About John Barringer Jr.

John W. Barringer, Jr. is a principal with Manier & Herod, practicing in workers’ compensation defense. John is a graduate of the University of Mississippi where he received both his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History and his Juris Doctor (JD). Prior to joining Manier & Herod, John served as Assistant District Attorney of the 21st Judicial District and Lead Prosecutor for the 21st Judicial District Drug and Violent Crime Task Force.

John is a Charter Member of the National Association of Medicare Set Aside Professionals and serves on its National Legislative Committee. Over the past decade, he has developed a specialty in the new area of Medicare Set-Asides, a financial agreement that allocates a portion of a workers’ compensation settlement to pay for future medical services related to the workers’ compensation injury, illness, or disease.
John is a member of the Workers’ Compensation Defense Institute (WCDI) and is an annual presenter at the Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference. As a member of the WCDI, John volunteers for Give Kids the World a non-profit organization that creates magical memories for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.

John is a Past President of the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association and has also served as Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, and as a member of the Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, the National Bar Association, the American Bar Association (ABA), the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, the Mid-South Workers’ Compensation Association Nashville Chapter, and Tennessee Self-Insurers’ Association.