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Jason W Callen

Jason W Callen

USA 2026

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Jason Callen is a partner in the firm’s Nashville office and a trial attorney whose practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in both federal and state trial and appellate courts in Tennessee and numerous other states.

For almost 20 years, he has represented individuals and companies in a variety of intra- and inter-corporate disputes. These have included disputes arising from:

mergers and acquisitions;

breaches of contract;

enforcement and avoidance of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements;

stock options and awards;

fraudulent transfers and other business fraud;

securities claims; and

corporate and partnership break-ups and corporate governance claims.

Jason has represented companies and independent litigation committees pursuing internal investigations arising from shareholder demands and employee complaints. He has also represented both debtors and creditors in adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court.

Jason has served as lead trial counsel in both jury and bench trials. He is a fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation and has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation for the last six years.

Professional Memberships

Law Clerk, Honorable Frank Easterbrook, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2003–2004

Nashville Bar Association

Nashville Bar Foundation Fellow, 2018

Tennessee Bar Association

American Bar Association

Belmont University, Adjunct Professor, 2015–present

Economic Club of Nashville, President-Elect, 2021

Belmont Inn of Court, 2020–present

St. George’s Episcopal Church, Senior Warden, 2015–2017

Publications

Co-Author, "Using Insurance Coverage To Fund Early Settlement," Law360. 8 February 2022

Education

The University of Chicago Law School

J.D.

2003

Washington and Lee University

B.S.

1998

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - Tennessee

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Individual Editorial
Jason Callen is a trial attorney who represents his clients in all manner of commercial litigation matters in federal and state courts.

Strengths

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  • Jason is whip-smart and practical. He's a really good guy to work with.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Jason is wicked smart and maybe the best writer and researcher I have ever worked with.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • We keep going back to him because of his strength as an attorney, but also how he pulls in different resources from his firm to deal with the nuances. We found him and his team to be incredibly responsive and detail-orientated.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Jason is affable, thorough and thoughtful in his guidance.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

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