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Richard Krieg has been honored as the 2015 ALFA Lawyer of the Year.  ALFA gives this award each year to an ALFA attorney with an impressive list of organizational accomplishments.  Richard Krieg was the 2014 Chair of the International Client Seminar, a current member of the Board of Directors, a member of the North American Membership Committee and many other roles … Read More

The featured speaker at the Compass Club October 2nd was Lewis Thomason’s General Al Harvey. The General spoke on his recent visit to England as part of the official American Bar Association delegation for the ceremonies commemorating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. Mr. Harvey, a shareholder in our Memphis office, is a senior member of the firm. He … Read More

Last year, Daniel Olivas won summary judgment for the defendant, a home inspector, in a personal injury lawsuit, obtaining a ruling that the home inspector owed no duty to a third-party invitee on the premises who was injured when attending a house-warming party. Last week, the Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling in a victory for LT appellate team … Read More

// Justin Joy of Lewis Thomason explains what the Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) card liability shift means for businesses. // Though debit and credit cards with chip technology are slowly making their way into wallets throughout the U.S., the official liability shift date for businesses is fast approaching. Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) cards use microchip technology to create unique … Read More

 Lynn Peterson, was instrumental in founding the youth court program in Blount County.// // At Monday’s swearing-in ceremony for the third edition of Blount County Youth Court, local legal authorities explained how Youth Court makes a difference for jurors and defendants alike. “Youth Court is an instrumental part of what we do in juvenile court,” Division II General Sessions Judge … Read More

The Arkansas Trucking Seminar was held last week in Rogers, Arkansas. The seminar is held annually and is one of the largest transportation seminars in the country. LT was one of the sponsors for the seminar with John Tarpley, Mary Beth Haltom White, Ben Jones, and Maggie Cooper of the LT Transportation Law Group in attendance. LT hosted a dinner at … Read More

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

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

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