A periodic Q & A session with a Lewis Thomason (LT) lawyer  LT: What do you enjoy most about being a lawyer? Andrea Malkin: At the beginning of a matter the client doesn’t want to meet his or her defense lawyer because of the circumstances. Gaining the client’s trust and doing good work is very rewarding. The relationships that you … Read More

Sometimes victories are measured not on which party won the lawsuit, but by the amount of the verdict. Measured by this standard, Glenn Walter won an impressive victory in a recent lawsuit in Lenoir City, Tennessee. Glenn represented the defendant, a retail store, whose employee had placed a large pallet-guard in the path of travel that customers entering the store … Read More

When it comes to distance running events, LT is the top firm in the state. The firm has several marathoners, half-marathoners, and triathletes, and during the past two years has competed in the Ragnar Relay, a 200-mile race from Chattanooga to Nashville. But at the top of the list of LT distance athletes is Wally Irvin. He not only has … Read More

Lynn C. Peterson will be presenting “A Step by Step Guide to Workplace Accidents” at the Workers’ Compensation Seminar – Protect Your Workers Without Putting Your Business at Risk on December 7th at the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce. Please go to www.knoxvillechamber.com to register for this free event. The discussion will include: “A Step by Step Guide to Workplace Accidents” … Read More

On December 8th, Berkley Design Professional Underwriters will present a webinar on the very timely topic, “Email Policies and Best Practices.” The featured speaker will be our own David Garst. For more than 25 years, David has represented general and specialty contractors, architects, engineers, surveyors, supplies and building owners on a variety of construction projects. Email has easily become the … Read More

A periodic Q & A session with a Lewis Thomason (LT) lawyer  LT: When did you decide to become a lawyer? Glenn Walter: Initially I wanted to be a lawyer when I was young because my family said I should be a lawyer since I argued so much. Then I decided against staying in school that long until my junior … Read More

Lewis Thomason is proud to announce 24 of its’ lawyers have been selected as a Mid-South Super Lawyer for 2016, and 9 lawyers have been selected as 2016 Super Lawyer Rising Star. Mid-South Lawyers also named Joseph M. Clark, William H. Haltom, Jr., and J. Kimbrough Johnson among the “Top 100” lawyers in Tennessee. 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers Rehim Babaoglu, R. … Read More

Chris W. McCarty was recently approved and completed the necessary training to become an arbitrator through the American Arbitration Association (AAA). As a member of AAA’s Panel of Employment Arbitrators, Mr. McCarty is available to arbitrate any number of employment related disputes, including, but not limited to, discrimination claims, harassment allegations, retaliation arguments, non-compete issues and the like. If you … Read More

The defense team of Joseph M. Clark and Samantha E. Bennett prevailed last week in the Tennessee Court of Appeals as the appellate court affirmed the trial court’s dismissal with prejudice of the Plaintiffs’ health care liability action.  The Plaintiffs’ Complaint alleged that negligence during labor and delivery caused the minor Plaintiff to sustain permanent brain injury. In response to … Read More

The Nashville office held its annual employment seminar on November 4, 2016. Over 40 attendees from private and public clients attended. Our speakers presented on timely and relevant topics such as Seven Deadly Sins of Employment Law, Cybersecurity, and what employers need to know to comply with the new overtime law. Troy Shick, an investigator with the EEOC, also spoke … Read More