Lisa Ramsay Cole moderated two panels at the Tennessee Bar Association’s Raising the Bar Conference in November.  The conference, presented by the TBA Women in the Profession Committee, focused on recognizing resiliency in times of change.  Cole moderated panels on succeeding in a law firm or in nontraditional legal careers where successful women lawyers discussed the myriad of options for … Read More

The Knoxville Bar Association CLE Committee presented the “Ethics Bowl XVI: ‘Til Ethics Do Us Part” as an in-person presentation on Friday, December 2, 2022. Jason Long, current KBA president, and his wife, Carol Anne Long, associate director of the University of Tennessee Bettye B. Lewis Career Center, participated in the “Family Feud” game show format where teams of local … Read More

The relationship status between public education and the State of Tennessee is currently, well, complicated. Whether you’re looking at the relationship between local education agencies and local governments, the funding of school systems, or the relationship between Governor Bill Lee’s administration and various public-school systems, complicated is the best word to describe it. All of these issues and relationships came … Read More

As of the writing of this article, it feels a little like 1996. The Vols play Alabama this weekend in a matchup of undefeated SEC teams with championship aspirations. Tennessee fans have elevated our talented quarterback, Hendon Hooker, to the status of rockstar. Gameday will be broadcasting from campus on Sunday, and it feels like we are the epicenter of … Read More

This month, I take to the bully pulpit of the bar to preach about an issue recently on my mind, due to three recent stories I heard and experienced. They have driven home, for me, the importance of flexibility in achieving success. Read the full article in the October 2022 issue of DICTA.

For those of you who know me, you know that I am not prone to making absolute statements. Very rarely do I see an issue as black or white. I always feel like there is another side to the story and that other side may be correct. At times, this approach to life can be a blessing, giving me the … Read More

Robyn Askew was a recent speaker as a part of the Youth Leadership Knoxville session on ethical leadership at Pellissippi State Community College.  Youth Leadership Knoxville is offered to rising juniors in Knox County schools and gives high school students the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of Knoxville and develop leadership skills.  Robyn Askew is a shareholder in the firm’s … Read More

Michael Goode, special counsel in the firm’s Nashville office, presented International Taxation Updates as part of the Tennessee Federal Tax Conference on November 16.  Co-sponsored by TSCPA and the Tennessee Federal Tax Institute, the Tennessee Federal Tax Conference brought together national and local tax leaders to provide information and analysis on the latest federal tax changes from Washington, D.C.  Michael … Read More

Lisa Ramsay Cole was recently a panelist for the Harry Phillips Inn of Court program.  The program, “Post-COVID Legal Practice” explored changes in the practice of law due to COVID-19 such as flexibility in work schedules, new technologies in the legal field, and how these developments vary among large firms, small firms, in-house, and government practices.  Lisa Cole is president … Read More

Chris McCarty recently presented legal updates and federal funding guidelines for the metropolitan area school systems (MASS) group.  Just a few days later he presented to the pre-law conference at the Tennessee School Boards Association annual convention on school resource officers and searches as well as a two “ask the attorney” panels during the conference.  Chris, a shareholder in our … Read More