Education
University of Tennessee, B.A., 1995
University of Memphis, J.D., 1998
Marcy D. Magee, a shareholder in the Memphis office, focuses her practice primarily on general civil defense litigation matters, with an emphasis on medical malpractice litigation. Ms. Magee has handled numerous jury trials to verdict in Memphis and surrounding counties. She also has a vast amount of experience arguing cases before the Tennessee Supreme Court and the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
Ms. Magee is active in many civic and charitable organizations in the community, including LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Child Advocacy Center, the Humane Society and the Briarcrest Christian School PTF. ...
Marcy D. Magee, a shareholder in the Memphis office, focuses her practice primarily on general civil defense litigation matters, with an emphasis on medical malpractice litigation. Ms. Magee has handled numerous jury trials to verdict in Memphis and surrounding counties. She also has a vast amount of experience arguing cases before the Tennessee Supreme Court and the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
Ms. Magee is active in many civic and charitable organizations in the community, including LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Child Advocacy Center, the Humane Society and the Briarcrest Christian School PTF. Ms. Magee resides in Collierville, Tennessee, with her husband (Jarrett), daughter (Ella) and their three dogs.
AFFILIATIONS
- Memphis Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Association for Women Attorneys
PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
- Member, ABOTA, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Selected to the Mid-South Super Lawyers Tennessee Top 100 List
- Selected to the 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers Top 50 Women’s List
- Selected to the 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers Top 50 Attorneys in Memphis
- Named to The Best Lawyers in America®, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Adjunct Professor, University of Memphis School of Law
- Litigation Board Member, Memphis Bar Association Board of Directors, 2013 to Present
- Mid-South Super Lawyers
- President (2013) and Vice President (2012), Memphis Bar Association Litigation Section
- Recipient, Memphis Bar Association Sam A. Myar Jr. Memorial Award, 2012
- Barrister member, Leo Bearman Inn of Court, 2007 to 2012
- Member, Memphis Bar Association Board of Directors, 2008 to 2012
- Attorney Coach, Rhodes College National Mock Trial Team
- Graduate, International Association Defense Counsel Trial Academy, 2006
- President (2002-2003) and Past-President (2003-2004), Board of Directors Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
- Vice President, Board of Directors Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2001-2002
- Member, Board of Directors Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 1999-2001
- Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law (TBALL), 2006 to 2007
- Memphis Bar Leadership Forum, 2007 to 2008
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Prevailed in the Court of Appeals of Tennessee in a healthcare liability matter where the process server failed to serve our physician client personally. In addition to denying liability, insufficiency of process was raised when the complaint was answered. More than a year after the complaint was filed, we filed a motion to dismiss on behalf of our client. The court granted the motion based on the insufficiency of process and further found the statute of limitations had run. Plaintiff appealed the dismissal, but the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision.
- Secured a defense verdict for physician client in a healthcare liability trial. The trial was one of the first healthcare liability trials in Shelby County following the pandemic, and the jury deliberated and reached a verdict within an hour.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Volunteer – Hands on Memphis, Special Olympics, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and Memphis Humane Society
- Board of Directors, West Tennessee Epilepsy Foundation
