LT Nashville Leads Mentoring Program

The Nashville Bar Foundation Leadership Forum was created last year as the brainchild of John Tarpley. The forum brings together outstanding young Nashville-area lawyers with 3-7 years of experience to develop them as leaders for our profession. Wally Irvin was recently selected to be a member of the Forum’s 2015-16 class, which kicks off later this month. An integral part … Read More

Sarah Sheppeard Leads 44th Annual Tennessee Law Institute Annual Review Seminar

For over four decades, the preeminent continuing legal education program in the state has been the Tennessee Law Institute Annual Review Seminar. Created by the late, great Don Paine, this seminar provides Tennessee lawyers with an annual two-day, 12-hour  CLE review of reported and unreported Court decisions, new legislation, and other legal developments in Tennessee during the past year. Once … Read More

Another LT Victory in Medical Malpractice Trial

Congratulations to the defense team of Mike Robb, Andrea Malkin and Mac Plosser!  They obtained a jury verdict for their client, a physician, in a medical malpractice trial in the Shelby County Circuit Court. Lewis Thomason remains undefeated in 2015 medical malpractice jury trials! Michael L. Robb‘s practice focuses primarily on general civil trial practice and medical malpractice defense. He has … Read More

Justin Joy Earns (CIPP/US) Certification

Justin Joy has earned the Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).  Click here to see certificate. Privacy professionals are the arbiters of trust in today’s data-drive global economy. They help organizations manage rapidly evolving privacy threats and mitigate the potential loss and misuse of information assets. The IAPP is the first organization … Read More

Religious Accommodation: Abercrombie Shows Where It’s Headed by Chris McCarty

This piece should educate readers on the growing need to allow for religious accommodations at work, but I need to begin with a related confession: I hate Abercrombie & Fitch. When strolling through West Town Mall, I always shook my head at the Abercrombie store. Nothing made me feel older or lamer. Shirtless kids stood awkwardly at the entrance. Music … Read More

Construction Practice Group Launches Blog

The Lewis Thomason Construction Practice Group recently launched its blog, Tennessee Construction Lawyers. Check out the blog at www.tennesseeconstructionlawyers.com. You can subscribe to the blog via email in the right sidebar to hear about the latest news and thoughts on the construction industry from our construction law team.  

5 Deadly Sins Cyber Criminals Know About Law Firm Security

Nearly every day we hear news of some new, large-scale cyber hack. For instance, the recent OPM database hack compromised personal information for over 21 million past and current federal employees and contractors. This attack, along with those on Target, Home Depot and several large insurance companies, have certainly brought the issue of cybersecurity to the forefront. Opinion polls consistently … Read More

27 Lewis Thomason Attorneys Included In The Best Lawyers in America©2015 Listing

Lewis Thomason is pleased to announce the following 27 attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016: Rehim Babaoglu, Stephen C. Barton, R. Dale Bay, J. Randolph Bibb, Jr., Leslie F. Bishop, John R. Britton, Charles Cagle, Robert F. Chapski, Joseph M. Clark, Lisa Ramsay Cole, Brian S. Faughnan, David N. Garst, Lawrence F. Giordano, William H. Haltom, Jr., … Read More

Michael Keeney and Casey Shannon Triumph in Court of Appeals

This is an arbitration case, wherein plaintiffs and the defendant-signatory expressly agreed to arbitrate any disputes arising from the contract and further agreed that the contract would be governed by New York law. Plaintiffs later filed suit against the defendant-signatory, as well as one of the defendant‘s employees, who had not signed the arbitration agreement, for breach of fiduciary duty, … Read More