Ally Bojczuk earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in 2021 and her Juris Doctor from Belmont University College of Law in 2024.  At Notre Dame, Ally was a Division 1 student-athlete on the women’s tennis team, where she served as team captain in her senior year.  While at Belmont College of Law, Bojczuk dedicated over 100 … Read More

Chris McCarty, Lewis Thomason education and employment attorney, recently spoke at the National Student Safety & Security Conference in Houston, Texas on The Troubling Legal Gap in Schools’ Ability to Prevent Mass Shootings.  He will speak on the same topic at the NSSCW conference in Las Vegas on November 18th.  The NSSCW helps over 300 administrators, teachers, police chiefs, first … Read More

Lewis Thomason was a proud sponsor of the UT Law Women’s 19th Annual Chili Cook-Off recently held at the University of Tennessee College of Law.  The Cook-Off raises funds for the Law Women Commitment Award and Public Interest Scholarships for UT Law students.  The UT Law Executive Board will be able to award three Public Interest Scholarships to their members … Read More

Shareholder Chuck Cagle recently presented Employee Rights and Responsibilities Under State and Federal Law and the Employee Handbook to the Nashville First Baptist Church staff.  Chuck is past chair of First Baptist’s Personnel Committee and past chair of the Deacons.  He currently serves as counsel to the church.  Chuck frequently speaks to places of worship on legal issues affecting them, … Read More

Christopher L. Vescovo has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. Mr. Vescovo is a shareholder at Lewis Thomason, P.C., and serves as the managing partner of the firm’s Memphis office. His practice focuses on litigation, including professional liability, premises liability, insurance coverage, and municipal law.  He has … Read More

Chuck Cagle recently presented multiple educational presentations to the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents: (1) Legal Considerations for Developing Effective Policy Manuals; (2) Discipline for Students and for Disabled Students; and (3) Teacher Employment and Licensure Issues. Chuck is a shareholder and chair of the firm’s Education Law and Government Relations Practice Group. He is a frequent speaker on education-related matters.

National Interstate Insurance Company’s Safety Summit was last week in Nashville. The summit was held to collaborate on best practices and strategies to build a stronger safety culture across the commercial transportation industry. Shareholder John Tarpley participated in the panel “Navigating the Legal Labyrinth: Insights on Our Litigious Society.” The panel discussed the effects of tort reform, pitfalls in the litigation process, … Read More

On October 8th, the TBA Appellate Practice Section hosted its annual boot camp at the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. Lewis Thomason shareholder Laura Deakins is the Appellate Practice Section Chair and produced this year’s boot camp. As part of the boot camp, oral arguments were held for the Tennessee Criminal Court of Appeals, followed by additional discussions with participating attorneys. A Q&A … Read More