Whitney Horak
Partner
Memphis Office
5050 Poplar Avenue, Suite 1430
Memphis, Tennessee 38157
E-mail: whitney.horak@qpwblaw.com
2506 Lakeland Drive, Suite 500
Flowood,, Mississippi 39232
Whitney Horak is a partner in the Memphis, Tennessee office of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., and also practices from the firm's Jackson, Mississippi office. She focuses her practice and has extensive experience in the representation of physicians, hospitals and long-term care providers in medical malpractice matters involving claims of abuse and neglect, negligence, violation of resident's rights, wrongful death and breach of contract. Ms. Horak's practice also involves the defense of general negligence claims, catastrophic personal injury and property damage cases.
Prior to joining QPWB, she was an associate attorney at a regional law firm where she represented long term care facilities in general negligence and healthcare liability claims.
Ms. Horak received her Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in May 2013 and Bachelor of Professional Studies summa cum laude from the University of Memphis with a major in paralegal studies. She served as a notes editor for the University of Memphis Law Review, Vol. 43.
Ms. Horak is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and Mississippi and is admitted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee.
Professional Affiliations
Defense Research Institute (DRI), Member
- DRI Senior Living and Long Term Care Litigation Seminar 2022, Marketing Committee Co-Chair
- DRI Senior Living and Long Term Care Litigation Seminar, 2020-21, Networking Chair
Memphis Bar Association, Member
Tennessee Bar Association, Member
Unpublished Cases
Est. of Blankenship v. Bradley Healthcare & Rehab. Ctr., No. E202100714COAR10CV, 2022 WL 951256 (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 30, 2022)
Owen v. Grinspun, No. M202100681COAR3CV, 2022 WL 1652925 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 25, 2022)
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