Chris McCarty and Chuck Cagle spoke recently at the Tennessee School Board Association’s Summer Law Institute. Chris spoke on “From Discipline to Due Process: Understanding the Steps and Hurdles with Student Expulsion and Suspension” and Chuck spoke on “Students and Cell Phones: How are School Districts Addressing This Issue?” Lewis Thomason’s education team is a long-time supporter of the TSBA’s … Read More
Okay, Calm Down
Parenthood is the single most rewarding experience of my life. It’s truly remarkable and humbling. It strips you of your pride, removes you from yourself and the pettiness of life, and exposes the magic that is the human experience. Don’t get me wrong. It isn’t all rainbows and sunshine. Rather, it’s often hard and thankless work. For example, my child, … Read More
Justin Joy
Justin Joy spoke recently at the IAPP In-Person Memphis KnowledgeNet on The Road Ahead in privacy and technology. Justin is a CIPT/Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT) and Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). The IAPP is accredited by the American Bar Association to certify lawyers in the specialty area of Privacy Law. He … Read More
Nicholas Vescovo Named to Memphis Business Journal’s 2023 40 Under 40
Nicholas Vescovo, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, has been named to Memphis Business Journal’s 2023 40 under 40. Vescovo regularly counsels clients ranging from start-ups and emerging companies to individual artists and performers to multi-national corporations on all types of intellectual property issues. He has handled matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States … Read More
David Draper
David Draper recently participated in a panel at the ALFA International Client Seminar on supply chain and price volatility in the construction industry. Whether by pandemic, inflation, war, protective tariffs or increased competition for a finite supply, scarcity of parts and materials and their price volatility have triggered project delays and project cancellations. As a consequence, owners and developers, designers … Read More
Congratulations Heidi Barcus
Heidi Barcus, shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office, was elected vice-president of the Tennessee Bar Association and will serve as president of the Tennessee Bar Association in 2025-2026. She will take office as vice president this summer at the TBA Convention and then automatically advance to president-elect in June 2024 and then president in June 2025. Heidi joins a long … Read More
Celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Two of a kind: “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Dr, Martin Luther King, Jr. As we as a nation celebrate one of our national heroes, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we take a moment to stop and reflect on Dr. King’s rich … Read More
Lisa Ramsay Cole
Lisa Ramsay Cole was the speaker for the Lawyers’ Association for Women’s “Lean-In” event recently which was moderated by Alaina Beach. The topic was “Navigating Four Generations in the Workforce,” and Lisa discussed issues that can arise in the workplace due to varying communication preferences between generations. Especially in light of the post-Covid hybrid workplace, she discussed the importance of … Read More
David Garst Presents
On September 19, 2022, David Garst presented a seminar to the Tennessee Engineers’ Conference in Franklin entitled “Landmines and Pitfalls of Design Professional Practice.” The seminar was attended by engineers from across the State, and was co-presented by Dale Crow, Senior Vice President of Risk Strategies.
