Christen Blackburn, a Shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, has been elected to the Nashville Bar Association Board of Directors. The Nashville Bar Association’s Board of Directors is responsible for governing the Association.
Blackburn is an experienced litigator and represents Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and professionals, in a variety of practice areas. Blackburn regularly handles tort litigation involving transportation, products liability, premises liability and professional liability. She also dedicates a significant portion of her practice to employment litigation and workers’ compensation, defending employers against allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. She also advises insurance carriers on areas of insurance coverage and bad faith litigation.
Among her many professional accomplishments, Blackburn was named The Best Lawyers® 2021 Litigation/Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Nashville and was recently named as one of Nashville’s “40 Under 40” by the Nashville Business Journal. She is a past-President of the Lawyers Association for Women, former Chair of ALFA International’s Women’s Initiative Practice Group, and Community Relations Chair for the Nashville Bar Association.