Robert L. Trentham
Office Information
Practice Areas
As a member of the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Group, Bob focuses on drug and device litigation and product liability. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Biography – View PDF Bio
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1972
- U.S. District Courts
- Tennessee: Eastern, Middle, Western
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 6th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Distinctions
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense, 2014-2020
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2013-2022
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, 2013-2022
- Lawyer of the Year, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2016
- Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, 2012, 2021
- Super Lawyers®
- Top 100: Tennessee Super Lawyers, 2013-2014
- Top 50: Nashville Super Lawyers, 2013-2014
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Defense, 2006-2021
- Best of the Bar, Nashville Business Journal, 2012
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV®– Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
Education & Honors
- Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1972
- Vanderbilt University, B.S., 1969
Experience
- Professional Liability Insurance approved defense counsel over the years for companies including: Hudson Insurance Company, Berkley Select, Chartis, Virginia Insurance Reciprocal, AIG, Darwin Professional Underwriters, Zurich, State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company, CHUBB.
- 30 plus years of experience in defending doctors and hospitals across the State of Tennessee.
- Defended general liability and professional negligence claims for the following hospitals in Tennessee: Baptist Hospital (Nashville, TN), Clarksville Memorial Hospital (Clarksville, TN), Medical Center of Manchester (Manchester, TN), Coffee County Hospital, Macon County Hospital, Lincoln County Hospital, Wayne County Hospital, Sumner Regional Medical Center (Gallatin, TN), Warren County Hospital, Maury Regional Medical Center (Columbia, TN), Hartsville Medical Center, Marshall Medical Center
- Defended as lead counsel, several thousand medical malpractice cases over the years and has tried numerous jury cases to verdict.
In the News
- 63 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars
- 237 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022
- 86 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- Chambers USA 2020 Ranks 44 Butler Snow Attorneys and 15 Categories
- 93 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 173 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2020, 19 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Chambers USA 2019 Ranks 44 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- Butler Snow Ranked No. 2 in Lex Machina’s ‘Top Law Firm Report’ More...
- 106 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Chambers USA 2017 Ranks 45 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- 102 Butler Snow Attorneys List in 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 129 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers, 16 Named "Lawyer of the Year"
- Chambers USA Ranks 40 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- 117 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers®
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Numerous presentations on malpractice issues to hospitals and physicians across middle Tennessee.