Noor S. Obaji is an associate in the firm’s Memphis office. Ms. Obaji graduated from Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2018. During law school, Ms. Obaji served as President of the Association of Women Attorneys, Graduate Assistant for the Office of Diversity for two years, Student Justice of the Honor Council, and as a member of the Moot … Read More
Smith
Tyler Smith, a shareholder and a lifelong Tennessean, is in the firm’s Knoxville office. Mr. Smith has extensive experience representing employers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims through trial and administrative hearings with the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. He has obtained numerous positive results for employers on issues of medical causation, last injurious exposure, notice, statute of limitations, … Read More
Rust
Adam Rust is a shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office and represents individuals and businesses in a diverse range of legal matters. He handles lawsuits involving the areas of commercial litigation, employment law, transportation and construction. He also focuses upon the formation and advising of business entities, providing counsel to limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations throughout Tennessee. Additionally, he … Read More
Chapman
David Chapman, a shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office, focuses primarily on the defense of local and national transportation companies, brokers and commercial motor operators, including medical and liability expert retention and discovery, accident investigation and evaluation, and pre-trial, trial and appellate litigation. He has also worked with multiple motor carriers and transportation companies regarding post-accident protocols and FMCSA compliance. … Read More
Francis
Kent Francis is a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office. He focuses his litigation practice primarily on healthcare liability defense, commercial transportation, and general liability actions. He regularly defends wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases. His practice includes representing defendants in breach of contract, bad faith, premises liability, and pharmaceutical litigation. Mr. Francis has tried civil matters to defense verdicts. … Read More
Podesta
Will Podesta joined Lewis Thomason as an associate in the firm’s Memphis office in September, 2017. He practices in the areas of health care liability and general civil litigation. Mr. Podesta graduated magna cum laude from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2017. During his tenure, he served as business editor of Volume 47 of … Read More
Vescovo
Mr. Vescovo, a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office, practices in the area of civil litigation, handling matters in state and federal courts. He has defended claims involving employment law, medical malpractice, product liability, and workers’ compensation. Mr. Vescovo is an experienced trial attorney and a regular speaker on trial practice. He has tried over 135 jury cases to verdict … Read More
Vescovo
Nic Vescovo is a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office. Mr. Vescovo regularly counsels clients ranging from start-ups and emerging companies to individual artists and performers to multi-national corporations on all types of intellectual property issues. He has handled matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and … Read More
Grams
Andrew Grams, a shareholder based in the Nashville office, joined our firm in 2017. With over two decades of legal experience in Tennessee, Mr. Grams focuses his practice in commercial transportation, property and casualty insurance defense, and real estate litigation. Throughout his career, he has effectively handled numerous jury cases to verdict as lead counsel, along with bench trials, administrative … Read More
Quinn
Patrick Schaffler Quinn joined Lewis Thomason as an associate in the firm’s Memphis office in September of 2016 and practices in the areas of health care liability and general civil litigation. Mr. Quinn graduated from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2016. During law school, he served as Notes Editor on the editorial board of … Read More