Shareholder Chuck Cagle recently presented Employee Rights and Responsibilities Under State and Federal Law and the Employee Handbook to the Nashville First Baptist Church staff.  Chuck is past chair of First Baptist’s Personnel Committee and past chair of the Deacons.  He currently serves as counsel to the church.  Chuck frequently speaks to places of worship on legal issues affecting them, … Read More

Christopher L. Vescovo has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. Mr. Vescovo is a shareholder at Lewis Thomason, P.C., and serves as the managing partner of the firm’s Memphis office. His practice focuses on litigation, including professional liability, premises liability, insurance coverage, and municipal law.  He has … Read More

Chuck Cagle recently presented multiple educational presentations to the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents: (1) Legal Considerations for Developing Effective Policy Manuals; (2) Discipline for Students and for Disabled Students; and (3) Teacher Employment and Licensure Issues. Chuck is a shareholder and chair of the firm’s Education Law and Government Relations Practice Group. He is a frequent speaker on education-related matters.

National Interstate Insurance Company’s Safety Summit was last week in Nashville. The summit was held to collaborate on best practices and strategies to build a stronger safety culture across the commercial transportation industry. Shareholder John Tarpley participated in the panel “Navigating the Legal Labyrinth: Insights on Our Litigious Society.” The panel discussed the effects of tort reform, pitfalls in the litigation process, … Read More

On October 8th, the TBA Appellate Practice Section hosted its annual boot camp at the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. Lewis Thomason shareholder Laura Deakins is the Appellate Practice Section Chair and produced this year’s boot camp. As part of the boot camp, oral arguments were held for the Tennessee Criminal Court of Appeals, followed by additional discussions with participating attorneys. A Q&A … Read More

On October 2 Memphis shareholders Marcy Dodds Magee and Kevin Baskette were presenters with the American Board of Trial Advocates’ Masters in Trial in collaboration with the Memphis Bar Association.  The Masters in Trial series allows attendees to see leading attorneys present a full trial in one day complete with jury participation and deliberations.  Marcy and Kevin are both accomplished … Read More

Next week Shareholder Mary Beth White will speak on a panel at the 2024 Lockton Transportation Summit. The panel of senior claim leaders and defense attorneys will discuss the challenges in resolving complex litigated matters such as coordinating communications, creating a litigation strategy, and engaging experts.  Mary Beth is Chair of the Transportation Practice Group and a member of the firm’s … Read More

Justin Joy recently spoke at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law as part of an attorney panel discussing the business and tax law profession in Memphis. The panel was hosted by the Business and Tax Law Society which is a network of University of Memphis law students who are pursuing or are interested in pursuing the … Read More

Marty Regan, Shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, received The Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C. Award from the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association in Notre Dame, Indiana. Established in 1985, this award is conferred on an alum who is performing outstanding service in the field of government, patriotism, public service, or local, state, and national politics. Regan serves as … Read More

Lewis Thomason is pleased to announce the addition of Weslen Lakins as an associate in its Knoxville office. Weslen Lakins is a licensed attorney and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) focusing on real estate, corporate, and data security and information privacy law. Lakins has experience preparing and negotiating complex commercial contracts, conducting privacy impact assessments, responding to data breaches, … Read More