Dodson Parker Behm and Capparella’s Donald Capparella was awarded the “Lawyer of the Year” Award in the 33rd edition (2027) of The Best Lawyers in America© in the area of Insurance Law. Mr. Capparella’s peers also acknowledged his outstanding work in the practice areas of Appellate Practice and Personal Injury Litigation, placing him among the most respected attorneys in the country.
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Donald Capparella has established a reputation as one of Tennessee’s most respected appellate attorneys, with his experience handling a wide variety of matters, from seminal tort law cases to work on many of Tennessee’s landmark cases in other areas of law.
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Michael Bressman serves as Professor of the Practice of Law at Vanderbilt Law School where he has taught a variety of courses over the last 15 years. This year, Professor Bressman received the Hall-Hartman Award honoring excellent teaching for one of the first-year sections of Contracts. He also teaches Intellectual Property and the Arts Clinic, and directs the Law School’s clerkship program.

