Atty. Robert F. Chapski
Bob Chapski is a shareholder and a Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator in the firm’s Nashville office. He is chair of the firm’s Product Liability Practice Group and serves on the firm’s Board of Directors.
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Robert F. Chapski is a Shareholder based in Nashville, Tennessee, practicing at Lewis Thomason, P.C.. They have 24+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2002. Their practice focuses on personal injury, business, product liability, and adr. Admitted to practice in Tennessee U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2002). Educated at University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 2002) and University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1999). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of AFFILIATIONS • ALFA International • Catholic Business League • Defense Research Institute • International Association of Defense Counsel • Nashville Bar Association • Rotary Club of Nashville • Tennessee Bar Association • Tennessee Bar Foundation. Serands clients in Nashville, TN and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Bob Chapski is a shareholder and a Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator in the firm’s Nashville office
- He is chair of the firm’s Product Liability Practice Group and serves on the firm’s Board of Directors
- Mr. Chapski regularly represents businesses and individuals and is experienced in a variety of litigation-related practice fields including product liability, tort, commercial/business litigation and employment law
- He often serves as local counsel to global law firms, advising attorneys and national clients in complex, high-exposure federal and state court matters
- Having two decades of experience working directly with manufacturers, expert witnesses and other nationally prominent attorneys across the country, he has in-depth knowledge to assist clients and other attorneys throughout courts in Tennessee
- Mr. Chapski has also served as both lead trial counsel and appellate counsel, and his jury trial experience includes product liability matters as well as other tort and business litigation matters
- He frequently speaks on topics related to business and product liability litigation and, in addition to various bar memberships, he is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and the Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC)
- Mr. Chapski has been honored by Best Lawyers, Mid-South Super Lawyers and has an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
- He was selected by Who’s Who Legal (WWL) as being among the world’s highest-ranking lawyers as part of the 2022 edition of WWL: Product Liability Defense 2022
- He is a proud graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Tennessee College of Law, graduating first in his class at both institutions
- PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES •Named Leading Product Liability Lawyer of the Year 2024 - Tennessee by Acquisition International •Named the The Best Lawyers in America 2023 and 2026 Mass Tort Litigation
- Class Actions - Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Nashville •fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation •Selected by Who’s Who Legal as one of the world’s highest-ranking lawyers in Product Liability Defense (2022 -2024)
- Listed in Who’s Who Legal - Lexology •Graduated first in his class from The University of Notre Dame •Graduated first in his class from The University of Tennessee College of Law •Member, Phi Beta Kappa •Member, Order of the Coif •ALFA International Steering Committee for Business Litigation and Product Liability practice groups •Sustaining Member of The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. (PLAC) •Elite Lawyer of the South (American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell), 2017 •Top Rated Lawyer in Mass Torts (American Lawyer Media) •Top Rated Lawyer in Commercial Litigation (Litigation Fall 2012/American Lawyer Media) •Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2017 - present •Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2012-2016 •Named to The Best Lawyers in America , Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Commercial Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants •Young Leaders Council (Class 63) •AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
Robert F. Chapski is one of 264,852 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in Tennessee →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Robert F. Chapski is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Tennessee →
Robert F. Chapski is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in Tennessee →
Mediators and arbitrators for civil, commercial, family, and employment dispute resolution.
Robert F. Chapski is one of 73,906 adr attorneys indexed nationally. Browse adr attorneys in Tennessee →
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Practicing law in Tennessee. Legal matters in Tennessee are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Nashville are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Tennessee state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Tennessee brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Tennessee courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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