Michael Tackeff

Of Counsel

Michael (Mike) Tackeff is a proficient litigator in the areas of complex civil litigation, class action and appellate litigation in state and federal courts, along with consumer protection, constitutional law and civil rights litigation.

Prior to joining Stranch, Jennings & Garvey in 2025, he was an Assistant United States Attorney serving as the Deputy Appellate Chief for the Middle District of Tennessee, where he litigated both civil and criminal matters. These included criminal and civil appellate litigation in the Sixth Circuit, affirmative cases under the False Claims Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and defensive suits against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Mr. Tackeff earned his B.A. and M.A in 2012 from Brown University and received his J.D. in 2018 from Vanderbilt University Law School. While in law school, he served as a law clerk in multiple divisions of the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office, a legal intern at the Southern Environmental Law Center and a judicial internship with Melvin S. Hoffman, Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts. Prior to law school, he worked as a paralegal for a boutique complex litigation firm in Boston, Massachusetts.

After earning his J.D., Mr. Tackeff served as a law clerk for the Hon. Gilbert S. Merritt on the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and practiced law at Bass, Berry & Sims in Nashville, litigating bankruptcy, commercial, white-collar defense, and appellate cases in state and federal court. He also maintained a robust pro bono practice, working on death penalty litigation, asylum claims for Afghan refugees and advocacy for Medicaid recipients.

In his spare time, Mr. Tackeff is an avid ceramicist and photographer. He also teaches as an adjunct faculty member at Vanderbilt Law School.

Practice Areas

• Appellate Practice
• Civil Litigation
• Civil Rights
• Class Action
• Complex Litigation
• Constitutional Law
• Consumer Protection

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