Richard Sorin
Member

81 Monroe Ave - 6th floor
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 624-0640
Fax: (901) 624-0650
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Richard E. Sorin is trusted counsel to clients from all over the country who have litigation needs anywhere in Tennessee and Arkansas. Richard works tirelessly to protect his clients’ interests, to keep his clients informed, and to bring disputes to final resolution through dismissal, trial or settlement. He has been representing individuals and businesses of all size in the defense of wrongful death and personal injury cases since 1995, and he has been with the firm since its inception in 2002.  These cases arise in various contexts, including products liability; nursing home litigation; professional liability (in the defense of pharmacists, insurance agents, and other professionals); premises liability (in the defense of retail business owners, landlords, and other commercial ventures), and automobile accidents.   

Mr. Sorin has chaired and spoken at national seminars that focus on premises liability in the retail and hospitality industry and on the presentation of those cases to juries at trial.  

Examples of Richard's civil trial court experience include:

Defense jury verdict in premises liability case.
Defense jury verdict in employment discrimination case.
Multiple jury trials in admitted liability cases where the verdicts were less than the medical expenses being claimed.
Multiple jury trials in admitted liability cases where the verdicts were significantly less then the pre-trial offers.
Dismissal of wrongful death case on basis of venue upheld by Supreme Court of Arkansas.
Summary judgement for land developer in personal injury case.
Summary judgement for property owner in premisis liability case.
Summary judgement for individual defendant in auto accident case.
Summary judgement for insurance company in uninsured motorist case.
Successful defense of emergency equipment manufacturer in wrongful death case.

Education:
University of Memphis School of Law, J.D., 1995
Indiana University, B.S., 1991

Publications and Presentations:
"Mining Medical Records - Principles for the Cross-Exam of a Plaintiffs Physician”, For The Defense (December, 2009).

Practice Areas:
Products Liability
Nursing Home Defense
Professional Liability 
Premises Liability
Wrongful Death
Trucking Litigation
Personal Injury Law
Workers Compensation
Appellate Practice

Bar Admissions:
Tennessee Supreme Court, 1995
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1996
Arkansas, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2000
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 2000
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2003
New York, 2007
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee 2012

Honors and Awards:
American Jurisprudence Award for Appellate Advocacy

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Defense Research Institute
Tennessee Bar Association
Memphis Bar Association