This month, we feature a courthouse a little more off the beaten path.  Need a hint? Well, how do you like them apples? Think you can name this courthouse? Email me at [email protected] with your answer. Correct answers will receive a shout-out in the next issue of Dicta. Check back next week for the reveal and a list of the … Read More

Lewis Thomason is proud to announce that Marcy Magee has been nominated and accepted as a member of ABOTA, American Board of Trial Advocates. Marcy Magee, a shareholder in the Memphis office, focuses her practice primarily on general civil defense litigation matters, with an emphasis on medical malpractice litigation. Ms. Magee has handled numerous jury trials to verdict in Memphis … Read More

  Lewis Thomason is pleased to announce William Scales has joined us as an associate in the Nashville office.  William joins us from Des Moines, Iowa where he has practiced since 2011.  William represented businesses and lending institutions in contract disputes, payment disputes, mortgage foreclosure and lending disputes, and employment  matters in both State and Federal Courts.  William is originally from … Read More

ALFA International featured Ben Jones for this week’s Friday Feature. What is one of your fondest ALFA International memories? There are too many to mention as I have a fond memory each and every time I come back from any ALFA International event. These memories started with my initial meeting at the very first Hospitality Conference at the Kierland, to … Read More

A periodic Q & A session with a Lewis Thomason (LT) lawyer  Lewis Thomason: What is the best place you have ever visited? Nic Vescovo: That’s a tough one. I have to go with Machu Picchu, and specifically the mountain of Huayna Picchu.  My wife (Marianna) and I are working our way through the New Seven Wonders of the World. … Read More

Each year the Tennessee Bar Association selects a group of outstanding young lawyers across the state for Tennessee Bar Associate Leadership Law (“TBALL”). The Leadership Law class attends seminars throughout the Volunteer State as they nurture their leadership skills with respect to ethical, professional, and community service issues. This past week, the Tennessee Bar Association announced its Tennessee Bar Association … Read More

Sometimes Santa’s helpers work beside us every day, and we never see the hard work they do. For the last several years, Mark and Teresa Giuliani, Evan and Stephanie Giordano (Larry Giordano’s son), and Bill and Sheila Kunkel have ministered to the people of Appalachia through the purchase of hundreds of toys and lots of food. Each year the Crazy … Read More

New for 2018, Bar Hopping will highlight one of the many beautiful courthouses around the State. The trick? It is up to you to figure out where. This week, we start off with an easy one: Think you can name the courthouse? Email me at [email protected] with your answer. Correct answers will receive a shout-out in the next issue of DICTA … Read More

Brian Faughnan quoted about ethical issues associated with Al in the practice of law – “I Robot (Lawyer)” – The Rise of Robot Regulations By Ryan Jones in the Memphis Law alumni. Brian Faughnan practices in the firm’s Memphis office.  In addition to the area of lawyer ethics and professional responsibility, Mr. Faughnan’s practice is focused on commercial litigation, appellate litigation, … Read More