Grace Benitone Burnett
Associate
Overview
Grace Benitone Burnett represents businesses and individuals in a wide variety of litigation matters with a focus on insurance defense and torts. Well versed in high-exposure and complex casework, she helps develop comprehensive strategies that preserve clients’ core financial and operational objectives and public images.
While coordinating all aspects of pretrial and trial preparation, Grace draws on robust experience navigating diverse premises and contract cases. She is client service-oriented and has worked across multiple jurisdictions and legal venues to protect individuals, processes, and services amid highly sensitive and litigious disputes.
Credentials
Education
- Belmont University College of Law, 2022 (J.D.)
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2019 (B.S.)
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- Nashville Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, President’s Award, 2025
- Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, Rising Star Award, 2025
- Tennessee Bar Association, Diversity Leadership Institute, Program Graduate; Young Lawyers Division, Star of the Quarter (Q4), 2024-2025
- Nashville Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Tennessee Bar / American Bar Association Liaison, 2026
- Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Board, District 8 Representative
- Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, Bench / Bar Committee; Summer Meeting Chair, 2026
- Nashville Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Carbolic Smoke Ball Committee, Former Co-Chair
- “Higher Exposure? Proposed Legislation to Increase the Non-economic Damages Cap,” Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association Journal, Spring 2025.