On September 23rd, Nic Vescovo participated in a panel discussion entitled “Legal & Ethical Issues in Aviation Neuropsychology” at the 6th Annual Aerospace Psychology Seminar in Denver, Colorado. As part of his participation on the panel, Nic also gave a presentation to approximately 60 neuropsychologists from around the country entitled “Using the Law to Ensure Test Security,” in which he … Read More

Maggie Roney has been selected as a member of the Leo Bearman, Senior American Inn of Court. The American Inns of Court is a mentoring program designed to improve the skills, professionalism, excellence, and ethics of the legal profession. Each Chapter of the American Inns of Court is comprised of judges, lawyers, law professors, and law students. Since 1994, the … Read More

Lisa Cole, Lewis Thomason’s president, is a member of the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Dean’s Circle and Leadership Academy. In that leadership role, Lisa led discussions with UT’s Law Women on succeeding as a woman in the law in today’s legal environment. She also met with the College of Law’s leadership throughout the weekend. Lisa is not only … Read More

Justin Joy participated on a panel discussion on cybersecurity at he University of Mississippi 2018 Banking and Finance Symposium on September 14th. The event in Oxford, Mississippi was attended by about 150 community and regional bankers and addressed a number of current topics affecting the financial industry. See the article here by Alyssa Schnugg.

On September 21st, the Nashville School of Law held a Personal Injury Law Conference for Tennessee attorneys. One of the featured speakers at the event was Ryan Clark who spoke on recent products liability cases and predictions concerning future areas of development in this important field of law. Ryan N. Clark, a shareholder in the firm’s Nashville office, focuses his … Read More

Is there anything that defines an American summer more than baseball? Hearing the crack of a bat and smelling the hot dogs and popcorn brings out the patriot in each of us. It is no wonder the sport has been dubbed “America’s pastime.” Congress, however, recently decided that some of the players who bring us America’s pastime do not qualify … Read More

John Tarpley, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, testified September 7th as a member of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee regarding United States Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.  Mr. Tarpley was the standing committee’s representative for the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Court of Appeals and the lead evaluator for … Read More

Sarah Sheppeard will be a featured speaker at The Tennessee Law Institute Annual Review Seminar beginning September 13th at the Music City Center in Nashville. The Tennessee Law Institute  is the provider of the longest-running continued legal education program in Tennessee.  The “TLI” has helped thousands of attorneys and judges stay current with the most relevant updates in Tennessee law … Read More

Take me Phishing: Ensuring Your Firm is Prepared for the Unfortunate Reality of Data Breaches When discussing data breaches, the consensus among data security professionals is that it is no longer a question of “if ” an organization might get breached, but rather a matter of “when” and “how often” an organization has been breached. In the last year alone, … Read More