Attorney Profile

David M. Cook

David Cook

The Hardison Law Firm, P.C.
119 South Main Street, Suite 800
Memphis, TN 38103-3685
Contact Contact David M. Cook
T: 901-525-8776
F: 901-525-8790

Visit: www.thehardisonlawfirm.com
Practice areas: Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice (50%), Professional Liability: Defense (30%), Alternative Dispute Resolution (20%)
Industry Groups: American College Of Trial Lawyer (1998), Fellow

Profile

David M. Cook concentrates his practice on medical malpractice, hospital malpractice, legal malpractice, and other professional liability defense, and on alternate dispute services. He earned his B.A. in History at the University of Tennessee -- Knoxville and earned his J.D. at the University of Memphis in 1975. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, is included in The Best Lawyers in America, is certified by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization as a Civil Trial Specialist and a Medical Malpractice Specialist, and is a Tennessee Supreme Court-approved Alternate Dispute Resolution Specialist, the only Tennessee lawyer certified in all three areas. He has practiced with the firm in Memphis his entire career. He is also licensed to practice law in Mississippi.

Selected to:

Mid-South Super Lawyers 2009
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2008
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2007
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2006

About David Cook

Admitted: 1977, Tennessee

Professional Webpage: www.thehardisonlawfirm.com/attorneybios/cook.html

Honors and Awards: Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc., Recipient, W.J. Michael Cody Pro Bono Publico Award, 2006
Special Licenses/Certifications: Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and National Board of Trial Advocacy Certified Civil Trial Specialist; Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and The American Board of Professional Liability Certified Medical Malpractice Specialist; Tennessee Supreme Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Approved Alternative Dispute Resolution General Civil Mediation Specialist; United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Court- Approved Mediation Panelist; licensed to practice law in Mississippi in 2009.
Bar/Professional Activity: President, Memphis Bar Association, 2007; Member, Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, American Bar Association, International Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, American Hospital Lawyers Association, Federal Bar Association, Fellow, The American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, Memphis Bar Foundation; Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation.
Pro bono/Community Service: Recipient of 2007 National Legal Services Corporation Special Award; recipient of the 2006 W.J. Michael Cody Pro Bono Publico Award, presented by Memphis Area Legal Services; Served on Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. Pro Bono Publico Panel entire career; served on Board of Directors 1993-1994; received Pro Bono Publico Awards 1986, 1988.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Cook, Davd M., Physician/Patient Privilege in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi, 6 Memphis Bar Association Magazine 14 (1996); Gelfand, Michael S. and Cook, David M., Streptococcal Meningitis as Complication of Diagnostic Myelography: Medicolegal Aspects, 22 Clinical Infectious Diseases 130 (1996); Cook, David M., Practical Legal Comments on Informed Consent, 157 Archives of Internal Medicine, 1766 (1997) (letter); Cook, Davd M. and wener, Andrew W., Living Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care: Medical and Ethical Issues on Death and Dying, Tennesse Journal of Practice and Procedure (2000).
Verdicts and Settlements: Foster v. Amcon, 621 S.W.2d 142 (Tenn. 1981; Michelson v. Stanley, 893 S.W.sd 941 (Tenn. App. 1993); Delashmit v. City of Covington, 889 S.W.2d 206 (tenn. 1994); Smith v. Methodist Hosp. of Memphis. 995 S.W.2d 584 (Tenn. App. 1999); Tuggle v. St. Francis Hospital, 2000 WI 33191369 (Tenn. App. 2001); Richberger v. The West Clinic. P.C., 2004 WL 787162 (Tenn. App 2004); Richardson v. Diaz, W2004-00773-COA-R9-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005).
Other Outstanding Achievements: Christian Brothers High School Hall of Fame; Christian Brothers High School Band Hall of Fame.
Educational Background: Christian Brothers High School, 1969; Univeristy of Tennessee Bachelor of Arts, History, 1973; University of Memphis Juris Doctor, 1975.
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