennessee State and Federal courts
- Extensive experience with motions practice and bench trials in the Tennessee Circuit and Chancery Courts
- Multiple arguments before the Tennessee Court of Appeals
- Drafted successful brief to the Tennessee Supreme Court on retaliatory discharge claims resulting in affirmation of summary judgment in favor of client
- Currently serving as Pro Bono Project Coordinator for the Nashville office of Stites & Harbison
Reported and Representative Cases
- Allen v. McPhee, 240 S.W.3d 803 (Tenn. 2007) (on Brief)
- Walker v. Louisville Ladder, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9917 (E.D. Tenn., Feb. 9, 2009)
- Rennell v. Through the Green, Inc., 2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 525 (Tenn. Ct. App., July 31, 2009)
- Gilley v. Gilley, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 32 (Tenn. Ct. App., Jan. 20, 2010)
Before Stites & Harbison
Lauren joined the firm after clerking for Judge Herbert C. Gill, Jr., of the Twelfth Circuit of Virginia, 2005 to 2006.
More Than Stites & Harbison
Outside of the firm, Lauren serves as Co-Chair of the Mock Trial Committee for the Nashville Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division, and is a Board Member for the Nashville Chapter of the Washington & Lee University Alumni Association. Lauren is also currently serving as an intern with the Board for the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands.
Besides Stites & Harbison
Lauren is an avid runner who recently completed her first marathon.