Margaret Cooper, Preston Hawkins, Sarah Sheppeard and Paul Whitt have been named shareholders at Lewis Thomason. Marisa Combs, Edd Peyton, Casey Shannon, Brad Telfeyan, Claire Thomas and Shannon van Tol have been named Special Counsel.   Margaret Cooper, shareholder, has a diverse litigation practice, with particular emphasis in healthcare liability, transportation, and business and commercial litigation.   Preston Hawkins, shareholder, concentrates … Read More

Eric Butler, an attorney with an extensive background in tax law, has joined Lewis Thomason in Knoxville as special counsel. Butler will focus on the practice areas of federal and state taxation, white-collar criminal defense and estate planning and probate. Butler has handled cases throughout the state of Tennessee and the southeast that involve the Internal Revenue Service and state … Read More

The above titled article by Brian S. Faughnan that was published in the ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct may be seen in its entirety by clicking on the link below. Brian Faughnan’s Article Brian S. 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 … Read More

2015 has been a remarkable year for the LT Healthcare Law Team. An undefeated year, to be exact, as LT healthcare lawyers have had a perfect record in medical malpractice jury trials and appellate court decisions. That perfect season culminated just two days before Christmas, when the defense team of Joe Clark and Samantha Bennett prevailed in a medical malpractice … Read More

At the Knoxville Bar Association’s annual meeting Sarah Y. Sheppeard was recognized as the first recipient of the Don Paine Lawyer Legacy Award. The award honors Don Paine’s memory and recognizes exceptional lawyers who love the law, serve the community, mentor and teach other lawyers and who are committed to access to justice for all. Sarah Sheppeard is Special Counsel and … Read More

At the Knoxville Bar Association’s annual meeting Mark Castleberry was presented the President’s Award for 2015. Mark Castleberry, Special Counsel, is based in the firm’s Knoxville office and has a varied litigation-based practice in the areas of product liability defense, health care law to include medical malpractice and long-term care defense, commercial/business litigation, and professional liability defense. Mr. Castleberry has … Read More

  As the year draws to a close, LT lawyers just keep on winning. On December 14 the Western Section of the Tennessee Court of Appeals issued its decision in Weatherspoon v. Minard, a malpractice action that was defended by Chris Vescovo and Jonathan May. In trial court, Chris and Jonathan moved to exclude the plaintiff’s standard of care expert … Read More

Congratulations to Maggie Cooper on her election last week to the Board of Directors of the Memphis Bar Association. Maggie Cooper is an associate in the firm’s Memphis office. A native Memphian, Ms. Cooper has a diverse litigation practice, with particular emphasis in healthcare liability, transportation, and business and commercial litigation. Ms. Cooper has successfully defended cases prior to trial … Read More

Justin Joy and Edd Peyton are the featured speakers at the University of Mississippi law School “CLE by the Hour” program at the Hilton Hotel in Memphis, beginning today. Justin is lecturing on “Changes in Federal Discovery Practice After the December 1, 2015 Rule Amendments and Other Developments You Should Know,” and  Edd Peyton is speaking on “Promoting Diversity in the … Read More