Melody Eagan

Melody Eagan

Managing Partner

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Managing Partner at Lightfoot, Franklin & White

  • Education

    • Hendrix College

      1987 - 1991
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Economics, summa cum laude

      Activities 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 - now
      Managing Partner

      Melody’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 Association
      Jan 2021
    • Mississippi Licensed Attorney

      The Mississippi Bar
      Jan 2013
    • Alabama Licensed Attorney

      Alabama State Bar
      Jan 1994
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Melody Eagan
      Who's Who in Law Birmingham Business Journal Aug 2021
    • Awarded to Melody Eagan
      Local Litigation Star Benchmark Litigation 2020
    • Awarded to Melody Eagan
      The Best Lawyers in America Product Liability Litigation 2020
    • Awarded to Melody Eagan
      Top 250 Women in Litigation Benchmark Litigation 2020
    • Awarded to Melody Eagan
      Top Flight Attorney B-Metro Magazine 2020
    • Awarded to Melody Eagan
      Who’s Who in Law Birmingham Business Journal 2020
    • Awarded to Melody Eagan
      Super Lawyers Product Liability Litigation 2019
    • Awarded to Melody Eagan
      Elite Boutique Trailblazer National Law Journal 2018
    • Awarded to Melody Eagan
      Alabama Super Lawyers Thomson Reuters
    • Awarded to Melody Eagan
      Leading Lawyer Chambers USA
    • Awarded to Melody Eagan
      Top Women Attorneys B-Metro magazine