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Sidney W. Gilreath - Knoxville, TN
Bank of America Center550 Main AvenueSuite 600 Knoxville, TN 37902
Gilreath & Associates
Knoxville Automobile, Motorcycle and Trucking Collisions Lawyer
Overview
Sidney Gilreath's career began more than 30 years ago, after graduating from The University of Tennessee College of Law. He has represented plaintiffs injured of killed in airplane crashes and vehicular torts, including fuel tank explosions and overturned three-wheelers; victims of toxic torts, due to exposure to asbestos or contaminated ground water; casualties of medical mistakes; as well as railroaders and others hurt on the job.
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate and Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the State of Tennessee, respectively, he has tried cases in 10 states. In 1997, he received a $3.9 million jury verdict for his paraplegic client in a case involving a faulty school bus breaking system. Also in 1997, he tried a defective seat belt case, ultimately reaching a settlement on behalf of a passenger who was rendered a quadriplegic in the low-speed collision. His most recent courtroom victory was $5.9 million jury verdict in 1998 against an auto manufacturer for a defective occupant restraint system. His client is quadriplegic due to a late deployment of the air bag.
Having served as a past president of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and as a former vice president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, he is currently on the Board of Governors of both organizations. His other affiliations include the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Named in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America , He maintains offices in Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis.
About Sidney W. Gilreath
Practice Areas
- Automobile, Motorcycle and Trucking Collisions
- Aviation Law
- Federal Employers Liability Act
- General Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Products Liability
Litigation
- 100%
Current Employment Position(s)
- Member
Representative Clients
- Victims of Personal Injury
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1962
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1965
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1964
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1965
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1965
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
Specialties and Certifications
- Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1983
- Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Specialization, 1994
Other Affiliations
- Tennessee Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Tennessee Association for Justice, 1969 - 1970 (Vice President)
- Tennessee Association for Justice, 1971 - 1972 (President)
- Tennessee Association for Justice, Life Member, 1983
- The American Association for Justice, State Committeeman, 1969
- The American Association for Justice, Member, Board of Governors, 1976-1984, 1992
- The American Association for Justice, 1984 - 1986 (Parliamentarian)
- The American Association for Justice, 1987 - 1988 (Treasurer)
- The American Association for Justice, 1988 - 1989 (Vice President)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Associate Member)
- West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Associate Member)
- New York State Association of Trial Lawyers, Inc. (Associate Member)
- American Judicature Society
- Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates, 1995 - 1996 (President, Tennessee Chapter)
- Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- American College of Legal Medicine (Associate Member)
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1962
LL.B. - Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee, 1958
B.S.
Major: Political Science
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
Past Positions
- Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, President, 1971 - 1972
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Vice President, 1988 - 1989
- American Board of Trial Advocates, President, Tennessee Chapter, 1995 - 1996
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Trial Practice, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1999 - 2000
- Field Instructor, National College of Advocacy, 1979 - 1981
- Damages, Western Trial Lawyers Seminar, 1986
- Toxic Torts, American Bar Association TIPS Program, 1987
- Comparative Fault, Knoxville Bar Association, 1993
- Jury Selection, Wake Forest School of Law Trial Advocacy Seminar, 1994
- Products Liability, Tennessee Law Review Products Liability Symposium, 1994
- Trial of Air Bag Case, Attorneys Information Exchange Group, 1999
- Trial Themes, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, 1999
References
References
- SunTrust Bank
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Sidney W. Gilreath
Included on the 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 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
- 2009 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Fellow, International Society of Barristers, 1988 - Present
- University of Tennessee College of Law Class of 1962 Alumni Lederships Award, 1999 - 2000
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association War Horse Award/Hall of Fame, 1994 - 1995
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1987 - Present
- The Best of Lawyers In America "Civil Litigation, Tennessee" Naifeh & Smith
- Founding Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
Office Information
Address
Bank of America Center550 Main AvenueSuite 600 Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
Publication
Representative Cases
- Braden v. Yoder, 592 S.W.2d 897 (Tenn. App., 1979)
- Smith v. Gore, 728 S.W.2d 738 (Tenn., 1987)
- Motley v. Fluid Power, 640 S.W.2d 222 (Tenn. App. 1982)
- Wolfe v. United States, 703 F.2d 569 (6th Cir., 1982)
- Sweeney v. State Dept. of Transp., 744 S.W.2d 905 (Tenn. App., 1987)
- Murphree v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., 696 F.2d 459 (6th Cir., 1982)
- Sterling v. Velsicol, 855 F.2d 1188 (6th Cir., 1988)
- Steele v. Ft. Sanders Anesthesia Group, P.C., 897 S.W.2d 270 (Tenn. App., 1994)
- Cruze v. Ford Motor Co., et al., 1999 WL 1206798 (Tenn.Ct.App.)
- Johnson v. Tenn. Farmers Mut. Ins. Co., 205 S.W.3d 365 (Tenn. 2006)
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