Several Lewis Thomason attorneys attended and spoke at the ALFA International Practice Group Seminar last week.  Mary Beth White was the program Chair which focused on looking at combating recent high verdicts and large settlements in the trucking and transportation industry and what is working and not working from the defense perspective.  David Chapman spoke on being proactive in defending … Read More

This week Chris McCarty participated in “From the Board Room to the Courtroom: Preparing for and Trying Employment Law Cases Before a Jury” co-sponsored by the Knoxville Bar Association Employment Law Section.  Chris presented the Defense side of the case and walked attendees through strategies to consider when presenting employment law matters before juries in state or federal court.  Chris, … Read More

Lisa Ramsay Cole and Mary Beth White have been named to the Nashville Post’s 2023 In Charge List, an annual list of Nashville’s most influential people. Lisa Ramsay Cole is the president and managing shareholder of Lewis Thomason. She also serves as managing partner of the firm’s Nashville office and as the firm’s General Counsel handling any ethical and professional … Read More

Cheryl Rumage Estes, Shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, has been named a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation. Fellows are chosen based on their devoted and distinguished service to the legal profession and the administration of justice and their adherence to the highest standards of professional ethics and personal conduct. Estes focuses her practice in employment law. She has … Read More

Paul Whitt and Justin Joy recently presented a webinar on legal, regulatory, and ethical issues for Tennessee engineers.  Paul, a shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office, practices in the areas of construction law and litigation, including professional liability defense of design professionals, such as engineers, architects and surveyors, and representation of contractors, subcontractors and owners in construction defect related disputes.  … Read More

Miles McDowell, an associate in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, has been selected as one of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Top 30 Under 30.  The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation works to recognize young professionals who are already making a name for themselves in their profession. Nominations are taken by their employers, co-workers and peers. Individuals are selected … Read More

Benjamin W. Jones, a Shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office, has been elected to the Tennessee Bar Association’s Board of Governors. He will fill the District 2 seat and serve a three-year term. The Knoxville Bar Association serves more than 2000 members with an eighteen-member Board of Governors. All policies and programs are either developed or overseen by the Board … Read More

Alaina Beach, Special Counsel in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, has been elected as First Year Director of Lawyers’ Association for Women – Marion Griffin Chapter.  The Lawyers’ Association for Women emphasizes and addresses issues of concern to women within the legal profession. Beach practices in the areas of employment, professional liability, workers’ compensation, and general insurance defense. She is a … Read More

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Trump on December 20, 2020, and was thereby enacted into law effective January 1, 2021 pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, having broad bipartisan support. The CTA requires certain businesses to report their beneficial ownership information to the Financial … Read More

Last week Chris McCarty, shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office, participated in the 2023 Knox County Workforce Summit presented by Knox County, Knoxville Chamber, and presenting sponsor Regions Bank.  The program discussed workforce issues and solutions in the region. Chris participated on a panel with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Labor Standards Unit and the Tennessee Occupational … Read More