Daniel Clayton named Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” – Nashville – Medical Malpractice Law (2025) , “Lawyer of the Year” – Nashville – Personal Injury Law (2024) and “Lawyer of the Year” – Nashville – Product Liability Law (2024)

Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current edition of The Best Lawyers in America is based on more than 3.9 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. The lawyers being honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in our surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

Daniel has received 10 Lawyer of the Year Awards since 2012. These awards/recognitions have been in the fields of Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Product Liability. In addition, Daniel has been named in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America since 2010. Daniel has also been selected to Mid South Super Lawyers Top 50 Lawyers in Nashville, and Top 100 lawyers in Tennessee.

Professional Background – A Leader in the Law.

Daniel Clayton is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification and is also certified in the area of Medical Malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Tennessee only). Only a few attorneys in the state of Tennessee hold both certifications. Daniel has been named to Best Lawyers in America (www.bestlawyers.com) as well as being selected for inclusion as a Mid-South Super Lawyer (www.superlawyers.com) – a list compiled by Law and Politics magazine featuring the top 5% of attorneys in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. Not only was Daniel included in this list, but Mid-South Super Lawyers also listed him in the Top 50 lawyers in Nashville and Top 100 lawyers in Tennessee. He is also a member of the National Trial Lawyers Association which is a national organization composed of The Top 100 Trial Lawyers from each state. Membership is obtained through special invitation and is extended only to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and profile as civil plaintiff or criminal defense trial lawyers. Because of his success and insight, he is a much sought after speaker on the subject of trial practice. He has given presentations across the state of Tennessee, Florida and Georgia not only to other attorneys, but also as a featured speaker at multiple seminars for Tennessee judges. He has tried cases in Alabama, Kentucky and across the state of Tennessee. He has represented clients in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, Michigan, Illinois and Florida.

Daniel is a Past President of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. Daniel is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He also serves on the Board of Governors for the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Organization and is a member of the American Association for Justice. He is a member of the Circle of Advocates and served as the President for the Nashville Bar Foundation. Daniel was selected as a Senior Counsel member of the American College of Barristers. The status of Senior Counsel is a distinction honoring his skill and experience as a trial lawyer as well as his demonstrated commitment to promoting excellence in the art of trial advocacy. Daniel was also appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court to serve two terms as a hearing officer for the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility

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