On April 27, 2015, Lewis Thomason landed a victory in the Tennessee Court of Appeals when the court upheld the trial court’s dismissal of a Lewis Thomason client. Preston Hawkins of Lewis Thomason handled the appeal, wherein the plaintiffs challenged the trial court’s dismissal of Lewis Thomason’s client, who was one of several defendants in a complex litigation. The question … Read More
Blount County Youth Court graduates second senior class
Two years ago, the Blount County Youth Court program was only a notion, an idea seeded by the 2013 Leadership Blount Class to give a hand up to youthful offenders who needed more than ordinary juvenile jurisprudence could provide. Monday evening, the program graduated its second senior class, six students drawn from area high schools, kids who learned as many … Read More
A Wrong Must Have a Remedy…Otherwise, the Jury’s Verdict is Destroyed
“A Wrong Must Have a Remedy…Otherwise, the Jury’s Verdict is Destroyed.” By: Jared S. Garceau The fate of a significant provision in the Tennessee Civil Justice Act of 2011 (TCJA) is uncertain following the recent memorandum opinion issued by the Honorable Judge W. Neil Thomas, III from the Circuit Court of Hamilton County. Judge Thomas opined that the TCJA’s cap … Read More
LT Knoxville Sets its Sights on Cystic Fibrosis
The Lewis Thomason sporting clays team took third place Friday in the 13th Annual Vulcan Materials “Make a Break Thru for CF” Sporting Clays Tournament held at the Chilhowee Sportsman’s Club in Maryville, Tennessee on April 24, 2015. The team was captained by John Britton, a shareholder in the Knoxville Office. Lewis Thomason was also a Silver Sponsor of this … Read More
Lewis Thomason Listed in Nashville Business Journal’s Top of the List Litigation Law Firms
Lewis Thomason is ranked in the Nashville Business Journal’s Top of the List Litigation Law Firms. To see full story and list please click on link below. http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2015/04/top-of-the-list-litigation-law-firms.html
Title VII and the ADA
Title VII and the ADA: Employment Law Primer for the Construction Professional May 1, 2015 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lewis Thomason 424 Church Street, Suite 2500 Nashville, Tennessee 37219 For more information please click the below title. Title VII and the ADA
LT Knoxville Helps “Shoot for a Cure”
The LT Knoxville office sponsored a sporting clays team in the “Shoot for a Cure – Taking Aim at Breast Cancer” event held at the Chilhowee Sportsman’s Club in Maryville, Tennessee on March 27, 2015. The weather conditions that day were less than ideal but the team members still had fun and helped raise money for a very worthwhile cause. … Read More
Read Across America Day
Celebrating Read Across America by Claire Thomas The eighteenth annual Read Across America Day was celebrated on March 2, 2015. As always, the event took place on the birthday of Theodore Seuss Geisel, otherwise known as Dr. Seuss. This year would have been his 111th birthday. For those who are not familiar with the event, it is an initiative created … Read More
LT Memphis Sponsors Saturday Legal Clinic
Saturday, March 14, LT Memphis was the official sponsor of the weekly Saturday Legal Clinic of Memphis Area Legal Services (“MALS”). The clinic was held at the main Memphis Public Library, and the LT pro bono counsel team was led by Chris Sullivan with able assistance from Ray Babaoglu, Mike Robb and Jimmy Duckworth. Over the years, LT Memphis has … Read More
All In The (Conflicts) Family
Brian Faughnan on Ethics “All in the (Conflicts) Family” in the Memphis Lawyer, pages 28-29. See link below. I have a lot of favorite books so for me to characterize something as being one of my favorite books is not really all that discerning a designation. Having made that disclaimer, one of my favorite books is on that came out … Read More