Ronald J. Berke

Chattanooga Personal Injury Attorney

Recognized as a leading trial attorney in the mid-south, Ronald J. Berke began his law career nearly 40 years ago. He is a member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has tried a myriad of cases in the state and federal courts and the state and federal appellate courts.

Ronnie applies his years of experience in cases ranging from car accidents and products liability to commercial litigation. He has also been able to apply his knowledge as an instrument-rated pilot to cases involving aviation matters.

Ronnie received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1970. He is admitted to practice at all levels of the Courts of Tennessee, the 6th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

He is regularly sought after as a guest lecturer at organizations such as the American Association for Justice, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association and the Tennessee Association for Justice. He is also involved with numerous business organizations.

Ronnie has been awarded the Tennessee Supreme Court Service Award, the Bancroft-Whitney Publishing Company American Jurisprudence Award and is listed in the National Registry of Who’s Who. Ronnie has been elected a Mid-South Super Lawyer the last two years. He is a former member of the Tennessee Judicial Selection Committee and is past president of both the Tennessee Association for Justice and the Melvin Belli Society.

Practice areas:
Alternative dispute resolution
Antitrust and trade regulation
Aviation
Banking and finance law
Business and commercial law
Business organizations
Civil rights
Communications and media law
Constitutional law
Construction law
Consumer protection
Contracts
Criminal law
DUI/DWI
Discrimination
Education law
Election campaign and political law
Eminent domain
Employment law — employee and employer
Government contracts
Health and health care law
Labor law
Land use and zoning
Legal malpractice
Litigation and appeals
Medical malpractice
Motor vehicle accidents — plaintiff
Nursing home
Personal injury — plaintiff
Products liability law
Professional malpractice law
Real estate law
Securities law
Sexual harassment
Toxic torts
Transportation law
White collar crimes
Workers compensation law

Affiliations and memberships:

American Association of Justice, member
American Association of Justice State Delegates, former vice chair
American Trial Lawyers Association, Leaders Forum
American Trial Lawyers Association, sustaining member
American Trial Lawyers Association’s Motor Vehicle Insurance Committee, co-chair
American Trial Lawyers Association’s Public Education Committee, committee member
American Trial Lawyers Association’s State Affairs Committee, committee member
American Trial Lawyers Association State Delegates, former vice chair
American Trial Lawyers Association’s State Legislative Outreach Committee, committee member
Melvin Belli Society, past president
Chattanooga Trial Lawyers Association, past president
M Club of American Trial Lawyers Association PAC, member
Public Justice, member
Tennessee Board of Governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Chair of Lawyers
Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission, vice chair
Tennessee Supreme Court Board of Professional Responsibility, past hearing officer
Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on CLE & Specialization, former vice chair
Tennessee Association for Justice, past president