Joshua J. Bond
About
Joshua J. Bond (Josh) attended the University of Tennessee where he received his undergraduate degree in 1997. He received his law degree from the University of Memphis in 2000. He served as Bar Governor of the Student Bar Association during his third year of law school, and he was a member of Golden Key National Honor Society. Following graduation from law school, he served a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Joe G. Riley with the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals from 2000 to 2002. He joined Hodges, Doughty & Carson as an associate in September 2002. His practice concentration is medical malpractice defense, civil litigation, wrongful death, premise liability, and construction. Josh was elected to two terms as Knoxville Bar Association Barrister’s Division Member at Large from 2006-2008. He served as Vice President in 2011 and is the 2012 Knoxville Bar Association Barristers President. Josh is also a Rule 31 Listed Mediator. Josh enjoys his church, fishing, and most of all spending time with his family.
Areas of Practice
- Health Care Practice
- Healthcare Entities and Physician Practice Representation
- Healthcare Litigation
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Wrongful Discharge from Employment
- Harassment & Discrimination
- Workers’ Compensation
- Personal Injury
- Civil Litigation
- Real Estate – Landlord Tenant
- Mediation
- Contract Disputes
- Insurance & Tort Litigation
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Premise Liability
- Construction Defects
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
Education
- University of Memphis School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee J.D. – 2000
- University of Tennessee B.S. – 1997
Honors and Awards
- Who’s Who Among American Colleges
- Who’s Who Among American Law Students
- American Jurisprudence Award in Property II
- Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, Property II
- Habitat for Humanity
- Salvation Army
- Cityview 2011 Top Knoxville Attorney – Nursing Home Liability – Defense
- Cityview 2012 Top Knoxville Attorney – Labor & Employment Law – Employee
- Best Lawyers in America 2013 – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Cityview 2013 Top Knoxville Attorney – Health Care Law; Labor & Employment Law-Employee; Labor & Employment Law-Employer; Medical Malpractice-Defense; Nursing Home Liability-Defense; Personal Injury-Auto Accident-Plaintiff; Workers Compensation-Plaintiff
- Mid-South Rising Star 2013 – Employment & Labor
- Best Lawyers in America 2014 – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
- Cityview 2014 Top Knoxville Attorney – Professional Malpractice – Plaintiff
- Best Lawyers in America 2015 – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
- Mid-South Rising Star 2014 — Employment & Labor
- Cityview 2015 Top Knoxville Attorney – Nursing Home Liability-Defense, Labor & Employment Law – Employee
- Best Lawyers in America 2016 – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants. Listed as Best Lawyer since 2013.
- Mid-South Rising Star 2015 — Employment & Labor
- Cityview 2016 Top Knoxville Attorney – Health Care Law, Nursing Home Liability – Defense, Workers’ Compensation – Plaintiff, Labor & Employment Law – Employee
- Cityview 2018 Top Knoxville Attorney – Medical Malpractice-Defense, Nursing Home Liability-Defense, Professional Malpractice-Plaintiff
- Best Lawyers in America 2017 – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
- Best Lawyers in America 2018 - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Best Lawyers in America 2022 - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Professional Associations and Memberships
Past Employment Positions
- Hon. Joe G. Riley with the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Judicial Clerk, 2000 – 2002
