This month’s Top Ten List is the Top Ten Most Famous (Infamous) Trials in American History. Please remember these rankings are entirely subjective (if you want to disagree, write and submit your own column) Admittedly, important trials such as that of Claus von Bulow, the Nuremburg trials, and the court martial of William Calley, to name a few, did not … Read More

Bright and early on the morning of January 6, 2023 (Little Christmas in Italy when La Befana brings gifts to the children), I received an email from Sam Henninger asking if I would write an article for the Management Counsel Column for DICTA, due July 7, to provide timely information on management issues, such as effective communication or strategic planning. … Read More

Last month I tried to list the top ten movie lawyers of all time. Shortly after DICTA went to print, I found myself up late at night re-watching, Judgment at Nuremburg. I could not believe that I failed to include Maximillian Schell, as defense counsel Hans Rolfe, on my list of best attorneys in film. He probably makes my top … Read More

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