Leslie Muse obtained her undergraduate degree in 1992 from the University of Tennessee, and then her law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1996. After eleven years of practice with a private law firm, Leslie went into solo practice in 2007. She then joined Butler, Vines and Babb as an Of Counsel attorney in July 2009. Focusing on a significant interest in her law practice, Leslie then obtained her Master of Public Health degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in May 2010.
Leslie is a member of various professional associations, including among others, the Knoxville Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, and the Tennessee Association for Justice. She was appointed by our Supreme Court to serve on the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and served two terms on that commission. She has been selected as a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation, and is an alumna of the Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law program.
Leslie’s practice has been devoted almost exclusively to litigation, with an emphasis on healthcare issues and complex litigation. She has successfully represented plaintiffs in personal injury and health care liability matters, and insurance companies in defense matters ranging from tort and trucking accident defense, to defense of employment and ADA actions. She is listed as a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 mediator, and is a registered neutral with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution.
Year Joined Firm
Litigation Percentage
- 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1996
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1996
Mediation Certification
- Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 32 Mediator - General/Civil
- Registered Mediator with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee J.D. – 1996
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Master of Public Health – May, 2010
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, B.A. – English – December, 1992
Published Works
- Justice E. Riley Anderson, Tennessee Trial Lawyer Magazine, Fall, 2006
Representative Cases
Presentations
- Lecture Presented: Legal Issues in the Practice of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Graduate School of Nursing, 10/30/2012
- Lecture Presented: Epidemiology, Ethics and Law, University of Tennessee, MPH Program, 4/18/2012
- Lecture Presented: Medical Negligence and Liability Avoidance, University of Tennessee, Graduate School of Nursing, 11/15/2011
- Public Health Law Colloquium, Moderator and Planning Committee, Baker Center, UT College of Law, TBA Health Law Section, 4/8/2011
- Lecture Presented: Medical Negligence and Liability Avoidance, University of Tennessee, Graduate School of Nursing, 11/30/2010
- Lecture Presented: Epidemiology, Ethics and Law, University of Tennessee, MPH Program, 11/29/2010
- Panelist: Developing Persuasive Case Themes, Tennessee Association for Justice, 6/24/2010
- Lecture Presented: Epidemiology, Ethics and Law, University of Tennessee, MPH Program, 4/27/2010
- Lecture Presented: The Black Hole of Peer Review, Tennessee Association for Justice, 6/26/2008
- Panelist: Law Office Efficiency: Roundtable on Staff Relations, Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women, 6/13/2008
- Lecture Presented: Standard of Care: From State Laws to Evidence-Based Medicine, Tennessee Association for Justice, 6/11/2008
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
- Leadership Law, Tennessee Bar Association, 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization, Member, 2011-2019 (Vice Chair 2017 and 2019)
- Knoxville Bar Association, 2009 – Present
- East Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women, Program Chair (2009-2011), Member (2009–2018)
- Tennessee Bar Association, CLE Committee (2011- 2014), Member (2011-Present)
- Tennessee Association for Justice, Executive Committee (2003-2011), Board of Governors (1999-2003), Member (2011-Present)
- Tennessee Trial Lawyer Magazine, Editorial Staff, 2002 – 2009
Past Employment Positions
- Law Office of Leslie Muse, Attorney, December 1, 2007 – July 1, 2009
- Brewer & Terry, P.C., Attorney, July 1, 1995 – November 30, 2007
Pro Bono Activities
- Together! Healthy Knox, Vice-Chair of Health Equity Action Workgroup (2013), Member (2011-2018)
- Baker Center Forum on Healthcare Reform, Moderator, 8/30/2010
- Knox County Health System Assessment Retreat, 12/6/2010
- TennCare Appeals of Service Denials to disabled children, 2009 – 2010