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 Randall L. Kinnard Nashville, Tennessee
Randall Kinnard was voted the lawyer they would most want to represent them in a medical malpractice case by Middle Tennessee lawyers, said Business Nashville, December 1999, which quoted one lawyer as saying, "It's pretty well recognized that he is the premier plaintiff's medical malpractice attorney in Nashville." Lawyers Weekly USA, a prominent national law publication, featured Randy Kinnard as a MASTER OF TRIAL ADVOCACY in the article "THE WARRIOR WITHIN" Click here to read the article. Before entering law school, he attended West Point and served in Vietnam. His combat experience with the 173rd Airborne Brigade has served him well in the practice of law." (August 4, 2003, LWUSA 518). A combat Airborne Ranger, he was awarded the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, Purple Heart, Bronze Star for Valor and Air Medal for 28 assaults in combat during his two tours in Vietnam. He also served with the 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division. Mr. Kinnard is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education & Specialization. He is also a Certified Medical Malpractice Specialist. He has won many record-setting verdicts for his clients in over 30 years of practice. But, as he says, "It's not all about doing the best you can for your client as a lawyer. It's also about being a counselor and a friend to your client." When he teaches other lawyers about how to be a good lawyer, he emphasizes two things: (1) competence and (2) respecting your client. This means "being there" for your client, he says. Volunteer in the community. Mr. Kinnard is a volunteer for Alive Hospice. He serves on the Quality Council for Alive Hospice. He also is a board member of Centerstone, which is a not-for-profit organization helping over 40,000 with mental illnesses. He is on the Board of Directors of Friends of Warner Parks, which seeks to preserve hundreds of acres of parklands in Davidson County. For decades, Mr. Kinnard has supported The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, which gives free legal services to poor people. When he was Chair of the fundraising campaign for Legal Aid, he helped raise over $700,000, setting a record. He has been a board member of his church, Sunday school teacher, and Scout leader. He is a member of the Exchange Club. He supports dozens of charitable organizations both local and national. Other professional achievements, memberships, and honors.
Published writer. The following articles, written by Mr. Kinnard, have been published in state or national magazines:
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Frequent speaker. During his career, Mr. Kinnard has given dozens of speeches to lawyers to help them in their practice. He has spoken to judges about challenges in the courtroom. He has given speeches to hospitals, physicians, and nurses about how to avoid committing malpractice and how to improve the quality of care for patients. Here are the titles of some of the speeches he has given to national, state and local trial bar associations and to judges:
In his most recent speech to lawyers in the Tennessee Association for Justice on the topic of respect, Mr. Kinnard advised how important it is to respect your client, the jury, and yourself. He said, "Sometimes lawyers fail to respect the time of a juror. Jurors expect you to be organized and prepared. Do not waste their time. They want you to get to the point and sit down. Doing that requires you to be extremely competent, to know your case and to communicate it." He emphasized that "respecting your client" means far more than just being competent as a lawyer. "Be your client's friend. Due to tragic things that may have happened to your client, you may be one of the last friends your client says." Other information. Mr. Kinnard is in the process of founding The Children's Justice Center, a non-profit, charitable organization which will provide free legal help, advice, and court representation for abused and neglected children. Mr. Kinnard is an avid outdoorsman, enjoys running, golf, fishing, and hiking. He also likes to read, especially history. |
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Children's Medicine Manufacturer's Plant Unsafe
The F.D.A. released findings Tuesday that the only plant that makes many popular over-the-counter pediatric medicines lacks sufficient quality control measures and has failed to investigate consumer complaints over contaminated product. Last week, Johnson & Johnson, who owns the plant through a subsidiary, recalled 43 over-the-counter pediatric medicines in the United States, its territories and nine other countries, affecting 70 percent of the market for over-the-counter children's medicine. F.D.A. officials said the plant used raw materials that were contaminated with an unknown bacteria and received 46 customer complaints over contaminated medicines. Federal officials did stress that serious harm from the recalled drugs was "remote." Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post 05/05/2010
Toy Maker Recalls 200,000 Baby Playpens
Dorel Juvenile Group Inc. announced a voluntary recall last week of over 200,000 baby playpens due to the threat of "suffocation or positional asphyxiation." The company said that the floors of the Safety 1st Disney Care Center Play Yards and Eddie Bauer Complete Care Play Yards could become uneven when jostled, posing unnecessary risks to children. The toys were sold from January 2007 to October 2009 at Babies "R" Us, Kmart, Sears, Target and Walmart. No deaths have been reported involving the playpens. Staff Report, Chicago Tribune 12/30/2009
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DECEMBER 2009: RANDALL L. KINNARD SPEAKS ON THE DANGERS OF TOXIC TOYS
Toy related injuries sent a staggering 80,000 children under the age of 5 to Emergency Rooms in 2007. Randy Kinnard said that defective and dangerous toys harm children each year. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG) released "The 24th-annual Trouble in Toyland report" recently. The report follows testing of thousands of toys for possible choking hazards, eardrum-damaging noise levels and toxins, and is available at www.uspirg.org. To read more on the article from Public News Service, click here.
KINNARD CLAYTON AND BEVERIDGE IS PROUD SPONSOR OF
More than 70,000 children are poisoned each year by prescription or over-the-counter medicines, more than twice as many as are poisoned by other products, a new study has concluded. Read Article.
A Kinnard Clayton & Beveridge case involving Trey Jones was featured on the front page of the USA Today (Read More)
- $22 million dollar verdict awarded to Kinnard Clayton & Beveridge clients, Bette and Ben Donathan. Read more here.
- Federal Jury in Chattanooga Awards $22.26 Million in Malpractice Case Click here to read the article
- Lawyers Weekly USA, a prominent national law publication, featured Randy Kinnard as a MASTER OF TRIAL ADVOCACY in the article "THE WARRIOR WITHIN". Click here to read the article
- Tennessee Medical Malpractice Laws Change Again [PDF]
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