BRYAN L. CAPPS, JD, MBA
The Adams Law Firm
8517 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone: (865) 531-6440
Fax: (865) 381-1394
E-mail: bcapps@terryadamslaw.com
 











Born: Knoxville, Tennessee, May 28, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee.

Education: Carson-Newman College (B.S., Economics, 1990); University of Tennessee (M.B.A., Management and New Venture Analysis, 1993); University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 1999).

Memberships: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Association for Justice (Current Vice President of Eastern Section; Board of Governors 2002-Present); American Association for Justice; Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee (Hearing Panel Member, 2007-Present); Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR Ombudsman 2006-Present); Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America; Association of Legal Administrators.
The American Trial Lawyers Association 2010 Top 100 Tennessee Attorneys.  Selected by Cityview Magazine as top Knoxville attorney for products liability and general personal injury cases.
 
Reported Cases:  Johnson v. Tenn. Farmers Mut. Ins. Co., 205 S.W.3d 365 (Tenn. 2006); In re West Pointe Props., L.P., 249 B.R. 273 (E.D. Tenn. 2000);  Usher v. Blalock & Sons, Inc., et al., No. E2009-00658-COA-R3-CV - June 30, 2010.

Practice Areas:  General Personal Injury Practice With Emphasis On Products Liability; Automobile and Trucking Accidents; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Bad Faith Insurance Practices; Workers Compensation; Railroad Injuries (Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)); and Business Torts.

Admitted to Practice: Tennessee state courts; United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Sections of Tennessee; and United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Has also litigated and/or tried cases with pro hac vice admission in Kentucky, Georgia, and Ohio.  

Speeches/Seminars: Bad Faith Failure to Settle from the Plaintiff’s Perspective (Insurance Bad Faith Claims, Lorman 2007); Effective Use of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (Trucking Litigation and D.O.T. Regulations in Tennessee, Lorman 2008).