Tania Freeman has assumed the role of Business Development Officer for Lewis Thomason effective May 1. In her new role, Mrs. Freeman will be responsible for setting the strategic direction, business development and marketing initiatives of the firm. Tania will work closely with the firm’s lawyers to maintain and establish client-focused representation.  She will create marketing initiatives to enhance professional … Read More

Lisa Cole and John Tarpley are among the recipients of the prestigious award, “Best of the Bar.” Each year Nashville Business Journal names a select number of Nashville attorneys as the “Best of the Bar.” Lisa and John will be honored at the “Best of the Bar” dinner at the Nashville Opera at the Noah Riff Opera Center on June … Read More

Claire Cissell was the featured speaker at the Tennessee Emergency Nurses Association’s annual meeting in Memphis. Attendees included emergency medical nurses, nurse managers, nurse practitioners and physicians from across the state. Claire, an accomplished health care lawyer, gave practical suggestions to address recurring issues in emergency medicine.

John Lewis, special counsel at LT’s Nashville office, had a heart attack while at his downtown office in February. Three of his employees, Christin Bryant, Tasra Lumpkin and Tania Freeman, stepped in to help just as they had been trained to do. “It was just a few months before,” said Freeman. “We knew exactly what to do.” They performed CPR … Read More

Leslie Bishop, John Britton, Janet Hayes and Marshall Stair presented a session at the Crossville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce’s sixth course of Frontline Leadership on April 25, 2018. The title of the session was “Laws You Must Know As A Frontline Supervisor”.  Their individual topics were: Leslie Bishop    – “Tennessee Workers’ Compensation 101: Accident Investigation and Prevention” John Britton     – … Read More

William H. Haltom, Jr. will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Federal Bar Association of Chattanooga. The annual meeting will be held on April 26th at noon at the Westin Hotel in downtown Chattanooga. United States District Judge Travis R. McDonough will give the annual State of the Federal Judiciary Address. This will be followed by … Read More

For the past several months, LT Nashville has hosted a class for the University of Tennessee College of Law’s inaugural Semester-in-Residence Program. The program allows law students to work an internship in local government offices and attend class in the evening for a semester. On the final night of the program, LT hosted the students and professors for a reception … Read More

Nic Vescovo, an LT Memphis associate, is on the cutting edge of intellectual property law issues. Nic conducted a CLE for the Memphis Bar Association on the intriguing topic “Please Do Not Touch the Art Work.” In his presentation, Nic covered the Visual Arts Rights Act (‘VARA”), discussing artists’ rights protection provided under the federal statute, how those rights can … Read More

It’s an LT tradition dating back over 40 years, the annual Dental Jurisprudence Mock Trial at the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. Back in the 1970s, young Lt. Col. Al Harvey started teaching a course at the UT Dental School entitled “Dental Jurisprudence.” The one-hour course instructs dental students on all legal aspects of the practice of dentistry with … Read More

Justin Joy will be a speaker at the National Business Institutes’ seminar “How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out).”  This seminar will be on May 24th at Fogelman Executive Conference Center.  For more information and to register click here.