Christopher L. Vescovo has been named managing shareholder in the Memphis office of Lewis Thomason, announced Lisa Ramsay Cole, President and Managing Shareholder for the statewide firm. Vescovo joined Lewis Thomason in 1990 and has practiced in the area of civil litigation, handling matters in state and federal courts. He has served as the Firm’s Practice Group Leader for Business … Read More

On Saturday, March 26, 2022, The Heart of Hearing had its first fundraiser at MADabolic Nashville. Participants learned about the mission of The Heart of Hearing and completed a strength-driven internal training routine. It was the first of a series of events The Heart of Hearing will be hosting this year to raise money to gift hearing aids to the … Read More

Congratulations to Appellate team Maggie Roney, Natalie Bursi, and Robert Reid on their win in the Court of Appeals of Tennessee.  In this healthcare liability matter, Appellant initially filed suit against a doctor and the hospital where she had surgery alleging medical malpractice.  The trial court dismissed the matter without prejudice on first day of trial.  The Appellant refiled the … Read More

Lewis Thomason’s Justin Joy participates in a timely discussion on the Ethical Implications of Cyber Attacks this Thursday at 1:00 p.m. central.  Click here to sign up!

Brad Craig, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville, office spoke to the University of Tennessee’s Educational Leadership Fellows class about the legislative process in Tennessee recently. The Leadership Academy is an intensive 15-month residency fellowship that prepares high potential aspiring principals for the rigors of instructional leadership in the modern educational context. Mr. Craig focuses his practice on general civil … Read More

Memphis TN – Andrea Malkin, managing shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, has been recognized as one of Memphis Business Journal’s Women Who Lead in Law. The Memphis Business Journal’s editorial team chose women who have qualities that define leadership – from pushing through challenges and moving legal precedent forward in difficult times to career-altering decision-making.  As managing shareholder and … Read More

Congratulations to the trial team of Maggie Cooper Roney and Kent Francis who won a healthcare liability matter this week.  They represented an OB/GYN in a case involving a fetal death at 37 weeks gestation.  Following a seven day trial, the jury returned a defense verdict, finding that our client complied with the standard of care in his treatment of … Read More

Charles W. (Chuck) Cagle, shareholder and chair of Education Law and Government Relations Practice Group in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, has been appointed a member of the Tennessee Baptist Convention (TBC) Sexual Abuse Task Force. The TBC Sexual Abuse Task Force’s purpose is to evaluate: The process of how the Tennessee Baptist Convention (TBC) responds to allegations of sexual abuse … Read More

On February 21, Wally Irvin, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, presented a Toolbox Talk on “Symptoms of Covid: Force Majeure and Material Price Escalation Clauses” to DRI’s Construction Law Committee.  A few days later, he presented a session on Construction Law to the Association of General Contractor’s Construction Leadership Program. The CLP is a training program designed to … Read More

Adam’s article “A Privilege to Remember: The Protection of Accident Registers in the Discovery Process of a Trucking Lawsuit” is in the IADC February issue.