Ray Babaoglu and Samantha Bennett spoke at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys Law School’s Customs, Courthouses and Cecil C.: The Redesign of our Historic Home on November 11.  Attendees learned about the history and redesign of the Law School and its transformation into the Law School facility it is today.  Sam Bennett is a 2013 graduate of the … Read More

Lewis Thomason’s shareholders have elected Mary Beth White, a shareholder in the firm’s Nashville office, and Kevin Baskette, a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office, to the Board of Directors. Benjamin Jones and Robert Chapski were also reelected for another two-year term. They join current Board members, Rodney Fields, Janet Hayes, David Garst, Margaret Cooper Roney, and Joseph Clark.     … Read More

Lewis Thomason, P.C. has been ranked in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list regionally in 31 practice areas, including 25 Tier 1 practice areas.  Firms included in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence from clients and peers.

This article was in the Tennessee Bar Association’s Business Law Section on October 26, 2022 While every family has likely had its share of spats, when those tiffs involve once-successful businesses and spill into court, those disputes can become complex, costly and very public. In the recent Tennessee Court of Appeals opinion of Meadows v. Story, No. M2020-00886-COA-R3-CV (Sept. 29, … Read More

Ben Jones, and David Chapman, shareholders in Lewis Thomason’s transportation practice group, presented on record retention best practices at the ALFA International Transportation Practice Group regional meeting in October.  Lewis Thomason’s Transportation Group is a full-service legal team designed with needs of motor carriers in mind.  Our attorneys have provided legal services for more than half of the Top 10 … Read More

Last week the Clayton Bradley Academy’s celebrated its 10th year of serving students and families in the Knoxville area.  Despite the challenges of the last few years, CBA has managed to grow its campus and student population for 25%.  This is in part due to community support, and Lewis Thomason is a proud supporter of Clayton Bradley Academy.  Lynn Peterson, … Read More

Chuck Cagle recently completed a speaking series at the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents – Administrator Leadership Institute where he spoke on Title IX (assisted by Daniel Olivas and Katherine Kimmel) and Student Discipline as well as giving a legal update to 350 – 400 school system administrators.  Cagle is a shareholder and chair of Lewis Thomason’s Education Law and … Read More

The Knoxville Bar Association Board, including Meagan Collver in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office, recently hosted a delegation of judicial officials from the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan.  The officials were sponsored by the Congressional Office for International Leadership.  While in Knoxville, the delegates learned about local judicial procedures and compared Uzbekistan to U.S. court and law enforcement systems.

John Tarpley, one of the pre-eminent lawyers who represent commercial transportation companies and their employees in Tennessee and nationwide, recently helped form a new organization called the Trucking Defense Advocates Counsel. They held their first meeting recently where Mr. Tarpley spoke.  Tarpley has successfully defended trucking companies in both state and federal courts and at mediations and settlement proceedings throughout … Read More