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

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

On March 14, the annual Lucky Kidney 5K was held in the streets of downtown Knoxville, and once again this year, the winning team was LT’s Team Atchley Arbogast. Katrina Arbogast led the team that took the top spot for fundraising as well as the fastest individual team. Team Atchley Arbogast had 50 race participants and raised over $3,000.00. They … Read More

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

Bill Mynatt has joined the Knoxville office of the law firm Lewis Thomason as Special Counsel. Mynatt is also a Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediator. “Lewis Thomason is pleased to add Bill Mynatt’s extensive experience to our firm’s business law practice, especially his concentration in the areas of Family Law,”  said Lisa Ramsay Cole, president of the firm. Bill Mynatt … Read More

Mark Castleberry has joined the Knoxville office of Lewis Thomason as Special Counsel. Castleberry is an experienced trial lawyer who practices in Kentucky and Tennessee with over 10 years’ experience in health care liability, products liability defense, and general insurance litigation. Castleberry has successfully tried numerous civil matters to verdict and has experience in all manner of appellate litigation. “Lewis … Read More

The KBA Open Service Event for March will benefit the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation. The mission of the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation is to provide patient services and support to East Tennesseans affected by kidney disease. ETKF currently serves 15 counties and 200 low-income patients per month, all local East Tennesseans. They operate solely on donations, monetary and in-kind, and … Read More

Preston Hawkins profiled in the March issue of DICTA. Preston A. Hawkins, special counsel in the Knoxville office, concentrates his practice in construction litigation, general commercial and tort litigation, and appellate advocacy. Mr. Hawkins has been lead trial counsel and successfully defended contractors, designers, and owners in various construction litigation matters. Mr. Hawkins has also represented business entities in various … Read More

Cyber Security Seminar April 2, 2015 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  (Lunch will be provided) Fleming’s 6245 Poplar Avenue Memphis,  TN 38119 ” Attendance is Free “   Justin Joy, Shareholder at Lewis Thomason HIPAA Requires Healthcare Organizations to Keep Private Information Secure In Addition to the HIPAA Rules, There are a Number of Other Legal Considerations Surrounding Information Security Breaches … Read More

Claire Cissell and Andrea Malkin, both in the firm’s Memphis office, have been named shareholders.     Ms. Cissell has experience in civil litigation matters. She focuses her practice on medical malpractice defense.       Ms. Malkin, practices in civil litigation, workers’ compensation defense, products liability defense, medical malpractice defense and personal injury defense.