Best Wrongful Death Lawyers in Tennessee (2026)

The wrongful death lawyers in Tennessee we'd call first, drawn from every city list we've published there and the firms whose own work shows these cases.

Sources checked November 8, 2026

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Of the 18 firms that show wrongful death work on our 4 city lists in Tennessee, Monge & Associates scores highest on malpractice focus, published results, client reviews and experience, followed by Minner Vines Injury Lawyers, PLLC and Jones, Les. Each firm keeps its best score from the cities it serves; open a city for its full list.

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Monge & Associates
4.9340 Google reviewsRated 4.9 out of 5 on Google from 340 reviews
Best for: Families who value clear communication
Since 1993, Monge & Associates has practiced law. The firm's 340 Google reviews give it a 4.9 rating, with clients saying they got quick replies and could understand what they were told.
On our lists for Nashville and Chattanooga.
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We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made
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Minner Vines Injury Lawyers, PLLC
4.9203 Google reviewsRated 4.9 out of 5 on Google from 203 reviews
Best for: Claims involving misdiagnosis
Among the medical negligence results Minner Vines Injury Lawyers, PLLC publishes are a $7.5 million jury verdict and a $2.3 million medical negligence verdict. When you first speak with the firm, ask about those cases.
On our list for Nashville.
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We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made
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Jones, Les
3.02 Google reviewsRated 3.0 out of 5 on Google from 2 reviews
Best for: Wrongful-death malpractice claims
According to his published record, Les Jones and Tannera Gibson obtained a Shelby County malpractice verdict exceeding $1.2 million in 2013. You'll find him listed here as Jones, Les.
On our list for Memphis.
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We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made
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Chiozza Law Firm
4.2256 Google reviewsRated 4.2 out of 5 on Google from 256 reviews
Best for: Surgical errors and delayed diagnoses
For a case involving blood loss and death, Chiozza Law Firm's site reports a $3.5 million settlement; another settlement exceeded $2 million for wrongful intubation.
On our list for Memphis.
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We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made
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Stroud, Flechas & Dalton
4.8256 Google reviewsRated 4.8 out of 5 on Google from 256 reviews
Best for: Failure-to-diagnose and hospital-death claims
Stroud, Flechas & Dalton's site features a breast-cancer case that ended in a $23.6 million Shelby County jury verdict for failure to diagnose. Will Raiford and James B. Lees worked with the firm on that case, according to its account.
On our list for Memphis.
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Photos: Nashville, King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0; Memphis, Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0; Knoxville, Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0; Chattanooga, WeaponizingArchitecture, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

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