Michael Newton of the law firm of Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan has achieved recertification as a civil trial advocate through the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). Newton has been a NBTA member in good standing for 10 years.
Newton graduated with his Bachelor of Science from Birmingham-Southern College in 1989. He went on to graduate from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law with his Juris Doctor in 1992.
Newton is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, The Defense Research Institute, Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association and the Tennessee, Georgia and Chattanooga Bar Associations. He has been selected as a Mid-South Super Lawyer since 2013 and is past president of the Chattanooga Civitan Club.
Approximately three percent of American lawyers are board certified, making Newton a member of a select group who has taken the time to prove competence in their specialty area and earn board certification.
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Source: Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan