Lewis Thomason is honored to be selected to the Chambers USA Legal Guide 2024 for Construction in Tennessee.  Our construction practice group is the largest in Tennessee, and we represent a diverse clientele of general and specialty contractors, architects, engineers, surveyors, suppliers, and building owners across a wide range of construction project types, both locally and regionally.  In addition, David … Read More

Lewis Thomason’s lawyers represent a wide variety of medical care providers and have extensive knowledge of health care liability law.  Recently six lawyers from Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office presented a mock health care liability trial to a class of medical residents and fellows at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center on June 3, 2024.  The fictional plaintiff alleged that … Read More

Congratulations to Lisa Ramsay Cole, Jacqueline B. Dixon, and John Tarpley who were all named to the Nashville Bar Journal’s Best of the Bar.

By: Ryan Shannon Advising employers, like much of the practice of law, is often an exercise in imagining what could go wrong. For that reason, lawyers ensure their clients have clear policies, consistent discipline procedures,and explicit–and accurate—job descriptions. However, religious accommodation requests often challenge an employment lawyer’s neatly ordered scheme of policies and procedures. After all, Title VII does not … Read More

By: Jason Long It’s summertime. A time to relax a little, go outdoors, take that family vacation, or just take some time to enjoy the fruits of your hard labor. When I think of summertime, I picture myself playing golf out at Holston Hills. Those visions invariably end with me burying myself in the front bunker at 18, trying to … Read More

Michael Goode was a panelist at the Tennessee Bar Association’s Immigration Law Forum on May 31 and spoke on Hot Topics in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.  The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is a United States visa program that allows foreign investors to gain permanent residence in the United States through investments in a rural or high employment area.  Michael … Read More

On May 31 Lewis Thomason shareholder Jacqueline B. Dixon was the keynote speaker at the 2024 Tennessee Faith & Justice Summit presented by the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission.  She spoke on “Identifying Family Law Concerns.” The summit brings together members of the legal community, faith-based leaders, and faith-based community members to discuss the Access to Justice program … Read More

Lewis Thomason is pleased to welcome 11 summer associates to the firm this summer!  In our Knoxville office we have Ryan Jernigan, Cameron Kirkland, Parker Bohne, and Emily Allen; in our Memphis office we have Lydia Cates, Blake Huffman, Dane Norvell, Ethan Pfister, Reagan Renshaw, and Evan Pham; and in our Nashville office we welcome Lucy Potter. 

Lewis Thomason, a leading law firm in Tennessee, is pleased to announce the addition of Peter C. Robison as special counsel in its Nashville office. With an impressive background and a wealth of experience, Robison brings valuable insights and skills to the firm’s legal team. Robison’s credentials include a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School and an undergraduate degree … Read More

Chris McCarty, Lewis Thomason education and employment attorney, spoke at the National Student Safety and Security Conference & Workshop this week on The Troubling Legal Gap in Schools’ Ability to Prevent Mass Shootings.  The NSSCW helps over 300 administrators, teachers, police chiefs, first responders, safety professionals, and community leaders to identify and share best practices concerning school safety and help … Read More