Mr. Saffles has litigated cases in state and federal court and in arbitration, has tried jury and non-jury cases, and has briefed and argued appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and in the Tennessee Court of Appeals. He has represented retailers, financial institutions, mortgage servicers, manufacturers, hospitals, nursing homes, professionals, amusements, insurance companies, trucking companies, and other businesses in a wide variety of cases. His experience includes defending lawsuits alleging products liability, including toxic exposure to asbestos and styrene, premises liability, medical and legal malpractice, and negligence. He has also worked with clients in cases involving fraud, malicious prosecution, consumer protection violations, constitutional violations, employment discrimination, bad faith, failure to procure insurance, wrongful foreclosure, and breach of contract, among other matters.
Mr. Saffles previously worked with Baker Donelson from 2006 to 2014 before joining the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Civil Division, where he also functioned as the division's Senior Litigation Counsel and Coordinator for civil rights investigations. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney for more than seven years before rejoining the firm in 2022.