Adelman Law Firm, PLLC

Principal. Ms. Adelman concentrates her practice in nursing home and medical malpractice litigation. Ms. Adelman is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Certified Mediator. She also provides medico-legal consulting services and educational programming to the long-term health care industry and medical profession. Born in Bay City, Michigan; admitted to practice in Illinois in The Supreme Court of Illinois and United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1990; Supreme Court of Tennessee, United States District Court, Western District, 1991; Supreme Court of Arkansas, United States District Court Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, 1992; Supreme Court of the United States of America, United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1994; United States Court of Appeal, Sixth Circuit, 1998; Supreme Court of Mississippi, United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, 2002. Educated at the University of Michigan, B.A. 1986; Universite d’Aix-Marseille II, M.A. Economics 1987; University of Denver College of Law, J.D. 1990. President, Bearman-Golden Gardens, Inc.; Member-Board of Directors, Goodwill Homes Community Services, Inc.; Family Council Member – AGAPE Children& Family Services; Member – Tennessee and Mississippi Health Care Associations; Member – Tennessee Association of Mediators and Association of Conflict Resolution; Founding Barrister – Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inns of Court; Barrister – Chicago Inns of Court; Published opinion Security Watch, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Inc., 176 F.3d 369 (6th Cir.) cert. denied, 145 L.Ed.2d 1120 (2000); Fluent in French written and spoken.

Member. Mr. Hayden concentrates his practice in the areas of long-term care and medical malpractice defense litigation and well as personal injury defense litigation and property damage claims including fire loss. Born in Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey in 1959, Mr. Hayden grew up in Memphis. He graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1981 with a B.S. in Communications having earned a Scripps Howard Merit Scholarship. Mr. Hayden graduated from the University Of Tennessee College Of Law at Knoxville in 1984. He has been licensed to practice law in Tennessee since 1984. He is a former President of the Young Lawyers Division of the Memphis Bar Association, a former Board Member of the Memphis Bar Association, and a former Board Member of the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. He has extensive jury trial experience throughout West Tennessee and has appeared frequently before the Tennessee Court of Appeals and Tennessee Supreme Court. Mr. Hayden is licensed to practice in all Tennessee State courts as well as the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Mr. Hayden is a member of the Defense Research Institute subcommittee on nursing home litigation as well as various other professional organizations.

Member. Mr. Mayer concentrates his practice in the areas of long-term care and medical malpractice defense litigation as well as personal injury defense litigation, insurance coverage disputes and products liability litigation. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Admitted to practice in Tennessee Trial and Appellate Courts, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1996; Arkansas Trial and Appellate Courts, Arkansas Supreme Court, 2006; United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1997; United States District Court, Eastern and Western District of Arkansas, 2001. Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed - General Civil Mediator. Member of Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association , Arkansas Bar Association and Defense Research Institute. Educated at Kent State University, B.A., cum laude, 1991; University of Memphis - Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (J.D., 1996). Published opinions: Peck v. Tanner, 181 S.W.3d 262 (Tenn. 2005) and Hale v. Ostrow, 166 S.W. 3d 713 (Tenn. 2005).

Member. Mr. Winterburn concentrates his practice in the areas of long term health care and medical malpractice defense litigation. Born in Kirkland, Washington, Mr. Winterburn grew up in Memphis. Admitted to practice in Tennessee Trial and Appellate Courts, Tennessee Supreme Court, 2006; Mississippi Trial and Appellate Courts, Supreme Court of Mississippi, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, 2007. Educated at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, B.Mus., 2001, and The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, J.D., 2006. While attending The University of Memphis, Mr. Winterburn served as Editor-in-Chief of the Tennessee Journal of Practice and Procedure and as a member of the Moot Court Board. Member - Memphis Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association; Mississippi Bar Association; American Bar Association.