Bart Durham — a legendary local personal-injury attorney known for television commercials in which he offers support and kind words to a diversity of clients — has died. He was 89.
Bart Durham, circa 2009
Multiple Nashville media reported the death late Tuesday, though seemingly no cause has been made public. Durham's son and colleague Blair Durham confirmed the death to NewsChannel 5.Â
Durham founded Bart Durham Injury Law in 1975 and worked there until his death, according to the firm's website.
Born in Ripley in West Tennessee, Durham served in the U.S. Army two years before attending law school. He graduated in 1963 and worked in Memphis from 1966 to 1969. He then moved to Nashville, later serving as assistant state attorney general before starting his eponymously named firm in 1975.
Durham underwent triple bypass surgery in 2006 for a heart condition. He posted on the firm website: "I’ll be here until I die. You go nuts with nothing to do. I’m still having a lot of fun being a lawyer."
Durham was known, in part, for his expression: "Justice is your right, and we demand it."
NewsChannel 5 reports that visitation will be held April 16 at 10 a.m. with a noon service at Woodmont Christian Church.
This article was first published by our sister publication, the Nashville Post.
