TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 24, 2026

Nashville attorney Malcolm Leonard McCune died April 16 at age 78 after a long illness. He earned his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School, graduating in 1973 as an associate editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He later earned a masters of business administration from Belmont University. McCune focused his career on complex products liability litigation, practicing with the firms of Maddin, Miller & McCune; Blackburn & McCune; and most recently, McCune, Zenner and Happell. McCune was a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates, served as vice president of the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, and was a member of the Defense Research Institute. He also coached high school mock court teams. Services will be held May 2 at Woodlawn Funeral Home, 660 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN 37204.