W. Russell Taber, III

Russell Taber’s practice focuses on litigating business disputes.  He has experience in numerous substantive areas of the law and industries, including healthcare, contract disputes and business torts, manufacturing, intellectual property and entertainment.  He has represented a broad range of clients from individuals to large, publicly traded companies in federal and state courts, arbitration proceedings and governmental investigations.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Taber served as a law clerk for the Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr., of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.  Mr. Taber graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2005, where he served as Special Project Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif and the Moot Court Board.  In 2001, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a B. A. degree in government and theology. 

Among his articles on several legal topics is “The Reexamination Clause: Exploring Bifurcation in Mass Tort Litigation,” which has been cited in the leading treatise on federal civil procedure, Wright & Miller’s Federal Practice and Procedure. 

Mr. Taber serves on the Young Alumni Board of Montgomery Bell Academy and on the Race Judicata Committee, which organizes an annual road race to benefit charitable causes.

Publications:

• Bending the American Rule: 'Pullman' Decision Allows Third-Party Litigation Expenses in Tennessee, 46 Tenn. B. J. 10 (2010) (Cover Story).

• The Reexamination Clause: Exploring Bifurcation in Mass Tort Litigation, 73 Def. Counsel J. 63 (2006).

• Special Project: Current Issues in Intellectual Property, 58 Vand. L. Rev. 851 (2005).

• Copyright Déjà Vu: A New Definition of “Publication” Under the Copyright Act of 1909, 58 Vand. L. Rev. 857 (2005).