Gary S. Napolitan

Mr. Napolitan is an AV rated trial attorney with 45+ years experience. He specializes in catastrophic claims involving the trucking industry, product’s manufacturers, premises owners and workers’ compensation defense. His career trial results are recognized by election into the American Board of Trial Advocates and Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. He was the President of Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (2000). He is also counsel for Coca-Cola Bottling Company, United, Inc., Covenant Transport, Inc., Orange Grove Center, and CHI Memorial Hospital.

Honors and Awards

• AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell

• Best Lawyers in America (Personal Injury Litigation -Defendants, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation - Employers 2010-2022)

• Best Lawyers, "Lawyer of the Year"- Personal Injury - Defendants, 2020

• Phi Beta Kappa

• Phi Kappa Phi

• Phi Sigma Alpha

• Phi Delta Phi

• ROTC scholarship Recipient

Publications & Lectures

Importance of Vocational Experts in Permanent Total Disability Cases, LWDN Quick Flash newsletter

Publications & Lectures

• Chattanooga Civitan Club (President, 2010)

• Orange Grove Center (Board of Directors; President, 2020-21)

Professional Affiliations

• Chattanooga Bar Association (Fellow)

• Tennessee Bar Association (Fellow)

• Tennessee Bar Foundation (Fellow)

• Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association Past President (2000-2001)

• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel

• International Association of Defense Counsel (1989-present)

• American Board of Trial Advocates (2003)

• Chattanooga Bar Foundation Fellow

• Defense Research Institute