On Channel 3 WREG in Memphis Richard Ransom’s Pass it On honored LT’s own Mary Barringer. Mary has been undergoing treatment for a cancer diagnosis and suffered an apartment fire just after her diagnosis. LT is thrilled to let you know that LT’s Memphis office raised well over a $1000 for Mary and gave her furniture and other items that … Read More

A periodic Q & A session with a Lewis Thomason (LT) lawyer Lewis Thomason: How have your goals changed over time? Mary Beth White: My goals have drastically changed over time. When I think about my goals when I was younger, my goal, and only goal, was to play basketball in an orange and white uniform for Pat Head Summitt … Read More

During this tax season, it is important as ever to protect sensitive personal information from would-be fraudsters.  While many of these scams have become familiar to businesses, another method for stealing valuable information and money is becoming increasingly popular and less detectable.  Scammers are now illegally obtaining individuals’ W-2 forms and using the sensitive information contained on these data-rich forms … Read More

Justin Joy will be on a panel with FBI Special Agent Scott Augenbaum on cybersecurity at the Tennessee Bar Association’s Corporate Counsel Forum 2017 on March 3, 2017. Obtain the most up-to-date information at this year’s Corporate Counsel forum with topics ranging from technology’s influence on the modern law practice to recent developments in employment law. Speakers will address cyber … Read More

Listen to Ray Babaoglu on Law Talk with Vince Perryman here Law Talk with Vince Perryman – Immigration. Mr. Babaoglu has been honored by Super Lawyers of America as a Super Lawyer in the Mid-South for Immigration Law. He has also received designations of Best Lawyers in America for his work in immigration and consumer law. He has served the Memphis Bar … Read More

This year’s Best of the Bar Lifetime Achievement Award goes to a man who colleagues say exemplifies true leadership in the courtroom, in the community and as a retired Marine general. Albert C. Harvey, a senior shareholder at the Memphis offices of Lewis Thomason, has spent his nearly 50-year career defending doctors accused of medical malpractice, a controversial congressman, Big … Read More

A periodic Q & A session with a Lewis Thomason (LT) lawyer Lewis Thomason: When did you decide to become a lawyer? Elizabeth Alrutz: My dad was a lawyer, so I’m sure I marked Pre-Law on most vocation questions in high school, but it probably wasn’t until Kim Johnson told me to come interview that I really thought it was … Read More

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion holding that exhaustion of administrative remedies under the IDEA is not required when the substance of a Plaintiff’s complaint seeks relief for something other than the denial of FAPE.  The holding represents a dramatic departure from the previous standard endorsed by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which includes Tennessee.  … Read More

Our very own Sarah Sheppeard was elected to become the Tennessee Bar Association President in 2019. Sarah will assume the role of vice president this summer at the convention in Kingsport. She will serve as president elect during Lewis Thomason’s Jason Pannu’s year as Tennessee Bar Association President. Sarah will be the fifth Lewis Thomason lawyer to serve as Tennessee … Read More

A periodic Q & A session with a Lewis Thomason (LT) lawyer  Lewis Thomason: What is something that is popular now that annoys you? Justin Joy: If you want to know what is popular or cool, you are asking the wrong person. There is one thing that comes to mind: I don’t know how popular it is but I don’t … Read More