GIDEON, COOPER & ESSARY, P.L.C.

What GIDEON, COOPER & ESSARY, P.L.C. does

GIDEON, COOPER & ESSARY, P.L.C. (now operating as Gideon, Essary, Tardio & Carter PLC, or "GETC") is a Nashville, Tennessee-based litigation boutique founded in 1978 that specializes exclusively in healthcare defense work. The firm represents individual healthcare providers (physicians, nurses) and a broad spectrum of healthcare institutions — including large for-profit hospital companies, academic medical centers, non-profit and county-owned hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, and children's hospitals — in medical malpractice defense, peer review proceedings, state board investigations, federal and state administrative matters, multi-district litigation, appellate work, and premises liability. Approximately 10 attorneys comprise the firm, anchored by founding member C.J. Gideon, Jr. (48 years of experience, ~200 cases tried to verdict) and partners Bryan Essary (35+ years), Chris Tardio, Blake Carter, Christopher Vrettos, and Jed Crumbo, supported by associates Kim Kinsler, Alice Essary, Natalie Gideon, Madison Wait, and Cory Miller.

The firm's core product portfolio comprises ten practice areas organized around healthcare litigation: Health Care Litigation, Professional Negligence (Hospitals), Birth Trauma Litigation, Health Care Administrative Law / Investigations, Peer Review, Appellate, Multi-District Litigation, General Commercial Litigation, Premises Liability, and a select plaintiff-side Personal Injury practice. Its technical "platform" is the accumulated case law and trial expertise of its partners, supplemented by a nationwide network of consulting medical experts (in obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine, pediatric neurology, and neonatology). The firm does not develop proprietary technology.

The business model is a traditional professional services partnership with hourly billing for legal representation. Client acquisition is sales-led, driven by peer referrals, industry reputation, peer-reviewed rankings (Chambers USA Band 1, U.S. News Best Law Firms Tier 1, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers), and CLE/conference presentations. Engagement scope spans pre-suit investigation through trial and appeal, with geographic reach across Tennessee and a growing nationwide footprint that now includes matters in California, Florida, West Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Alabama, Arkansas, and the District of Columbia. The firm is privately held by its named partners with no external investment or parent entity.

Name

GIDEON, COOPER & ESSARY, P.L.C.

Legal name

Gideon, Essary, Tardio & Carter PLC

Website

https://gideoncooper.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GETC is a Nashville-based healthcare litigation boutique founded in 1978 that defends hospitals, physicians, and healthcare companies in medical malpractice, peer review, and administrative proceedings across Tennessee and nationwide, with approximately 10 attorneys and Chambers USA Band 1 recognition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Product Liability (FSAJADAC)

Keywords

• Health care litigation
• Medical malpractice defense
• Professional negligence defense
• Birth trauma litigation
• Health care administrative law

Headquarters

HQ city

NASHVILLE, Tennessee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Traditional hourly billing for legal representation in healthcare litigation, medical malpractice defense, and related matters. Attorneys bill at hourly rates for case work from pre-suit investigation through trial and appeal.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gideon, Cooper & Essary, P.L.C. is a healthcare litigation and defense law firm representing healthcare companies and individual providers in medical malpractice matters, professional negligence cases, birth trauma litigation, administrative proceedings before federal and state agencies, peer review matters, multi-district litigation, and appellate work. The firm's foundation practice is defense of healthcare institutions and providers in professional negligence actions, with additional representation of injured plaintiffs in select personal injury and wrongful death cases.

Product overview

GIDEON, COOPER & ESSARY, P.L.C. (GETC) is a law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services focused primarily on health care litigation and defense. The firm's core practice areas include professional negligence defense for hospitals and health care providers, health care administrative law, birth trauma litigation, appellate services, general commercial litigation, multi-district litigation, peer review proceedings, personal injury representation, and premises liability. The firm represents health care companies and individual providers in medical malpractice matters, disputes with federal agencies, matters before state boards, insurance disputes, and peer review proceedings across Tennessee and multiple states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health Care Litigation
• Professional Negligence Defense - Hospitals
• Health Care Administrative Law and Investigations
• Birth Trauma Litigation
• Appellate Services
• General Commercial Litigation
• Multi-District Litigation
• Peer Review
• Personal Injury

Quantifiable outcome

• Obtained unanimous verdict for OBGYN in brain damaged baby trial after nearly two-week trial in August 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough: Am Law 200 firm with a significant healthcare professional liability defense practice across the Southeast, representing hospitals and physicians in complex medical malpractice cases. Comparable to GETC in healthcare defense, with broader scale and geographic reach.
• Butler Snow: Regional full-service firm with a strong healthcare practice group defending medical professionals and institutions in malpractice and professional liability matters. Comparable to GETC for healthcare professional liability defense, with a larger multi-state footprint.
• Bradley Arant Boult Cummings: Southeastern Am Law firm with a substantial healthcare liability practice representing hospitals, nursing homes, and medical professionals in medical malpractice and licensure defense. Comparable to GETC for medical malpractice defense work, with broader corporate and litigation capabilities.
• Frost Brown Todd: Multi-state regional firm with healthcare litigation capabilities representing hospitals, physicians, and other providers in medical malpractice and professional liability defense. Comparable to GETC in healthcare defense focus, with larger geographic and practice breadth.
• Adams and Reese: Multi-state law firm with a dedicated healthcare practice handling medical malpractice defense, hospital liability, and healthcare regulatory matters. Comparable to GETC for medical malpractice and professional liability defense work, with broader regional reach.
• Burr & Forman: Southeastern law firm with an established healthcare liability practice defending hospitals, physicians, and nursing homes in medical malpractice and professional negligence matters. Comparable to GETC for medical malpractice defense work, with a broader full-service platform.
• Baker Donelson: Large Am Law 200 firm with a nationally recognized healthcare litigation practice defending hospitals, physicians, and long-term care providers in malpractice and regulatory matters. Comparable to GETC in healthcare defense focus, but operates as a broad incumbent across many practice areas and geographies.
• Stites & Harbison: Kentucky-based regional firm with a healthcare litigation practice defending hospitals, physicians, and long-term care facilities in malpractice claims. Comparable to GETC for medical malpractice defense, particularly in adjacent Tennessee/Kentucky markets.

Regional players

• White and Williams: Mid-Atlantic law firm with a healthcare liability practice representing hospitals and physicians in medical malpractice cases. Comparable to GETC for healthcare professional liability defense work, but operates primarily in the Northeast rather than Tennessee/Southeast markets.

Direct peers

• Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis: Nashville-based full-service law firm with a prominent healthcare practice that defends hospitals and providers in medical malpractice matters. Comparable to GETC because both are Tennessee-rooted healthcare defense boutiques serving large hospital systems and physician groups, though Waller is significantly larger and broader in scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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