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Attorney S. MORRIS HADDEN
S.
Morris
Hadden
- Partner
- Litigation
- Insurance Defense Litigation
- Mediation/Arbitration Services
Biography
Morris Hadden is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers who has tried more than 200 jury trials. He has represented lawyers, dentists, pharmacists, and insurance agents for professional liability and has participated in product liability litigation involving medical devices, automotive products, ladders, cranes, and air rifles. He has represented Fortune 500 companies, corporations, and individuals, as well as electrical and gas companies, and has advised companies in matters pertaining to insurance coverage, arson, and fraud. Mr. Hadden has served as local counsel in anti-trust/class actions for credit cards, sporting equipment, international chemicals, and cigarette manufacturing companies. Mr. Hadden also is a Rule 31 Listed Mediator by the Tennessee Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission.
Mr. Hadden’s practice focuses on commercial, corporate, and insurance litigation, including trial and appellate practice in state and federal courts. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Sixth Circuit. Mr. Hadden served as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation for three years following graduation from law school. He has been selected to be in Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.
Mr. Hadden lives in Kingsport and has a son, Rob, who is an attorney in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Insurance Defense Litigation
- Mediation/Arbitration Services
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Juris Doctorate
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Bachelor of Science
Awards, Recognition, Accomplishments
- AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Tennessee Supreme Court, Special Justice, 1996
- Selected to The Best Lawyers, Commercial Litigation and Insurance Defense
- Recipient of "Fifty over Fifty" Leadership Award
- Selected to Super Lawyers, 2006-2021
Professional & Civic Involvement
- American College of Trial Lawyers, fellow
- American Bar Association, fellow
- Tennessee Bar Association, fellow and board of governors, Board of Governors
Admissions
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court