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There is a difference between a law firm that has an office in Nashville and a law firm that will try your case. This month, Bernheim Kelley founder and CEO Jesse Bernheim was sworn in to the Tennessee Bar, and that difference is the whole reason he did it.
A Trial Lawyer, Not a Sign-Up Desk
Most people who are hurt in a crash or by a dangerous product never want to see the inside of a courtroom. Fair enough. But the settlement an insurance company offers depends on one thing above all: whether they believe your lawyer will actually take the case to a jury.
Jesse has built his career on that. He has recovered more than $70 million for people injured by defective hip implants, won a $9.8 million settlement over an over-the-counter drug, secured $2.4 million for a motorcyclist hit by another driver, and obtained a $1 million verdict for a worker hurt by a defective product. He served as Liaison Counsel on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the national Stryker hip implant litigation, which produced billions of dollars in settlements for injured patients.
Until now, taking a Tennessee case to trial meant working alongside local counsel. With his Tennessee admission, Jesse can stand in a Davidson County courtroom himself.
Invested in Nashville, Not Just Open in Nashville
Bernheim Kelley’s office at 1 Music Circle North is not a mailing address. The firm represents Tennesseans hurt in car, truck, motorcycle, and pedestrian crashes, on unsafe properties, and by defective products, and it handles those cases from the first phone call through trial without handing them off.
“We did not come to Nashville to collect cases and send them somewhere else,” Jesse says. “We came to be part of this community, and being admitted here is how I show up for it.”
What It Means if You Have Been Hurt in Tennessee
If you or a family member has been injured in Tennessee, you now have a founding partner who is licensed in Tennessee, has tried cases against some of the largest companies in the country, and answers to the people he represents. Call the Nashville office at 615-813-1111 for a FREE consultation or contact us online. We don’t get paid unless we win.
Jesse N. Bernheim is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law, cum laude. He is admitted to Florida, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and Tennessee. Read his full bio.