A periodic Q & A session with a Lewis Thomason (LT) lawyer  LT: What do you enjoy most about being a lawyer? Ed Owens: It beats work. I do enjoy solving problems, though. LT: You’re  stranded on a desert island – what music are you listening to?  Ed Owens: Soundtracks from musicals, Broadway or Hollywood.  LT: What do you want … Read More

If you are sleeping well on November 30th and wake 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, 2016. December 1st is the effective date for … Read More

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Lewis Thomason’s Annual Employment Law Seminar will be held on September 22, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Museum of Art.  For more information please click here Employment Law Seminar.

Justin Joy will be speaking at the National Business Institute’s Seminar – LLCs From Start to Finish on September 15 – 16, 2016. For more information please click here. Mr. Joy has a variety of experience in various general civil litigation matters including business and commercial litigation, insurance coverage disputes, healthcare liability defense, medical device liability defense, personal injury and … Read More

A Restraining Order was granted to Bethel University halting Tennessee Education Department and State Board of Education Administration Action. Click here to view Bethel Press Release. Bethel University is represented by the Lewis Thomason team of : Samuel L. Jackson is a shareholder who practices in the area of Education Law in a variety of legal matters, including employment of … Read More

A periodic Q & A session with a Lewis Thomason (LT) lawyer  LT: When did you decide to become a lawyer? Dale Bay: I was a sophomore in college when I had a professor accuse me of plagiarizing a paper I wrote on a book assignment. He was angry he couldn’t flunk me because he couldn’t find any “proof” that … Read More

Like nearly every other state, Tennessee has a data breach notification law that requires businesses to notify customers of a breach of their personally identifiable information. The Tennessee Identity Theft Deterrence Act has been in effect since 1999, and the breach notification provision was added in 2005. Businesses who are unaware of their legal obligations under Tennessee law need to … Read More

Lewis Thomason is pleased to announce the following 28 attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017: Rehim Babaoglu, Stephen Barton, Kevin Baskette, R. Dale Bay, J. Randolph Bibb, Jr., Leslie F. Bishop, John J. Britton, Charles W. Cagle, Robert F. Chapski, Joseph M. Clark, Lisa Ramsay Cole, Brian S. Faughnan, David N. Garst, Lawrence F. Giordano, William H. Haltom, … Read More

  Brian S. Faughnan has received The Best Lawyers in America Appellate Practice “Lawyer of the Year” award in Memphis       William H. Haltom, Jr. has received The Best Lawyers in America 2017 Medical Malpractice “Lawyer of the Year” in Memphis       Stephen W. Vescovo has received The Best Lawyers 2017 Workers’ Compensation “Lawyer of the Year in Memphis     … Read More