Lauren Paxton Roberts

Lauren Paxton Roberts

Associate

Nashville, TN

Phone: 615-782-2284 Fax: 615-742-0729

Email: lauren.roberts@stites.com

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Education

  • Washington and Lee University School of Law

    J.D. 2005

    Wood Foundation and Washington and Lee Academic Scholarships; Charles V. Laughlin Award; Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Fraternity; Moot Court Executive Board, Chair; Mock Trial Team Member; Honor Advocate; Public Prosecutor Clinic

  • Washington and Lee University

    B.S., magna cum laude, 2002

    Accounting and Business Administration

    With Special Attainments in Commerce; Francis P. Gaines Honor Scholarship; Honor Roll; Dean's List; Women's Varsity Cross-Country; Kappa Delta Sorority

Admissions

  • Tennessee

  • Virginia

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Service Areas

  • Business Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Appellate Advocacy
  • Commercial Disputes - Contracts and Business Torts
  • Fiduciary Duty, Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Litigation
  • Trial Practice
  • Class Action, Mass Action & Multi-District Litigation

Industry Experience

  • Consumer Products / Food / Beverage
  • Insurance Carriers / Brokers / Agents

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • Nashville Bar Association
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Law Association for Women
  • Tennessee John Marshall American Inn of Court

Community Involvement

  • Nashville Chapter of Washington and Lee University Alumni Association, board member
  • Nashville Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Division, board member
  • Alive Hospice, volunteer
  • Young Leaders Council, Class 53

Lauren Paxton Roberts is an Associate in the firm's Nashville office and is a member of the Business Litigation Service Group and the Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group.

Recent Assignments

  • Currently assisting in the representation of multiple international manufacturing clients in product liability matters before Tennessee State and Federal courts
  • Successfully represented client in a partition matter before the Tennessee Circuit Court
  • Multiple arguments before the Tennessee Court of Appeals
  • Drafted successful brief to the Tennessee Supreme Court resulting in grant of motion for summary judgment in favor of client
  • Managed international document production involving both electronic and paper documents
  • Currently serving as Pro Bono Project Coordinator for the Nashville office of Stites & Harbison

Reported Cases

  • Allen v. McPhee, 240 S.W.3d 803 (Tenn. 2007) (on Brief)

Before Stites & Harbison

Lauren joined the firm after clerking for Judge Herbert C. Gill, Jr., of the Twelfth Circuit of Virginia, 2005 to 2006.

More Than Stites & Harbison

Outside of the firm, Lauren serves as Co-Chair of the Recruitment Committee for the Nashville Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division, and is a Board Member for the Nashville Chapter of the Washington & Lee University Alumni Association.

Besides Stites & Harbison

Lauren is an avid runner who recently completed her first marathon.