Daniel L. Clayton
Daniel Clayton
Nashville
Tennessee (TN)
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury Plaintiff: General
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products
Profile
Daniel has handled numerous high-profile cases that have received local and national media attention including the death in an automobile wreck of the world's most decorated aerobatic pilot (whose planes are on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.); the wrongful death of a woman after the car she was driving was hit in the rear-end by a tractor-trailer, causing the car to burst into flames; the permanently disabling injuries a man received when a deck collapsed because of improper construction; the death of a well-known Nashville pharmacist after his CT scans were misread, and severe injuries a lady received after pure 99.9% acetic acid, instead of a 4% solution, was used on her during a gynecologic procedure. In March 2010, Randall L. Kinnard and Daniel Clayton obtained one of the largest jury verdicts in a medical malpractice case in Tennessee history - a $22.4 million dollar verdict (Federal Court, Chattanooga) in a case where a woman went to the hospital with a broken leg, and ended up paralzyed fromt he waist down. He has successfully handled multiple brain injury cases including birth trauma injuries.
Selected To
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2011
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2010
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2009
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2008
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2007
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2006
Certifications and Credentials
Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization — Civil Trial Law, Medical Malpractice Law
Top Lists
Top 100 Tennessee Mid-South Super Lawyers 2011
Top 100 Tennessee Mid-South Super Lawyers 2010
Top 100 Tennessee Super Lawyers 2007
About Daniel Clayton
Admitted: 1987, Tennessee
Professional Webpage: www.kinnardclaytonandbeveridge.com/Bio/DanielClayton.asp
Honors and Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America; Martindale-Hubbell Registry of Pre-Eminent Lawyers; Nashville Post - Top 101 Lawyers, Top 101 Lawyers, Nashville Post, 2011
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified: Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy; Certified: Medical Malpractice Specialist by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
Bar/Professional Activity:
- President: Tennessee Association for Justice (2008)
- Certified: Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy; Certified: Medical Malpractice Specialist by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Treasurer, Franklin Special School District, Board of Education
- Youth Basketball Coach: YMCA, Grassland Athletic Association; West Nashville Sports League
- Tennessee School Board of the Year: Franklin Special School District Board of Education, 2007
Verdicts and Settlements:
- 2,650,000 verdict. 52 year old woman who had 99.9% aceitic acid applied during a colposcopy procedure, instead of a 4% vinegar solution1,800,000 verdict. 62 year old man, undiagnosed tongue cancer. Death.1,600,000 verdict. Collapse of deck at home resulting in back injuries.
- 22.4 million dollar verdict obtained by Randall L. Kinnard and Daniel L. Clayton in case where woman went to hospital for broken leg following an automobile accident and ended up paralzyed from waist down. Federal Court. Chattanooga, Tennessee, 2010
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