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Gittings Global – NE121671
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Lauren Paxton Roberts

Nashville, TN

Memphis, TN

615-782-2284

Lauren is a Member in the firm’s Nashville and Franklin offices where she concentrates her practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation, with a focus on financial services and professional malpractice. She is a member of the Business Litigation and the Torts & Insurance Practice groups.

Capabilities

Practice Areas

Appellate Advocacy

Business Litigation

Class Action, Mass Action & Multi-District Litigation

Employment Law

Employment Litigation

Financial Services Litigation

Litigation & Appeals

Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Litigation

Professional Liability Litigation

Recent News, Articles & Speaking Engagements

Leadership Franklin announces 2023-24 class

by staff writer, Williamson Herald, July 12, 2023

Moore Ingram Reaches Settlement With Former Aide Over OT

By Rachel Rippetoe, Law360, August 9, 2022

Sophisticated Buyer Beware: Updates to the Economic Loss Rule in Tennessee

,with Alisa Micu,

Stites & Harbison Client Alert, August 9, 2021

Tennessee Supreme Court Upholds $750,000 Statutory Cap on Non-Economic Damages in Civil Cases

Stites & Harbison Client Alert, March 4, 2020

Information You Need on the COVID-19 Coronavirus

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, March 2020

Recent Developments - Mortgage Servicing Litigation

Presenter, Conference on Consumer Finance Law, Annual Consumer Financial Services Conference, November 2, 2017

A Focus on TILA/RESPA: Benchmarking Your Recent TRID Compliance and Implementation Efforts, Areas of Concern and Ambiguity Within the New Rule; Plus a Review of RESPA and TILA's Other Provisions and Recent Case Law

Presenter, American Conference Institute Forum on Residential Mortgage Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement, September 17, 2015

Trying the Winning Foreclosure Case

Presenter, Rossdale CLE, June 18, 2014

Wrongful Foreclosure: Acting Offensively May Short-Circuit the Need for a Defense

The Tennessee Banker, Vol. 101, No. 11, November 2013

Recent Assignments

Defending multiple national financial institutions and mortgage companies in the Tennessee state and federal courts.

Currently representing multiple international manufacturing clients in product liability matters before Tennessee State and Federal courts.

Extensive experience with motions practice, bench trials, and jury trials in the Tennessee Circuit and Chancery courts and Federal District courts, and arguments before Tennessee Court of Appeals.

Bar Admissions

Tennessee

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Virginia

Firm Leadership

Business Litigation, former Nashville Office Chair

Office of General Counsel, Member

Nashville Office Recruiting Committee, Chair

SWIFT (Stites Women Investing in Our Future Together) Committee, Chair (2015-16)

Memberships

American Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association

Nashville Bar Foundation

  • Fellow

Virginia Bar Association

Lawyers Association for Women - Nashville

Litigation Counsel of America

  • Fellow, Order of Veritas and Order of Certus

Community Involvement

Williamson County CASA, Board Member

Nashville Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division, President (2016-17)

Leadership Franklin, Class of 2023-24

Young Leaders Council, Class 53

Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law, Class of 2014

Junior League of Nashville, former member

Nashville Chapter of Washington and Lee University Alumni Association, former Board Member

Education

J.D.,

2005

Washington and Lee University School of Law

Org / Honor

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

B.S., Accounting and Business Administration,

2002

magna cum laude

Washington and Lee University

Org / Honor

With Special Attainments in Commerce

Francis P. Gaines Honor Scholarship

Honor Roll

Dean’s List

Women’s Varsity Cross-Country

Kappa Delta Sorority

More Than Stites & Harbison

Lauren joined the firm after clerking for Judge Herbert C. Gill, Jr., of the Twelfth Circuit of Virginia, 2005 to 2006. Outside of the firm, Lauren serves as the President-Elect 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 was previously a board member for the Nashville Pro Bono Program, and served as an intern on the board of the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands. She is a member of the Belmont Inn of Court and serves on the Mentoring Committee for the Lawyers Association for Women (LAW).

Lauren is married, with two young daughters.

Accolades

Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated

Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation – Banking & Finance (2020-26)

Nashville Business Journal, Best of the Bar (2023)

Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2014-20)

Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow (Order of Veritas and Order of Certus)

Testimonials

. . . smart, capable lawyer . . .

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review

. . . attorney of the highest capability and ethical standards.

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review

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Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2026 Best Lawyers® Publications

Honorees Include 11 as “Lawyer of the Year,” 98 in Best Lawyers in America® and 24 in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®....
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

August 27, 2025

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Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications

Honorees Include 12 as “Lawyer of the Year,” 98 in Best Lawyers in America® and 31 in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®....
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

August 16, 2024

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Greg Smith and Lauren Paxton Roberts Earn 2023 Best of the Bar Honors

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Nashville Business Journal recently honored Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys Greg Smith and Lauren Paxton Roberts with the 2023 Best of the Bar awards. Smith has been honored nine times for family law. This is Roberts’ first time being honored in the litigation and dispute category. Smith is...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

September 15, 2023

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Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® Publications

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 101 of its lawyers are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication....
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

August 24, 2023

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Lauren Paxton Roberts Selected for Leadership Franklin’s Class of 2023-24

FRANKLIN, Tenn.—Leadership Franklin has selected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Lauren Paxton Roberts to join its 2023-24 class. Participants are chosen based on their leadership skills and community involvement. Since 1996, Leadership Franklin has been developing leaders in Franklin and Williamson County. Each class of 20 members receives leadership training...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

July 10, 2023

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Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® Publications

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication....
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

August 18, 2022

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Lauren Paxton Roberts Named as Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Lauren Paxton Roberts as a Fellow. Roberts joins five other Stites & Harbison attorneys who are Fellows of the LCA. The LCA is an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society established to reflect the new face of...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

November 08, 2021

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Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® Publications

Honorees Include 11 as “Lawyer of the Year,” 93 in Best Lawyers in America and 14 in “Ones to Watch” LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 93 lawyers are included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

September 01, 2021

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