Business litigator Kenny L. Saffles has joined Baker Donelson as of counsel in the Firm's Nashville office.
Mr. Saffles concentrates his practice litigating in the areas of commercial litigation, products liability, transportation, premises liability, medical malpractice, and insurance 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, mortgage servicers, manufacturers, hospitals, nursing homes, professionals, amusement firms, insurance companies, trucking companies, and other businesses in a wide variety of cases. His experience includes defending lawsuits alleging products liability, premises liability, medical and legal malpractice, and negligence. He has also worked with clients in cases involving fraud, malicious prosecution, consumer protection violations, constitutional violations, employment discrimination, bad faith, failure to procure insurance, wrongful foreclosure, and breach of contract, among other matters.
After working with Baker Donelson from 2006 to 2014, Mr. Saffles joined the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Civil Division, where he also functioned as the division's Senior Litigation Counsel and Coordinator for civil rights investigations. In 2017, he was awarded a Certificate of Commendation from the United States Department of Justice for outstanding performance and assistance in support of the Civil Rights Division.