Eric Hayes

Personal Injury Lawyer at Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
Nashville, TN29 years experience

About Eric Hayes

Eric Hayes is a Personal Injury Attorney at Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers, with 29 years of experience representing plaintiffs throughout Kentucky and Tennessee.

Hayes earned his Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School and his Bachelor of Arts in English from Cedarville University. He is admitted to the State Bars of Kentucky and Tennessee, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Originally from Ohio, Hayes initially worked in a small office before expanding to a larger city and narrowing his focus to personal injury law. In 2017, the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys recognized him as one of the 10 Best Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Tennessee.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers

These results are credited to Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$4.2 millionVerdictTop 20 in Tennessee · #9

A Davidson County jury awarded Charles Ray Peterson Jr. $12 million after a two-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Christmas Day 2017 cost him both legs, but the signed judgment entered against the defendants totals $4,203,547 once Tennessee's statutory damages cap was applied to the verdict.

Fifth Circuit Court, Davidson County, Tennessee (Docket No. 18C2027) · 2021Truck AccidentsRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

Cedarville University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Kentucky
State Bar of Tennessee
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee

Awards & recognition

10 Best Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Tennessee - American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (2017)

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$18 million sought · Family of TDOT Supervisor David Younger Sues for $18 Million Over Fatal I-40 Truck Crash
Bart Durham Injury Law
Bart Durham Injury Law
$277,966 · Reyadh v. Trulite Glass: $277,966 for a Torn Rotator Cuff After a Low-Damage Truck Crash
Bernheim Kelley, LLC
Bernheim Kelley, LLC
$200 Million Verdict Against R.J. Reynolds for Boston Woman's Lung Cancer Death

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