Faculty Profile: Marc Dedman

Marc DedmanBarton LLP
Previous Courses Taught (1)
  • International Law 2021: UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts
Biography

I represent clients in insurance coverage, domestic and international commercial litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution. Civil law educated in Louisiana, I have practiced the common law for over 30 years.

Accomplishments include:

Martindale-Hubbell, AV-Preeminent rating

Super Lawyers: Insurance Coverage, since 2018; International, since 2019

Best Lawyers:  Insurance Coverage; Litigation-Healthcare, since 2021

Member, Executive Council, Tennessee Bar Association International Law and Practice Section

Best of Bar, International, Nashville Business Journal, 2017; 2019

CLE Chair, 2010-2011, Primerus Defense Institute

U.S. Chair, 2012-2013 Primerus Defense Institute

Board of Directors, 2014-2015; 2019-2020 International Association of Primerus Law Firms

Chair, 2018; 2019 International Committee, International Association of Primerus Law Firms

Vice Chair, International Practices Committee, 2019-2023 International Association of Primerus Law Firms

Visiting Committee, Loyola University-New Orleans, College of Business, 2021-

Chair, International Programs Committee, Visiting Committee, Loyola University-New Orleans 2022

Board of Directors, 2012-2017, Aquinas College, Nashville (TN)

Board of Directors, Aquinas College, Nashville (TN), 2012-2017;

Chair, Executive Committee, Aquinas College, Nashville (TN), 2015-2017

Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation, since 2015

Proofreader, 2017, UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, An Article-by Article Commentary, by German attorney, Eckart J. Brodermann

Proofreader, 2023, UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, An Article-by-Article Commentary, by German lawyer Eckart J. Brodermann.

Recipient, 2017; 2018 Tennessee Supreme Court Certificate of Recognition for pro bono service

Advisory Board, Best Buddies - Tennessee, beginning 2019

Advisory Board Vice Chair, Best Buddies - Tennessee, 2022-2023

U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1983-1987, Ft. McClellan, AL; Ft. McNair, Washington D.C.

Have run, among others, 5 Boston Marathons, the New York City Marathon, Marine Corps Marathon, Chicago Marathon, and Bogota, Colombia Half Marathon