Robert Echols

Experience

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  United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2010

  United States District Judge

  Presided over hundreds of jury and non-jury cases in a broad range of cases involving banking and commercial disputes, contracts, employment and discrimination claims, construction, real estate, negligence, personal injury, malpractice, products liability, insurance claims, health care law, intellectual property rights, First Amendment and other constitutional law claims, as well as those arising out of federal regulations and statutes. Included were complex class actions cases and mulitiple district cases. Also included were a wide variety of criminal cases, which required imposing punishment. Represted the Court in negotiating with the government, architects, and contractors for the construction of a new courthouse. Show less

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  Middle Distric of Tennessee (Nashville)

  Apr 1992 - Aug 2010

  United States Distric Judge (Retired 2010)

  Presided over hundreds of civil jury and non-jurty trials of all types, including banking and commercial disputes, contracts, insurance, business, class actions, healthcare, employment, construction, real estate, wrongful death, professional malpractice, intellectural property, constitutional claims ,and federal regulations and statutes such as False Claims Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Medicare, and others. Also presided over criminal jury trials and imposed sentences for those defendants found to be guilty. Show less

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  Bass, Berry & Sims

  Aug 2010 - now

  Member

  experienced and successful mediator and arbitrator; specializes in disputes in litigation or to be litigated and disputes the parties have agreed to arbitrate.