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General Information
Year founded:
1882
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Overview
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Founded in 1882, Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC has grown into a defense firm of national reputation. The firm has expanded into a network of attorneys spanning the Southeast and beyond from our offices in Chattanooga, Nashville, Knoxville, and Memphis.
Our members believe that excellence in legal representation requires not only mastery of the law, but also knowledge of the businesses and industries in which our clients work every day. To this end, they regularly conduct seminars, help employers develop in-house protocols to protect against legal challenges, and provide up to date information on relevant decisions and complex changes in regulations. The firm's goal is to provide clients with strategies and resources to help resolve business challenges and prevent pitfalls.
The firm's area of practice includes, but are not limited to, general civil litigation, general liability, insurance coverage and defense, transportation law, construction law, labor & employment, healthcare, premises liability, product liability, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, environmental law, and family law. We have attorneys licensed to practice in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi.
Rankings
Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC is metro ranked in 12 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
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Chattanooga
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction
Firm Leadership
About Our Clients
The firm's growth has been the result of successful relationships with successful clients -- Fortune 500 corporations, major companies, small businesses, and individuals. Our top priority in every relationship is to protect our clients against the costs and risks of litigation. The firm is committed to providing counsel that is highly capable, efficient, and cost-effective, with no compromise of our high standards of personalized service. Our attorneys are skilled at mediation and advocate alternative dispute resolution when it is in our client's best interest, standing ready at every step to dedicate the firm's experience and resources to the aggressive pursuit of courtroom rulings.
Select Clients
- AIG
- Arch Insurance Group
- AutoZone
- Berkley Risk Administrators
- Broadspire
- Builders Mutual
- CCMSI
- CHI Memorial Health Care System
- Church Mutual Insurance Co.
- CNA Insurance Companies
- Coca-Cola Bottling United, Inc.
- Covenant Transport
- Crawford and Co.
- Dollar Tree
- Dominos Pizza, LLC
- Donegal Insurance Group
- Erie Insurance
- ESIS, Inc.
- Extended Stay of America
- Family Dollar
- FirstFleet
- Frankenmuth
- GAB Robins North America, Inc.
- Gainsco Companies
- Gallagher Bassett
- GuideOne
- Hartford
- Hobby Lobby
- Home Depot
- LabCorp
- Lowe's Companies
- Nautilus Insurance Group
- Procter & Gamble Distributing Co.
- QBE North America
- Rich Products
- Risk Enterprise Management
- RSUI Group, Inc.
- Sedgwick Claims Management
- Sherwin Williams
- Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Travelers Insurance
- Tyson
- United Heartland
- UPS
- US Xpress
- Volkswagen Group of America
- Zurich American Insurance Company
Highlighted Client Comments
All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
Insurance Law
I have worked with Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan for over 25 years. They are an excellent defense firm.
Greg Bankston
– Collins and Company
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan is the quintessential defense firm.
victoria roberts
– Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
We have had great results from Leitner Williams the majority of times. They were the go-to firm for Montgomery Insurance when the Agency Market division of Liberty Mutual was in existence.
Construction Law
I have worked for Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan for many years, and on many cases. I highly recommend them, and have the utmost confidence in their handling of files on behalf of our company, as well as most importantly for our insured's.
Kim Creed
Rankings
Regional Rankings
Chattanooga
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 2 for Mediation
Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 2 for Transportation Law
Tier 3 for Construction Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Health Care
Tier 3 for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Knoxville
Tier 2 for Construction Law
Tier 3 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 3 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 3 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Memphis
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 2 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 3 for Insurance Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 3 for Litigation - Health Care
Tier 3 for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 3 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Nashville
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 3 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 3 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- Aviation Law
- Civil Rights Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Environmental Law
- Family Law
- Family Law Mediation
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Insurance
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Mediation
- Medical Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Transportation Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC has 14 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America®.
By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings.
For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards.
Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments
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Awards
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Main Location
Chattanooga,
TN
Tallan Building, Suite 500
200 West Martin Luther King Boulevard
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2566
United States
423-265-0214
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Office Locations
Brentwood,
TN
Building One, Suite 200
750 Old Hickory Boulevard
Brentwood, TN 37027
United States
615-255-7722
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Knoxville,
TN
Riverview Tower, Suite 1800
900 South Gay Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
United States
865-523-0404
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Memphis,
TN
1715 Aaron Brenner Drive, Suite 300
Memphis, TN 38120
United States
901-527-0214
Call our Memphis, TN location at 901-527-0214
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Management and Personnel
Managing Member
Brad A. Fraser
Contacts
Significant Matters
Below are matters chosen by the firm to highlight.
Matthew Stone v. Marten Transport, LTD, Max R. Pittner, Jr., and Americold MFL 2010, LLC: USDC Middle Tennessee, Defense verdict, January 2015; Andrea Williams Gentry v. Richard Alexander, Individually and d/b/a Alexander Tile: Hamilton County Circuit Court, Defense verdict, 2014. English Mountain Retreat, LLC, et al., v. Susanne Crusenberry-Gregg and The Assurance Center: Knox County Circuit Court, Defense verdict; TFMIC as subrogee of Michael Randolph v. Pipe Doctor, LLC: Defense verdict; John M. Bandy and wife, Sherry D. Bandy v. Jefferson Rural Clinic, Inc.: Jefferson County Circuit Court, Defense verdict 2014;Jerterrius Marshawn Akridge v. Club Fathom: Hamilton County Circuit Court, Defense verdict 2015 (Court of Appeals Summary Judgment).