It’s official! Three new associates; Jared Garceau, Jimmy Duckworth, and Mac Plosser were all sworn in as Tennessee lawyers this week before the State Supreme Court.  Jared was sworn in Knoxville on a motion made to the Court by Judge Deborah C. Stevens. Jimmy and Mac were sworn in on Thursday with the motion for admission for Jimmy being made … Read More

Today is Veterans’ Day, the annual day when we Americans honor the men and women who have served our country in the United States Armed Forces. LT is fortunate to have a number of fine lawyers who have proudly worn the uniform of the United States of America. Here is our LT honor roll: General Albert C. Harvey, United States … Read More

  Kevin Baskette and Claire Cissell recognized in the Memphis Bar Foundation’s new class of Fellows

Justin Joy will be participating in UM CLE’s upcoming seminar entitled CLE by the Hour – Memphis. It is scheduled for December 8-9, 2014 at the Hilton Hotel on Ridge Lake Blvd. in Memphis, TN.  Justin will speak on General Considerations for Cyber Security: Anatomy of a Breach Response. Justin Joy, a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office, has a variety of experience … Read More

Suspension Of And Disbelief At the 2014 TBA Convention, I had the opportunity to present a fun seminar exploring some of the ethical dangers for lawyers arising from modern, rapid communications. The presentation explored issues lawyers face because we are all constantly tethered to our devices and dealing with heightened, and seemingly always escalating, expectations in terms of response times from clients … Read More

Lt was truly united in the Tennessee Ragnar Race, as the entire firm pitched in for its drive to support Soles 4 Souls. Soles 4 Souls is a global not-for-profit institution based in Nashville. It is dedicated to fighting the devastating impact and perpetuation of poverty. The organization advances its anti-poverty mission by collecting new and used shoes and clothes from … Read More

They ran and ran and ran. They ran  up mountains, and they ran down valleys. They ran past skyscrapers in Nashville, and past barns and silos in the Tennessee countryside. They ran in the bright sunlight of a picture-perfect autumn day, and they ran in the darkness of a chilly night. They ran for the sheer joy of running, and … Read More

On October 23, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit handed down a major victory for Lewis Thomason.         The victorious appellate team consisted of Dale Bay, Janet Hayes, Daniel Olivas, and Emily Mack. The case challenged the very essence of the business of our client and its contractual relationship with companies throughout … Read More

This morning at 7:30 a.m., Bob Chapski left downtown Chattanooga for an 8 mile run, heading up Tennessee Highway 41 in the general direction of our Nashville offices. It was the first leg of the Tennessee Ragnar Relay, a nearly 200 mile race from Chattanooga to Nashville, as Bob leads “LT United”, a team of 11 runners from the LT … Read More

 The case involved a negligent misrepresentation claim by a general contractor who had been issued a certificate of insurance by our client, an insurance agency.  The certificate did what a certificate does:  it confirms coverage, that is all.  It did not contain any affirmative misrepresentations, but the contractor claimed that they relied on the certificate for information that was not … Read More