Eric Espey

Proven Verdicts
Memphis, TN19 years experienceAdmitted 2005

About Eric Espey

Eric H. Espey is an Attorney at Greer Injury Lawyers, PLLC, focusing on civil litigation including jury trials representing injured individuals and appellate work.

Espey earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2005 and his Bachelor of Science cum laude in Political Science from Murray State University in 2002. He is admitted to the State Bar of Tennessee (2005), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2010), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2021).

With 19 years of experience, Espey has appeared before the Tennessee Supreme Court, Tennessee Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. His honors include AV Rated, CALI Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, National Trial Lawyers Top 100 (2018), Super Lawyers, and Top 40 Under 40. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$38.8 millionVerdict

A Shelby County jury found two Regional One obstetric physicians negligently delayed a C-section through a prolonged labor, leaving a first-time mother's newborn with a brain injury and lifelong disability, and returned a $38,816,500 verdict.

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Murray State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Tennessee, admitted 2005
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, admitted 2010
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, admitted 2021
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association - Board of Governors
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Association for Justice

Awards & recognition

AV Rated
CALI Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy
National Trial Lawyers Top 100 (2018)
Super Lawyers
Top 40 Under 40

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