John C. Roberts

Attorney

John C. Roberts joined Stranch, Jennings & Garvey in 2025 after completing his clerkship with Judge Lynne Ingram of the Eighth Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee. He specializes in complex civil litigation and class actions in both state and federal courts.

A third-generation trial lawyer, Dr. Roberts is a 2024 graduate of Vanderbilt University, where he obtained both his J.D. and Ph.D. in Law & Economics. While in law school, he spent his summers working for judges in Nashville — first for Magistrate Judge Jeffery S. “Chip” Frensley of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, and later for Judge Sheila D.J. Calloway of the Davidson County Juvenile Court. In addition, he worked as a law student attorney for a small law firm in Texas, where he represented small businesses in commercial disputes.

Dr. Roberts’ work for the Davidson County Juvenile Court led to his dissertation, titled “The Efficacy of Risk Assessment Instruments in Juvenile Pretrial Detention,” in which he analyzed a risk assessment tool used by local officials in determining whether to detain juvenile arrestees pending trial. His research was supervised by leading economists and juvenile justice experts, including Christopher Slobogin, one of the nation’s foremost scholars on risk assessment algorithms.

Prior to law school, Dr. Roberts received his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in economics from the University of Texas at Austin. During college, he interned for the Antitrust Division of the Texas Attorney General’s Office, working with attorneys and staff economists on consumer protection investigations. After graduating with his master’s degree at age 21, he was hired as one of the youngest adjunct assistant professors of economics at his local community college, where he taught introductory macroeconomics.

A native Texan, Dr. Roberts now calls Nashville home. In his spare time, he is an aspiring farmer, raising pigs, improving his cattle-handling skills and, most importantly, driving his tractor. He also enjoys camping, off-roading, carpentry, and playing piano and guitar.

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Class Action
• Complex Litigation
• Consumer Protection
• ERISA Trust Funds
• Privacy Litigation

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