Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella, PC
Providing legal counsel in the areas of law that impact lives and livelihoods. Call us - 615 254 2291
Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella, PC
Providing legal counsel in the areas of law that impact lives and livelihoods. Call us - 615 254 2291We work to prevent problems, and we help solve the problems that can’t be prevented.
Our appellate practice team is among Tennessee’s most experienced and most successful.
Lawyers with extensive trial experience in Tennessee’s state and federal courts.
Focused advice for the particular needs of government agencies and non-profits.
We help Tennessee’s families and businesses plan for and navigate the changes that life brings.
If you’ve been hurt—from a car wreck, a fall, a medical procedure, or an accident—we can help.
Six Dodson Parker Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2024; 18 Firm Practice Areas Represented
Six lawyers from the firm were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024. The attorneys are recognized for their work in 18 practice areas.
Margaret Behm has been named 2024 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Nashville for her work in Non-Profit/ Charities Law, and is also recognized in the following areas:
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- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Individuals
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Municipal Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
Michael Bressman, named in the publication since 2018, is currently recognized for his work in Art Law, Information Technology Law, Nonprofit/ Charities Law, and Trademark Law.
Donald Capparella has been selected for inclusion in the publication since 2013, and is currently recognized in the areas of Appellate Practice, Insurance Law, and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.
Harlan Dodson has been named to the Best Lawyers® publication since 2013, and is currently recognized for his work in the following categories:
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- Nonprofit/ charities Law
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Commercial Transactions/ UCC Law
Paul S. Parker, recognized since 2020, is named in the publication for his work in the areas of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates.
Tyler C. Yarbro, has been selected for inclusion in the publication since 2016, and is currently recognized in the following fields:
- Employment Law – Individuals
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Trusts & Estates
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become regarded as one of the definitive guides to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers® is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers® “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
DPBC’s Margaret Behm Quoted in Nashville Post’s Sports Article
Margaret Behm, longtime board and executive committee member of the Nashville Sports Council and two-term board member of the Metropolitan Sports Authority, speaks with the Nashville Post about the ongoing efforts to bring a women’s professional sports team to Nashville, the benefits for the city, and what has to happen to make this a reality. To read the full article click here.
DPBC Attorneys named to Nashville Business Journal’s 2023 “Best of the Bar”
Dodson Parker Behm and Capparella, PC is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s lawyers are included among the Nashville Business Journal’s 2023 “Best of the Bar.” Attorneys are selected for this annual list by their peers.
- Margaret Behm was selected in the field of Labor and Employment. In addition to her employment work, Behm represents clients in matters related to municipal law, estate planning, and business.
- Tyler Chance Yarbro was honored in the Litigation and Dispute category. She has extensive experience in courtroom advocacy, and handles a wide range of matters, including employment, probate, commercial, and criminal defense litigation.
- Donald Capparella was also named in the Litigation and Dispute category. Focusing his practice on litigation and appeals, Capparella is regularly called upon to handle complex matters including construction defects, business disputes, personal injury, and insurance disputes at the trial and appellate level.
Each attorney above has been named previously to the list, and firm attorneys have been named to the Nashville Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” List for more than ten consecutive years.
Margaret Behm Honored at Women’s Political Collaborative Celebration
The Women’s Political Collaborative of Tennessee celebrated “50 Years of Action” with an event hosted at the Woolworth Theater on June 28th. Judge Barbara Haynes, Nashville’s first woman General Sessions Judge and co-founder of the Lawyers Association for Women, will be remembered for years to come with the WPC’s Barbara Haynes Lifetime Achievement Award. This year, Margaret Behm was honored as the first recipient of this award as someone who, like Judge Haynes, lifts up other women and helps them succeed. Margaret is pictured alongside Judge Walter Kurtz and Chancellor Ellen Lyle.
DPB&C Attorneys Recognized by the Tennessee Supreme Court
On May 24, 2023, the Tennessee Supreme Court released their ninth annual recognition of attorneys and law firms that have devoted significant time to provide pro bono services to those who cannot afford legal representation and to improve the legal community. Each attorney at Dodson Parker Behm and Capparella, PC was recognized individually as an “Attorney for Justice” for 2022, signifying that each of those attorneys performed at least fifty hours of pro bono legal services in the past year. The law firm was also honored, now for the ninth year in a row, for its firm-wide pro bono efforts.
We are proud to stand with lawyers and law students across the state who are working to expand access to justice.
