Summer presents the perfect opportunity for a win-win employment relationship. Many college students are scrambling to gain relevant work experience and enhance their resumes. Many employers are facing a labor shortage in a tight market.  Couple the two together and you have “the summer internship.” Add the fact that the U.S. Department of Labor issued new 2018 Rules making it … Read More

LT welcomes three summer law clerks in our Knoxville office. Sean Bright has recently completed his first year at the University College of Law. Sean is a West Virginia native who graduated from Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, VA) with a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, in History.  Before law school Sean was employed in a wide variety of jobs … Read More

The ALFA International Advantage:  Juries and the Reptile Theory:  Stacking the Cards in Your Favor The articles featured here are course materials from the 2018 ALFA International Seminars on The Reptile Theory. They have been repurposed as legal articles written by ALFA International Attorneys. To read the articles please click here.  

Lisa Cole was a panelist on May 10 at the Middle Tennessee Association of Legal Administrators annual law firm breakfast. The breakfast featured a panel discussion on “Women in the Law: Setting Up Women Lawyers for Long-Term Success and Advancement.” The panelist included Brigid Carpenter, Managing Shareholder of Baker Donelson’s Nashville office, Lela Hollabaugh, Managing Partner of Bradley Arant’s Nashville … Read More

The Knoxville office had a little fun and helped to welcome the Tombras Group to downtown Knoxville. LT hosted an ice cream truck for employees of Tombras as well as LT employees. The Tombras Group is a full-service, independent advertising agency headquartered in Knoxville.

There is no such thing as a free lunch…unless Loy Waldrop wins a pro bono matter. All lawyers and staff of LT Knoxville were provided a wonderful lunch by the Fisher family. The family provided the lunch in expression of their appreciation for a matter that Loy Waldrop favorably resolved on behalf of their 92-year-old mother on a pro bono … Read More

At the Nashville Bar Association’s Annual Law Day luncheon, LT Nashville received the “Sponsorship Award.” To receive this award, a law firm must undertake three diversity efforts, which LT was proud to have accomplished. William Scales accepted the award on behalf of the firm. Kaya Grace Porter spoke at the luncheon, in her position as Chair of the Nashville Bar … Read More

Mikel Towe was named co-education chair on the 2018 board of Nucleus Knoxville.  Nucleus Knoxville provides a forum for young professionals and executives in the Knoxville area to meet each other and become a “nucleus” for business, civic and social interactions.

        Chuck Cagle, Kaya Grace Porter and William Scales were featured speakers at the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents in Chattanooga and Dickson. The meeting was attended by school directors, school superintendents, and HR professionals from across the state. They spoke on the topic “If It Ain’t Written, It Didn’t Happen: The Importance of Proper Documentation in … Read More

Bill Haltom will be the featured speaker for a meeting of the Arthur D. Shores – Robert S. Vance American Inn of Court in Birmingham, Alabama. He will speak on “Seersucker and Civility: How Lawyers Should Dress and Behave.”