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 William L. Bomar
901.576.1712

 bbomar@glankler,com


     Practice Areas

Family & Domestic Law
​Conflict Management & Dispute Resolution
Healthcare Law & Hospital Administration Litigation
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury Litigation
Business & Commercial Litigation



WILLIAM L. BOMAR

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
​William L. Bomar concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, health care, medical malpractice, construction litigation, family law (non-child custody matters) and insurance litigation.

EDUCATION
  • Vanderbilt University, B.A. degree, 1983
  • Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis, J.D. degree, 1986

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
  • Tennessee
  • Arkansas
  • Tennessee, All State & Federal Courts
  • Arkansas, All State & Federal District Courts
  • Previously Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission

HONORS/AWARDS
  • The Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation
  • Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
  • Mid-South SuperLawyers, Healthcare/Medical Malpractice/ Construction Law/ Personal Injury Litigation
  • Glankler Brown Library Committee, Chairman, 1995-Present
  • Glankler Brown Management Committee, 2010-2014
  • MBQ Magazine Power Player (Personal Injury Law), 2013
  • 2013 Top Rated Lawyers in Healthcare Law, American Lawyer/Corporate Counsel magazines

PROFESSIONAL/CIVIC/CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
  • American Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section)
  • Tennessee Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section)
  • Memphis Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section; Member, Fee Dispute Committee)
  • Memphis Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2014, Health Law Section Representative
  • Memphis Bar Association, Health Law Section Secretary, 2013-16

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
  • Baptist Memorial Hospital v. Pan American Life Insurance, 45F. 3d 992 (6th Circuit, 1995) (Insurance coverage/ MSP issue)
  • Swafford v. Harris, 967 S.W. 2nd 319 (Tenn. 1998) (Physician expert witness limitations)
  • Powell v. Powell, 124 S.W. 3rd 100 (Tn. App. 2003) (Multi-million dollar divorce/ business valuation)
  • Khoury v. Wilson World, 139 S.W. 3rd 281 (Tn. App. 2003) (Premises liability)
  • Patterson v. Methodist Healthcare, 2010 WL 363314 (TN. app. 2010) (Physician-Hospital privileges case)
  • Abshure v. Methodist Healthcare, 325 S.W. 3d 98 (Tenn. 2010) (Physician-Hospital vicarious liability case)

RECENT TRIALS
  • Kuntz v. Jackson Anesthesia and Perioperative Consultants, et. al.- Jackson, Tennessee. Jury Defense Verdict in medical malpractice case alleging a medication error resulting in cardiorespiratory arrest and blindness. – May 2014
  • Curtis v. OBHG et. al.– Jackson, Tennessee. Jury Defense Verdict in medical malpractice case alleging fetal death from pregnancy induced hypertension or other factors.- June 2017

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
  • Tennessee Construction Law: What Do You Do When, 1997, 1998
  • Advanced Construction Law, 1996
  • Advanced Issues in Tennessee Medical Malpractice, 1994, 1999, 2004
  • Nursing Law in Tennessee, 2001, 2005
  • Medical Malpractice in Tennessee, 1997, 2002
  • Nursing Home Malpractice, 2002
  • Nursing Home Malpractice in Tennessee, 2002
  • Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Tennessee, Strategies in Preparation & Valuation, 2003
  • Superior Deposition Strategies in Tennessee, 2004
  • Tackling Advanced Medical Malpractice Issues, 2007
  • The Law – Big News in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury,
    Understanding what you need to know about what the Courts have decreed
    Memphis Bar Association Annual Litigation Seminar, 2010
  • Vicarious Liability- Principal and Agent in the Medical Arena, May 2011, Memphis Bar Association, Bench Bar Conference
  • Tennessee Attorneys Memo Statewide Conference- Causation in Healthcare Liability Cases, May 2017
  • National Business Institute- Using Expert Witnesses to Get Your Evidence In (And Keep Theirs Out), May 2018
  • Tennessee Attorneys Memo Statewide Conference- Litigating Causation Issues in Tennessee Healthcare Liability Cases, May 2018

ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS
  • Guest Panelist, Memphis Daily News Seminar Series, Health Care: State of the Industry (October 2014)
  • Guest Lecturer, University of Memphis Law School, Institute of Health Law and Policy, Medical Malpractice- Defense Perspective and Issues (October 2014)
  • University of Memphis, Graduate/Master’s of Health Administration Program/Class Presentation of Medical and Professional Negligence, Liability of Healthcare Institutions (February 2008)
  • Memphis Bar Association/ Young Lawyers Division, Malpractice for Young Lawyers (October 2007)
  • Methodist Healthcare/Medical and Executive Nursing Staff Presentation, Keynote Speaker, Risk Management Seminar (September 2007)
6000 Poplar Avenue, Suite 400, Memphis, Tennessee 38119
901.525.1322       www.bluffcityfamilylaw.com
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