Leslie Ridings is a partner in the firm’s Civil Litigation practice. Her practice includes providing coverage opinions to insurance carriers and working closely with carriers to advise them on matters involving fraud and arson investigations. Her personal injury cases involve automobile and casualty defense, and health care liability. Ms. Ridings also litigates and tries cases involving arson, fraud, and contractual liability in both state and federal courts.
AWARDS, RECOGNITION, ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DistinguishedSM Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
American Bar Association, member
Tennessee Bar Association, member
Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, member
Tennessee Board of Law Examiners, assistant examiner
Defense Research Institute (DRI), member
EDUCATION
J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law, 1998
— Dean’s List
— Moot Court Board
— Dean’s Advisory Counsel
— Academic Excellence Awards in Legal Profession, Constitutional Law II, and Case Development
B.B.A., magna cum laude, East Tennessee State University, 1985
ADMISSIONS
Tennessee, 1998
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1999
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, 2013
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2014
