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Attorney Profile

James T. Neal 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
phone (423) 265-2385
fax (423) 266-5211
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Jim Neal concentrates his practice on complex litigation including medical malpractice, products liability and wrongful death claims. He has broad experience in personal injury and general litigation, with a background including insurance defense and the representation of physicians and their insurance carriers. He has represented primarily patients in medical negligence claims since 1988 in Tennessee, Texas and Georgia.  Since his association with Summers & Wyatt, P.C., Mr. Neal has obtained substantial settlements for his injured clients and their families. As an example, he worked with Tom Wyatt and with the law firm of Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar of New Orleans, Louisiana, on a case where, on behalf of a workers' compensation client burned over 90% of his body from the explosion of a pressurized dye machine used in the textile industry, a $3,350,000 settlement was obtained from a Louisiana manufacturer. Examples of the types of medical malpractice claims that Mr. Neal has dealt with include injuries and deaths from surgical procedures, failure to diagnose life threatening conditions, labor and delivery complications and complications from treatment at emergency rooms, hospitals, clinics, and out-patient surgery centers. Along with Jerry Summers, Mr. Neal has also represented several families in the Tri-State Crematory litigation.
Year Joined Organization:
2002
Areas of Practice:
Complex Litigation
Medical Malpractice
Products Liability
Wrongful Death Claims
Litigation Percentage:
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Tennessee, 1979
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1992
Education:
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1979
J.D.


David Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, 1976
B.S.


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association


Tennessee Bar Association


American Association for Justice


Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association


Chattanooga Bar Association

The attorneys of Summers & Wyatt, P.C. represent clients throughout Tennessee (including Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Cleveland, Soddy-Daisy, Athens, Tullahoma, Jasper, Dayton, East Ridge, South Pittsburg, Hamilton County, Bradley County, Marion County, McMinn County, and Rhea County), northern Georgia (including Dalton, Ft. Oglethorpe, Ringgold, Rossville, Catoosa County, Dade County, Walker County, and Whitfield County), and northeast Alabama (including Jackson County).