Areas of PracticeTorts
Products Liability Defense
Medical Malpractice Defense
Commercial Litigation
Bar AdmissionsTennessee, 1982
United State Supreme Court, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1999
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 1983
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1983
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1991
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1985
U.S. District Court of Arkansas, 1997
EducationUniversity of Tennessee (1982 J.D.)
Rhodes College, cum laude (1979 B.A.)
Representative Clients
Representative CasesEva Chitwood v. Sears Roebuck and Company and Diversified Products Corporation; In the United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Jonesboro Division.
Ray F. Sharp, Jr. and Nell Sharp v. Greer E. Richardson, M.D., Campbell Clinic, Inc. and Pfizer Hospital Products Group, Inc.; In the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Tennessee for the Thirtieth Judicial District at Memphis.
James Carroll and Forestine Carroll, for the use and benefit of the Estates of Jessica Carroll, a minor deceased v. State of Tennessee; In the Claims Commission of the State of Tennessee, Western Division.
Cotham v. Blue Boar, Inc.; In the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Tennessee for the Thirtieth Judicial District at Memphis.
Melinda Hulsey Edwards v. William A. Smith; In the Circuit Court of Tennessee for the Thirtieth Judicial District at Memphis.
Hermon White and Employers Mutual Casualty Insurance Companies v. Billy W. Alford and APAC-Tennessee, Inc.; In the Circuit Court of Tennessee for the Thirtieth Judicial District at Memphis.
A.O. Delozier v. Patricia Hughes, et al.; In the Circuit Court of Tennessee for the Twenty-Fifth Judicial District in Somerville, Tennessee.
Honors and AwardsWoodward/White's The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Insurance Law and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 2009-2014, Administrative/Regulatory Law 2013-2014
Named by Best Lawyers 2014 Administrative/Regulatory Law "Lawyer of the Year."
Named by Best Lawyers 2013 Administrative/Regulatory Law "Lawyer of the Year."
Named by Best Lawyers 2017 Product Liability Litigation - Defendants "Lawyer of the Year."
Recognized by his peers as a Mid-South Super Lawyer in the area of Product Liability Litigation.
Mr. Mischke is AV® Peer Review Rated - the highest possible peer review rating from Martindale Hubbell.
Professional Associations and MembershipsMemphis and Tennessee Bar Associations, Member
Defense Research Institute
Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, Vice President of the Board of Directors
American Inns of Court, Memphis Chapter, Master Emeritus
Serves on the District 9 Investigating Committee of the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners
Past President of the Rhodes College National Alumni Association
Binghampton Development Corporation, Board President
Memphis Leadership Foundation, Board Member
