Jacob R. Swatley

Jacob Swatley specializes in complex civil litigation with a focus on healthcare litigation, business law, and election law.

Jacob represents hospitals and healthcare providers in medical malpractice lawsuits throughout Tennessee and Arkansas. He advises businesses on an array of legal matters, and has closed a variety of transactions, ranging from small business deals to healthcare acquisitions worth tens of millions of dollars.

In addition, Jacob advises candidates, government officials, and other organizations in election and redistricting matters. He has handled election law cases before the Tennessee and Arkansas Supreme Courts. Jacob was the first private practice attorney to represent state officials in trial before a Tennessee three-judge panel. Currently, he serves as litigation counsel to the Shelby County Election Commission.

Jacob currently represents Tennessee as a member of the Uniform Law Commission (ULC), a national organization of lawyers appointed by state governments to research, draft, and promote uniform and state laws. He is an alumnus of Tennessee Bar Association’s Leadership Law (TBALL) and Leadership Memphis. Recognized as a Rising Star by Mid-South SuperLawyers for several years, Jacob is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, Memphis Bar Association, and the Federalist Society.

A graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law, Jacob was staff editor for the Mississippi Law Journal and the Federal Courts Law Review. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Memphis where he was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.