Clay Culpepper

About Clay Culpepper

Complex Commercial Litigation and Personal InjuryClay Culpepper serves and counsel for a number of businesses and aggressively advocates for injured individuals. Clay has litigated cases from Tennessee to California, in federal and state courts, in front of both juries and judges. Clay represents and counsels clients in various actions, including, but not limited to:Significant Personal Injury• Automobile accidents• Trucking accidents• Premises liability• Malpractice• Wrongful death• Negligence Business/Commercial Litigation• Contract/transactional disputes• Partner/Shareholder disputes• Insurance coverage• Employment law claims• Construction law • Intellectual property disputesRepresentative clients include large transportation company, multiple commercial real estate businesses, banks, large equipment distributors, restaurants, entertainers and media personalities. Clay has also successfully litigated and obtained sizable settlements on behalf of numerous injured clients and estates involving claims including car accidents, truck accidents, playground accidents, slip and falls, wrongful death and other injuries resulting from negligence. Clay is a member of the Tennessee, Mississippi and Memphis Bar Associations. He is a member of the 2012 Memphis Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40. He has been rated by SuperLawyers since 2013 and Best Lawyers in America since 2016. Clay is married to Suzanne Culpepper, a local artist and realtor, and they have two children. Clay and his wife are active in the Down syndrome/special needs community and are members of Fellowship Memphis Church. Education:University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, cum laude (J.D, 2004)University of Tennessee - Knoxville (B.S, 1998)Admitted to Practice:Mississippi, 2012Tennessee, 2004

Experience

1. Attorney Shareholder

   Evans Petree Pc

   Jun 2005 — Present

   Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, and Entertainment/Intellectual Property Law,

Education

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  B.S., Finance

  1994 — 1998

• The University of Memphis—Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law

  J.D., Law

  2001 — 2004

• Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee

  BS, Finance

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law
• Legal Research
• Construction Law
• Courts
• Personal Injury
• Trial Practice
• Mediation
• Wrongful Death
• Corporate Law
• Non-Compete Agreements
• Breach of Contract
• Securities Regulation
• Intellectual Property
• Entertainment Law
• Trials
• Appeals
• Class Actions
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Product Liability