Lewis Thomason shareholder, Ryan Clark, was a presenter on the DRI webinar, “The Federal Rulemaking Process: Present and Future” on November 4th.  The webinar covered changes to the federal rules that will take effect in December 2025 absent Congressional action and proposed rules that were recently published for public comment.  Ryan focuses his practice on the defense of automobile manufacturers … Read More

Justin Joy joined the University of Memphis Cecil C. Hemphreys School of Law’s A.I. Week at Memphis Law where he was a panelist for a presentation on “Artificial Intelligence and Your Practice.”  AI week is devoted to examining how artificial intelligence is impacting the law such as AI’s role in legal practices, the integration of the technology at the judicial … Read More

Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office hosted an employment seminar for Tennessee employers on October 29, 2025.  The seminar touched on a variety of topics, such as FLSA, DEI, and workers’ compensation, as well as provided an update on Tennessee employment law decisions in 2025.

Lewis Thomason’s shareholders have elected Mikel Towe, a shareholder from the firm’s Knoxville office, to the firm’s Board of Directors. Rodney Fields, shareholder and managing partner of the Knoxville office, David Garst, shareholder in the Nashville office, and Margaret Cooper Roney and Joe Clark, both shareholders in the Memphis office, were re-elected to the Board of Directors for another two-year … Read More

Glenn Walter, shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office, has been appointed by the American Board of Trial Advocates’ National President as a member of the President’s Task Force and to the Save Our Juries Committee.  The appointment is for the 2026 calendar year.  Glenn has a varied litigation-based practice, regularly handling matters related to the defense of accountants, accounting firms, … Read More

Lewis Thomason’s president and managing shareholder, Lisa Ramsay Cole, recently participated in a panel as part of ALFA International’s annual business meeting.  The panel discussed strategies for attorney departures in an increasingly mobile lateral market.  Lisa Cole is a highly experienced and accomplished attorney with a strong focus on civil trial litigation in various areas of law. Her practice focuses … Read More

Noor Obaji was recently a presenter at the Bench Bar Conference.  She a presented, “A Good Fit: What Law Students/New Lawyers and Hiring Firms are Looking For In Each Other,” a CLE that focused on bridging the gap between younger and older attorneys. The presentation featured lawyers, recruiters, and members of the law school and focused on transparency in hiring, … Read More

Justin Joy recently presented the webinar Tackling Privacy, Cyber, and AI Risk Management Challenges Facing Lawyers and Law Firms which discussed technology-related challenges lawyers and their firms face daily.  The course explored real-world scenarios and offered strategies to help safeguard client data, ensure compliance with evolving laws, and uphold professional standards.  Justin is a shareholder in the Memphis office and … Read More

On September 15, 2025, David Garst of Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office and Dale Crow, a Broker with the Nashville office of Brown & Brown, presented a seminar on the topic of Settlement Strategies for Design Professional Claims and Lawsuits at the Tennessee Engineers’ Conference in Franklin, Tennessee.  David Garst’s legal practice is focused on general construction law, with emphases on … Read More

Justin Joy was a recent presenter with the Memphis Bar Association on the ethical application of AI in the practice of law.  Justin’s presentation discussed the fundamentals of large language models and generative AI and how ethics rules intersect with GenAI use by lawyers.  Justin is a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, where he leads the firm’s Cybersecurity Practice … Read More