Lisa Ramsay Cole is the president and managing shareholder of Lewis Thomason. She also serves as  the managing partner of the firm’s Nashville office and as the firm’s General Counsel handling any ethical and professional responsibility matters for the firm.  Ms. Cole is a Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediator, and practices in the areas of employment law, professional liability, workers’ compensation, and general casualty defense litigation. Ms. Cole’s practice for almost 30 years  has concentrated in the area of complex civil trial litigation in state and federal courts. She has achieved successful results through defense jury verdicts, summary judgment, mediation, and arbitration in each of her practice areas. Ms. Cole’s current clients are national, regional and local employers; regional and local health care facilities; and insurance companies.

AFFILIATIONS

• American Bar Association
• Tennessee Bar Association
• Nashville Bar Association
• American Bar Foundation
• Tennessee Bar Foundation
• Nashville Bar Foundation

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

• Named to The Best Lawyers in America©, Employment Law – Management Litigation – Labor and  Employment; Personal Injury Litigation—Defendants; and Workers’ Compensation Law — Employers
• Best Lawyers® 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022 & 2023 Workers’ Compensation Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Nashville
• Featured in 2019 Best Lawyers “Women in the Law” Business Edition
• Trustee, Nashville Bar Foundation
• Member, Board of Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, 2018-2022
• Named Best of the Bar in Nashville  2018, 2019 & 2022
• Named on the list of “Mid-South Super Lawyers,” 2010 – 2020
• AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Graduate, Leadership Nashville, 2013
• Recipient, Nashville Business Journal’s 2014 Women of Influence Award, Company Executive
• Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
• Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association Glass Ceiling /Women in Profession Committee  2011-2012; 2018 -2023
• Tennessee Bar Association Lawyer Well-Being Committee, 2012 -2015; 2018 -2023
• Elder, Westminster Presbyterian Church
• Advisory Board member, University of Tennessee College of Law Institute for Professional Leadership
• Member, Dean’s Circle, University of Tennessee College of Law
• Member, Board of Trustees, Bethel University
• Member, ALFA International Women’s Initiative Practice Group Steering Committee
• Member, Dean’s Advisory Board Belmont School of Law

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Ms. Cole is very active in community and professional organizations. Ms. Cole was appointed by ABA President Robert Grey to serve a three-year term on the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service.  Ms. Cole is a Member of the Board of Women’s Fund. Ms. Cole has chaired various aspects of fundraisers and volunteered for the Sexual Assault Center, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, the Nashville Symphony, Belle Meade Plantation, the Ensworth School, the Harpeth Hall School, Montgomery Bell Academy, the American Heart Association, and the Nashville Public Library.

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