Leslie Bishop recently spoke at Clayton Homes’ Environmental Health Safety Conference on Tool Box Tips for Employers.  Leslie is shareholder in our Knoxville office and is responsible for all aspects of a general defense litigation practice, with an emphasis in workers’ compensation and employment law. Her employment practice ranges from representation of employers at state agencies to trial on all … Read More

Justin Joy, shareholder in the Memphis office, wrote an article, KNOCK, KNOCK, TIKTOK, The Government is at the Door: Federal and State Governments are banning TikTok, should lawyers do the same? Read the full article here in The Memphis Lawyer page 8-9, Volume 40, Issue 2.

On September 18, David Garst participated in the 2023 Tennessee Engineers Conference training events sponsored by ACEC Tennessee, ASCE Tennessee, Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers, and TNSEA Work Together.  Mr. Garst and Dale Crow of Risk Strategies presented a risk management seminar entitled “Landmines and Pitfalls of the Design Professions” to professional engineers from across Tennessee.  David Garst is a … Read More

John Tarpley, a founding member of the Trucking Defense Advisory Council (TDAC) organized its second annual conference in Fayetteville Arkansas recently. More than 200 industry representatives and attorney members attended the event.  John has been involved in complex litigation in the areas of transportation, tort, product liability, and a wide range of insurance-related matters and has established himself as one … Read More

Mary Beth White and David Chapman recently presented at the ATTIC Annual Safety Conference on strategies for corporate representative depositions.  They included two mock depositions to give attendees an inside look at the deposition process.  Mary Beth and David are members of Lewis Thomason’s Transportation Practice Group which is a full-service legal team designed with needs of motor carriers in … Read More

Lewis Thomason was recently a sponsor of two holes and two four-person teams for the Welcome Home Ministries Annual Benefit Golf Tournament held at Franklin Bridge Golf Club. Brad Craig attended on behalf of LT. Welcome Home Ministries provides a structured program for reentry into both the home and work environments for those in recovery for alcohol and drug addictions. … Read More

Congratulations to the defense team of Nic Vescovo and Noor Obaji.  They won a defense verdict in a three-day jury trial in Shelby County Circuit Court in a case where the plaintiff alleged the defendant’s 75-foot truck negligently executed a left hand turn in front of the plaintiff. In closing argument, plaintiff’s counsel asked for at least $100,000 in damages.  … Read More

By: Jason H. Long When Marsha and Cathy approached me about writing this column, the idea was to write something fun and light to serve as a palate cleanser for the substantive submissions in DICTA (I have never been known for my hard-hitting, weighty columns). To date, I have tried to adhere to that concept. This month, I am taking … Read More

By: Darrius Dixon As I sit down to write this article, I am overwhelmed with a profound sense of appreciation for the opportunity to practice law, a profession that has allowed me to bring together a diverse tapestry of knowledge, skills, and experiences from the many jobs I’ve held throughout my life. Each of these jobs has left its mark … Read More