
Melody Eagan
Managing Partner

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About me
Managing Partner at Lightfoot, Franklin & White
Education

Hendrix College
1987 - 1991Bachelor of Arts - BA Economics, summa cum laudeActivities and Societies: Alpha Chi Honorary Society

Vanderbilt University Law School
-Doctor of Law (J.D.)Activities and Societies: Managing Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review; Order of the Coif
Experience

Lightfoot, Franklin & White
Jan 1994 - nowManaging PartnerMelody’s legal practice primarily focuses in the areas of product liability and personal injury cases. She serves as regional counsel for a number of product manufacturing clients, and she’s successfully tried numerous product-liability cases through the Southeast.In addition to her product liability practice, Melody regularly represents physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice cases. She also serves as appellate counsel for a number of clients, assisting them not only with appeals but also preparation and oral argument of dispositive and other significant pretrial motions at the trial court level.Melody is Lightfoot’s managing partner. She is the first woman to lead the firm in its history. Show less
Licenses & Certifications

Tennessee Licensed Attorney
Tennessee Bar AssociationJan 2021
Mississippi Licensed Attorney
The Mississippi BarJan 2013
Alabama Licensed Attorney
Alabama State BarJan 1994
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Melody EaganWho's Who in Law Birmingham Business Journal Aug 2021
- Awarded to Melody EaganLocal Litigation Star Benchmark Litigation 2020
- Awarded to Melody EaganThe Best Lawyers in America Product Liability Litigation 2020
- Awarded to Melody EaganTop 250 Women in Litigation Benchmark Litigation 2020
- Awarded to Melody EaganTop Flight Attorney B-Metro Magazine 2020
- Awarded to Melody EaganWho’s Who in Law Birmingham Business Journal 2020
- Awarded to Melody EaganSuper Lawyers Product Liability Litigation 2019
- Awarded to Melody EaganElite Boutique Trailblazer National Law Journal 2018
- Awarded to Melody EaganAlabama Super Lawyers Thomson Reuters
- Awarded to Melody EaganLeading Lawyer Chambers USA
- Awarded to Melody EaganTop Women Attorneys B-Metro magazine
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