PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

William L. Bomar concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, health care, physician contracting, medical malpractice, construction litigation, family law (non-child custody matters), insurance litigation, mediation and alternative dispute resolution.

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EDUCATION

• Vanderbilt University, B.A. degree, 1983
• Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis, J.D. degree, 1986

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ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• Tennessee
• Arkansas
• Tennessee, All State & Federal Courts
• Arkansas, All State & Federal District Courts
• Previously Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission

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HONORS/AWARDS

• The Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation
• Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
• Mid-South SuperLawyers, Healthcare/Medical Malpractice/ Construction Law/ Personal Injury Litigation
• Glankler Brown Library Committee, Chairman, 1995-Present
• Glankler Brown Management Committee, 2010-2014, 2017-2022
• MBQ Magazine Power Player (Personal Injury Law), 2013
• 2013 Top Rated Lawyers in Healthcare Law, American Lawyer/Corporate Counsel magazines

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PROFESSIONAL/CIVIC/CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

• Tennessee Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section)
• Memphis Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section; Member, Fee Dispute Committee)
• Memphis Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2014, Health Law Section Representative
• Memphis Bar Association, Health Law Section Secretary, 2013-16

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REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Baptist Memorial Hospital v. Pan American Life Insurance, 45F. 3d 992 (6th Circuit, 1995) (Insurance coverage/ MSP issue)
• Swafford v. Harris, 967 S.W. 2nd 319 (Tenn. 1998) (Physician expert witness limitations)
• JBI vs. Union Planters Bank (1998) (Defense Verdict in lender liability case)
• Powell v. Powell, 124 S.W. 3rd 100 (Tn. App. 2003) (Multi-million dollar divorce/ business valuation)
• Khoury v. Wilson World, 139 S.W. 3rd 281 (Tn. App. 2003) (Premises liability)
• Patterson v. Methodist Healthcare, 2010 WL 363314 (TN. app. 2010) (Physician-Hospital privileges case)
• Abshure v. Methodist Healthcare, 325 S.W. 3d 98 (Tenn. 2010) (Physician-Hospital vicarious liability case)

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TRIALS

• Kuntz v. Jackson Anesthesia and Perioperative Consultants, et. al.- Jackson, Tennessee. Jury Defense Verdict in medical malpractice case alleging a medication error resulting in cardiorespiratory arrest and blindness. – May 2014
• Curtis v. OBHG et. al.– Jackson, Tennessee. Jury Defense Verdict in medical malpractice case alleging fetal death from pregnancy induced hypertension or other factors.- June 2017
• Numerous jury and bench trials and settlements for both Plaintiffs and Defendants over a four decade career.

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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Tennessee Construction Law: What Do You Do When, 1997, 1998
• Advanced Construction Law, 1996
• Advanced Issues in Tennessee Medical Malpractice, 1994, 1999, 2004
• Nursing Law in Tennessee, 2001, 2005
• Medical Malpractice in Tennessee, 1997, 2002
• Nursing Home Malpractice, 2002
• Nursing Home Malpractice in Tennessee, 2002
• Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Tennessee, Strategies in Preparation & Valuation, 2003
• Superior Deposition Strategies in Tennessee, 2004
• Tackling Advanced Medical Malpractice Issues, 2007
• The Law – Big News in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury,
  Understanding what you need to know about what the Courts have decreed
  Memphis Bar Association Annual Litigation Seminar, 2010
• Vicarious Liability- Principal and Agent in the Medical Arena, May 2011, Memphis Bar Association, Bench Bar Conference
• Tennessee Attorneys Memo Statewide Conference- Causation in Healthcare Liability Cases, May 2017
• National Business Institute- Using Expert Witnesses to Get Your Evidence In (And Keep Theirs Out), May 2018
• Tennessee Attorneys Memo Statewide Conference- Litigating Causation Issues in Tennessee Healthcare Liability Cases, May 2018

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ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS

• Guest Panelist, Memphis Daily News Seminar Series, Health Care: State of the Industry (October 2014)
• Guest Lecturer, University of Memphis Law School, Institute of Health Law and Policy, Medical Malpractice- Defense Perspective and Issues (October 2014)
• University of Memphis, Graduate/Master’s of Health Administration Program/Class Presentation of Medical and Professional Negligence, Liability of Healthcare Institutions (February 2008)
• Memphis Bar Association/ Young Lawyers Division, Malpractice for Young Lawyers (October 2007)
• Methodist Healthcare/Medical and Executive Nursing Staff Presentation, Keynote Speaker, Risk Management Seminar (September 2007)