NAFUSA life member Ed Stanton will lead the third-party review of Tennessee Department of Corrections lethal injection testing oversight by request of Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.  Stanton is a partner at Butler Snow and Commercial Litigation Practice Group Leader. The investigation and review resulted in a temporary reprieve for death row inmate Oscar Franklin.

As U.S. Attorney, Stanton served as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Western District of Tennessee from 2010 to 2017, managing an office of approximately 100 attorneys and support staff in two locations.

Prior to becoming U.S. Attorney, Stanton served as senior counsel with FedEx. There he served as lead trial and corporate counsel on complex business and litigation matters including governmental investigations, class action, labor and employment, trademark infringement, transportation law and environmental matters. Stanton also served as lead counsel in jury trials in federal and state courts throughout the country.

Currently, Stanton serves as the Court-Appointed Monitor in the case of ACLU v. City of Memphis stemming from the Memphis Police Department’s violations of a federal consent decree.

Stanton, a lifelong Memphian, received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Memphis and his Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis School of Law.