Mr. Saffles is a member of the Firm's litigation practice group and practices primarily in the areas of commercial litigation and tort defense. He has litigated cases in state and federal court and in arbitration, has tried jury and non-jury cases, and has briefed and argued appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and in the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
Mr. Saffles has represented retailers, financial institutions, manufacturers, hospitals, nursing homes, professionals, amusements, insurance companies, trucking companies, and other businesses in a wide variety of cases. His experience includes defending lawsuits alleging products liability, including toxic exposure to asbestos and styrene, premises liability, medical and legal malpractice, negligence, fraud, malicious prosecution, consumer protection violations, bad faith, failure to procure insurance, wrongful foreclosure, and breach of contract, among others.
- Voted a Top Attorney by his peers in CityView magazine (2010, 2011)
- Judicial Extern for the Honorable Arthur Nakazato of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, 2002
- Judicial Extern for the Honorable Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2002
- Member – Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations
- Member – American Bar Association
- Member – Defense Research Institute
- Barrister – Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court
- Tennessee, 2004
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 2005
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, 2008
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2005
- United States Supreme Court, 2008
- Chapman University School of Law, J.D., 2004, summa cum laude
- Honor Scholar Award (Valedictorian), 2004
- Articles Editor—Chapman Law Review
- Competitions Chair—Appellate Moot Court Honor Board
- Chapman University School of Law Golden Gavel Award (Top Oral Advocate in the Chapman Law In-House Moot Court Competition), 2002
- Maryville College, B.A., 1999, cum laude
- T.T. Alexander Award for Writing, 1999