TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Sep 7, 2023

Former TBA board member and Nashville attorney Nathan Evan Shelby died on Wednesday. He was 43. A Memphis native, Shelby received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee and his law degree from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphrey School of Law, graduating magna cum laude. While in law school, Shelby interned for Magistrate Judge Diane K. Vescovo in the Western District of Tennessee and Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge W. Frank Crawford. Shelby was a member of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell for 16 years, first in Jackson and then as the firm's lead attorney in Nashville. He focused his practice primarily in the areas of general insurance defense, business litigation, nursing home defense litigation and construction litigation. Shelby was active in the Tennessee Bar Association, beginning with service in the Young Lawyers Division and later representing West Tennessee and the 10th District on the TBA Board of Governors. Visitation will be held tomorrow from 2-4 p.m. CDT at Connell Memorial United Methodist Church, 113 Church St. in Goodlettsville, followed by a celebration of life from 4-5 p.m at the church.