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CurrentWhen it comes to civil and criminal cases, Edward M. Yarbrough is the attorney you want on your side. A former United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, he is an award-winning lawyer with more than 40 years of experience. Ed practices Criminal Defense and Government Investigations; Personal Injury; and Litigation and Dispute Resolution at Bone McAllester Norton.Ed has tried more than 150 jury cases to verdict, including more than 40 homicide cases. He has served as both prosecuting attorney and defense attorney in matters involving white collar crime, wrongful death, personal injury, public corruption and a variety of criminal charges at the state and local levels. “The most satisfying experiences come from representing individuals whose lives and fortunes were on the line in court,” he said. “Winning their cases is the greatest possible thrill in the legal profession. One of my heroes is Gen. George S. Patton, who said, ‘Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser.’”Prior to Ed’s appointment as U.S. Attorney in 2007, he was in private practice for 31 years. He has also served as an assistant district attorney for Davidson County, Tennessee. Ed’s success has earned him numerous listings among the nation’s top lawyers, like SuperLawyers and Best Lawyers in America for more than 25 years, as well as awards from the Nashville Business Journal and the Nashville Post.He has been elected a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. In 2011, he received the first Criminal Justice Section Service Award from the Tennessee Bar Association. And the Nashville Bar Association awarded him with the Jack C. Norman Sr. award for excellence in criminal law.
