J. Gerard Stranch IV, founding and managing member of Stranch, Jennings & Garvey, was named to the Nashville Post’s 2026 “In Charge” list. The annual list recognizes influential business, political and civic leaders who are making an impact in Middle Tennessee.
Stranch was one of 52 Nashville-area attorneys chosen for the Post’s “In Charge – Legal” list. He has been named to the list each year since the Legal sector was added in 2018.
A third-generation lawyer, Stranch leads SJ&G’s class action, complex litigation and mass tort practice groups. He has served as lead trial counsel in several high-profile Tennessee cases, including the Sullivan Baby Doe case (originally filed as Staubus v. Purdue) against U.S. opioid producers Endo Health Solutions Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. The case resulted in a $35 million settlement, the largest per capita settlement achieved by any prosecution with Endo to date, and earned the team the 2022 Tennessee Trial Lawyer of the Year award.
Stranch has also served as class counsel for the negotiation class in the multi-district national prescription opioid litigation (MDL 2804) in Cleveland, Ohio. He was also appointed to the steering committee for In re: Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, resulting in approximately $17 billion in settlements, the largest consumer auto settlement and one of the largest settlements in any matter to date.