Contact

130 North Court Ave,
Memphis TN 38103

Practice Areas

Commercial & Business Litigation

Education, Charitable & Not-For-Profit Organizations

Government Relations & Municipal Law

Insurance Litigation & Coverage

Personal Injury Litigation

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation & Arbitration

Admitted to Practice

Tennessee, 2002
Georgia, 2023

Bar Admissions

American Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association

Memphis Bar Association

Eric Plumley’s practice includes commercial & business litigation, personal injury litigation, education, government relations and municipal law, insurance defense litigation, and workers’ compensation premium fraud litigation. He is also listed as a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediator for general civil litigation.

He maintains a broad civil practice representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury and business litigation in state and federal courts in Tennessee and has considerable experience in complex premises liability and negligent security matters. Eric has had bench and jury trials in Shelby County and other counties in Western Tennessee. He also practices municipal and education law, representing cities and serving as the attorney for the Board of Education for the Lakeland School System.

Following law school, Eric served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Alan E. Glenn of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals and later taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Memphis School of Law. He presently serves as a member of the firm’s Recruiting Committee.

Education

University of Memphis (J.D., 2002), magna cum laude
Fordham University (B.A., 1995)

Professional Honors and Activities

Named to Best Lawyers in America- Municipal Law (2024-2025) Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (2025)
2023 Fellow of the Memphis Bar Foundation
Named to the Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Stars list (2008, 2011- 2013)
Adjunct Professor, University of Memphis School of Law (2005- 2007)
Law Clerk to the Honorable Alan E. Glenn, Judge, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals (2002- 2003)
Recipient, Cecil C. Humphreys Law Fellowship
Member, The Memphis ADR American Inn of Court

Community Involvement

Former Legal Committee Chair, Board of Directors, Central Gardens Neighborhood Association
President, Wahpeton Hill Homeowners Association
Volunteer Programmer, WYXR Memphis

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