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Memphis Workers’ Compensation Lawyer
Overview
Jonathan Louis May is an attorney at Morgan & Morgan, where he devotes his practice to representing employees in workers' compensation claims. Mr. May has extensive experience handling car and truck accidents, workers' compensation claims, premises liability claims, medical malpractice actions and insurance denials and/or bad faith actions. Mr. May has litigated matters in state and federal courts throughout Tennessee, as well as arguing cases before the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Mr. May was named a Mid-South SuperLawyers® Rising Star in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016. Mr. May is also certified as a civil mediator under Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31. Mr. May was named one of the Memphis Business Journal "Top 40 Under 40" in 2017 in recognition of his service to the community as both an attorney, sports media contributor and small business owner.
Mr. May was born and raised in Memphis, and is a graduate of Ridgeway High School. In 2004, he earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alabama. Mr. May continued his education and received his Juris Doctorate upon graduating Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee in 2008. During law school, Mr. May was a member of the American Association for Justice Mock Trial Team and the Robert F. Wagner National Labor & Employment Moot Court team, and was selected to the Order of Barristers, a national honorary organization recognizing oral advocacy and brief writing skills.
In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. May has been an active member of the Memphis Bar Association and Tennessee Bar Association. He is a 2015 graduate of the Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law class, and serves as a member of the 2017-2019 TBALL steering committee. Mr. May served as a member of the Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors in 2014 before being elevated to Vice-President in 2015. He was elected by his peers to serve as President of the MBA-YLD in 2016. In 2016, Mr. May also completed an intensive seven day trial advocacy training program held at Stanford University in California.
Mr. May and his wife have three young children and live in East Memphis. The May family enjoys spending time together at the Memphis Zoo, Shelby Farms Park, and Children's Museum of Memphis. Mr. May is a good cook, a mediocre golfer, and an outspoken fan of the Memphis Tigers, Memphis Grizzlies, Alabama Crimson Tide and Atlanta Braves. Mr. May co-created and co-hosted a weekly sports talk radio program, 3 Shades of Blue Radio, about the Memphis Grizzlies on Sports 56 WHBQ from 2013 through 2017. He and his wife also founded a local clothing company, 901 Collection, which celebrates Memphis while raising money to support local charities such as Youth Villages, Shelby Farms Park Conservancy, West Cancer Center, Mid-South Spay and Neuter and the Mid-South Food Bank.
About Jonathan Louis May
Practice Areas
- Workers’ Compensation
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2008
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2012
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Tennessee, 2012
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 2008
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2013
- Arkansas, 2019
Other Affiliations
- Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, - 2016 (President)
- Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, - 2015 (Vice-President)
- Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, - 2014 (Board of Directors)
- Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law, - 2015 (Graduate)
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2008
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Order of Barristers
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Academic Excellence Award
Law Journal: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law - University of Alabama, 2004
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major: Political Science
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
Past Positions
- Graduate Research Assistant, Dr. Otis J. Stephens at the University of Tennessee College of Law
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Jonathan Louis May
Included on the 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Top 40 Under 40, Memphis Business Journal, 2017
- President, Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2016
- Vice-President, Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2015
- Board of Directors, Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2014
- Graduate, Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law 2015
- Mid-South Super Lawyers® Rising Star 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Order of Barristers
- Phi Alpha Delta
Office Information
Address
80 Monroe Ave.Suite 900 Memphis, TN 38103
Phone
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Publication
Articles
- Bourland, Heflin, Alvarez, Minor & Matthews v. Rodney Heaton and Margaret Heaton and Loeb Properties, 393 S.W.3d 671 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012).
- Weatherspoon v. Minard, No. W2015-01099-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 14, 2015).
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