We are pleased to announce Andrew Todd has joined Lewis Thomason. Andrew is an associate in the Memphis office. Andrew Todd, a native of East Texas, is a graduate of Texas A&M University and the University of Mississippi School of Law. During law school, Todd served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Mark S. Norris in the Western District … Read More

Six attorneys have been named shareholders at Lewis Thomason. Four attorneys are based in Knoxville and two in Nashville.  Paige Bernick in the Nashville office focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, including commercial and business disputes, employment matters, construction litigation, health care liability and insurance defense. Meagan Collver in the Knoxville office primarily focuses on healthcare liability defense matters, … Read More

Congratulations to Isaac Lew who secured an appellate win in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on behalf of a subcontractor involved in the construction of an elaborate residential pool. The case originated when a homeowner sued the general contractor on the project, alleging faulty construction based on, among other things, a missing part that the … Read More

The Annual Association of Women Attorneys banquet was held on January 25th, and Lewis Thomason was a title sponsor of the event.  LT associate, Noor Obaji, president-elect and banquet co-chair, presented Chief Judge Camille McMullen, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, with the Marion Griffin Francis Loring Award. Lewis Thomason is a proud supporter of AWA, a bar association of Memphis … Read More

Wally Irvin recently presented a  Legislative and Case Law Update on construction law at the Tennessee Bar Association Construction Law Forum.  His presentation reviewed several bills pending before the Tennessee legislature and their potential effect on the construction industry.  Wally is a shareholder at Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office where he concentrates his practice on the construction industry. With a dedicated … Read More

Chuck Cagle, shareholder and chair of the Education Law and Government Relations Practice Group in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, has been reappointed to the Education Council Chair of the Tennessee Business Roundtable Board. Founded in 1983, the Roundtable has partnered successfully with five Governors and hundreds of businesses, non-profit and government stakeholders to create and promote policies which have contributed … Read More

Lisa Ramsay Cole has been appointed vice-chair of ALFA International’s managing partner forum. The forum provides an opportunity for managing partners in ALFA’s various law firms around the world to share best practices, ask questions regarding common issues, and to use each other for benchmarking. Lisa is a highly experienced and accomplished attorney with a strong focus on civil trial … Read More

David Garst and Miles McDowell presented a combined seminar/ webinar at the annual December Education Roadshow presented by Risk Strategies, the American Institute of Architects, and the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers.  The topic was “Introduction to Criminal Law Basics for Design Professionals,” and it was attended by approximately 250 architects and engineers across Tennessee.

John R. Tarpley, shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, has been appointed Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission by the Supreme Court of Tennessee at Nashville. Tarpley has been involved in complex litigation in the areas of transportation, tort, product liability, and a wide range of insurance-related matters in both state and federal courts. He has devoted a significant … Read More

Congratulations to LT shareholder Marty Regan who was honored by the Jewish Foundation of Memphis as its Raymond Shainberg Professional Advisor Awardee at its annual donor and professional advisor event on December 6.  In making the announcement, Foundation leaders praised Marty’s outstanding service to the Jewish Foundation and to non-profits across our community. “Marty is so deserving of this award,” … Read More