Kent Francis is a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office.  He focuses his practice primarily on health care liability defense, commercial transportation, and general civil litigation.

Mr. Francis represents doctors, clinics, and other health care providers in malpractice actions.  He also represents transportation companies and commercial drivers.  His practice includes representing defendants in breach of contract, bad faith, premises liability, personal injury, and pharmaceutical litigation.  Mr. Francis has tried civil matters to defense verdicts.  He has also achieved successful results for his clients through mediations and on appeal.

Mr. Francis practices in state and federal court in Tennessee and Arkansas.

Mr. Francis graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he served as an editor for the Tennessee Law Review.

AFFILIATIONS

• Memphis Bar Association
• Tennessee Bar Association

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

• Included in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ for his work in Health Care Law
• New Memphis Fellow, Class of 2023
• Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court
  • Associate member, 2017-2020
• Memphis Area Legal Services
  • Cabinet member, Equal Justice Young Lawyers Committee, 2018-2020
• Tennessee Bar Association
  • Member, 2015-present
  • District 14 Representative, Young Lawyers Division, 2020-2022
  • Sponsorship, Meetings & Awards Coordinator, Young Lawyers Division, 2019-2020
  • Sponsorship Coordinator, Young Lawyers Division, 2018-2019
• Memphis Bar Association
  • Member, 2015-present

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