Lauren Paxton Roberts

Lauren Paxton Roberts

Attorney

Nashville, TN

Phone: 615-782-2284 Fax: 615-742-0729

Email: lauren.roberts@stites.com

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Education

  • 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

  • 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

  • Nashville Chapter of Washington and Lee University Alumni Association, board member
  • Nashville Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Division, board member
  • Alive Hospice, volunteer
  • Young Leaders Council, Class 53
  • Junior League of Nashville

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.