Biography

Managing Attorney and Senior Litigator
Michael D. Ponce is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by
the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education,
and Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National
Board of Trial Advocacy. He’s also a member of the American
Bar Association, the Nashville Bar Association, Tennessee Trial Lawyers
Association, American Association for Justice.
Mr. Ponce is a former clerk to Hon. Judge John Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals
(5th Cir.). He received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Tulane University
in New Orleans. He also has an MBA and a BS from Suffolk University
in Boston.
Noteworthy Appellate Cases
Montgomery v Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
No. M2001-01718-WC-R3-CV, 2002
2002 WL 1364028
(Tenn. W.C. Panel 2002)
Seminars Taught
Damages in Tennessee Civil Trial Practice, NBI
Balancing Ethics and Professionalism in the
Law for Tennessee Attorneys, NBI
Auto Accident & Evidence Reconstruction, NBI
Awards and Recognitions
Million Dollar Advocates
Super Lawyers