Baker Donelson's Bruce McMullen Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers

The induction ceremony at which Mr. McMullen became a Fellow took place before an audience of approximately 950 during the recent Annual Meeting of the College in Washington, D.C.

Mr. McMullen concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, class action defense, health care litigation, tort liability, and municipal law. He has extensive experience defending large corporations and businesses in complex litigation matters. Mr. McMullen has represented hospitals and health care facilities in medical malpractice actions, as well as national insurance carriers in coverage and bad-faith denial disputes. He also has broad experience in governmental entity defense.

Mr. McMullen served a four-year term as Chief Legal Officer for the City of Memphis while simultaneously maintaining his practice at Baker Donelson. During his tenure, he oversaw the legal and logistical strategy for the removal of Confederate monuments from Memphis parks in 2017. He was recognized in 2023 with the National Bar Association's A.A. Latting Award, honoring individuals for outstanding community service and legal excellence. In 2020, he was honored with the MLK Luminary Award, which recognizes attorneys who champion civil rights in Memphis, and with the Memphis Bar Association's Judge Jerome Turner Lawyer's Lawyer Award.

A graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, Mr. McMullen has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2009 and Mid-South Super Lawyers since 2012, and he is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Founded in 1950, the American College of Trial Lawyers is widely recognized as the preeminent organization of trial lawyers in North America, composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Fellowship is extended by invitation only, following a rigorous investigation process, to experienced trial lawyers who have demonstrated the highest standards of trial advocacy, ethical conduct, professionalism, civility, and collegiality. Candidates must have at least 15 years of trial experience before consideration for Fellowship.

The American College of Trial Lawyers strives to preserve and enhance trial practice, civility, professionalism, and the administration of justice through support of an independent judiciary, the rule of law, trial by jury, and access to justice.