David A. McLaughlin

The Cochran Firm, with 26 locations nationwide

Phone Number:

(901) 523-1222

Fax:

(901) 523-1999

David A. McLaughlin was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1967. He received a B.S. degree cum laude from the Christian Brothers University School of Business in 1989. He received his J.D. from the University of Memphis School of Law in 1992, where he was a member of the Editorial Board of Law Review.

Mr. McLaughlin was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1992 and Arkansas Bar in 2007. He is also admitted to practice before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Western District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Eastern District of Tennessee, and Northern District of Mississippi. Mr. McLaughlin is a member of the Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and American Association for Justice.

Mr. McLaughlin was selected as a 2006 Mid-South Super Lawyer. Only 5% of the lawyers in Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi are selected for this honor. Super Lawyers are chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. He is listed in a special December 2006 issue of Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine, Memphis magazine, and on www.superlawyers.com.

Representative cases include:

Fresh v. Entertainment U.S.A. of Tennessee, Inc., 02-2674 (W.D. Tenn. 2003) - Plaintiff's jury verdict for an assault upon a bar patron for $2.34 million

Burnine v. State of Tennessee, 20300258 Tenn. Claims Comm'n (Dec. 16, 2004) - Plaintiff's verdict for $225,000 due to injuries arising out of automobile accident

Pendleton v. Over The Top, LLC, 04-0257 (M.D. Tenn. 2006) - Plaintiff's jury verdict for an assault upon a bar patron for $185,000

Jacox v. City of Jackson, Tennessee, 02-1163 (W.D. Tenn. 2004) - Plaintiff's jury verdict for police misconduct

Jones v. Lakeland, 224 F.3d 518 (6th Cir. 2000) en banc - citizens' suit under the Federal Clean Water Act

Larkett v. Hameric, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 10516 (May 20, 1998) - Police shooting

Sullivan v. City of Bartlett, 14 F.3d 602 (6th Cir. 1993) - Police chase

University of Tennessee v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 951 F. Supp. 724 (W.D. Tenn. 1996) -ERISA

Thompson v. Hulbert, 2002 WL 1838131 (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 9, 2002) - Declaring Tennessee child support guidelines unconstitutional

Faulkner v. Skelton, 2001 WL 13230 (Tenn. Ct. App. January 5, 2001) - Scope of family purpose doctrine

Fowler v. Middlecoff, 1999 Tenn. App. LEXIS 862 (Dec. 2, 1999) - Election contest

Brewer v. Richardson, 892 S.W.2d 935 (Tenn. 1995) - Uninsured motorist statute interpretation

Gay v. City of Somerville, 878 S.W.2d 124 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1994) - Constitutional challenge to municipality's firing of Chief of Police

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