A periodic Q & A session with a Lewis Thomason (LT) lawyer  LT: What has been your greatest challenge as an attorney? Mike Keeney: I think the toughest challenge is trying to balance all of the work that has to be done with taking the time needed to be attentive to all clients. Try and throw work/life in the mix … Read More

Lewis Thomason Nashville will be having its annual Employment Law Seminar on November 4, 2016 from 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. Special Guest Speaker: EEOC Investigator Troy Shick It will be held at: Hillwood Country Club 6201 Hickory Valley Road Nashville, TN 37205 To register and for more information please click here.

For forty-five years, the Tennessee Law Institute has been the gold standard for CLE programs in Tennessee. The program was founded by the late great Don Paine and the late great John Walker, and LT Knoxville’s Sarah Sheppeard is carrying on the legacy of this fabulous program. The Tennessee Law Institute Review Seminar kicked off in Nashville on September 22 … Read More

A periodic Q & A session with a Lewis Thomason (LT) lawyer  LT: When did you decide to become a lawyer? John Dotson: When I was 35, I decided to change careers, from teaching English as a Second Language to pursuing a career in the law. I taught English at Tehran University from 1976 to 1978, leaving the country just … Read More

The Associated General Contractors of Tennessee held its annual state convention on October 6-8 at the Sandestin Hilton in Destin, Florida. Lewis Thomason and its construction practice group was a sponsor for the event. For the 20th consecutive year, AGC members from across the state gathered to discuss issues facing the construction industry, and to network and build camaraderie. David … Read More

Eric Butler will be presenting at the Singleton Wolfe Tax Conference on October 28th. For more information please click the link below. Singleton Wolfe Tax Conference J. Eric Butler, a native of Franklin County, Tennessee, is Special Counsel in the firm’s Knoxville office focusing his legal practice in the areas of federal and state taxation, tax controversy matters, white-collar criminal … Read More

A periodic Q & A session with a Lewis Thomason (LT) lawyer LT: When did you decide to become a lawyer? Lisa Cole: Two years after I graduated from college. I was working for the Tennessee Department of Health and Environment. I worked closely with the department attorneys. I thought their work was more interesting than mine. LT: What has … Read More

As illustrated by recent headlines, law firms of all sizes are squarely in the crosshairs of hackers. The consensus among data security professionals is there are now two types of organizations: those that have been hacked and those that will be hacked (or perhaps those that have already been hacked and just don’t know it yet!). With the recent amendment … Read More

If you are sleeping well November 30 and wake up to the sudden sound of screaming around midnight, please take a deep breath and just go back to sleep. The screaming should be unrelated to either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton by that point, but it is still expected as of December 1. That is the effective date for the … Read More