On August 26, 2021, Lewis Thomason lost one of its beloved partners and mentors, Jerry Mitchell.  Jerry was born August 30, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee and spent most of his remarkable life with his wife, Caroline.  Jerry received his undergraduate degree from the University of Memphis and his law degree from Georgetown University.  While in law school, Jerry worked for Senator … Read More

We are pleased to announce Karin Dwight has joined Lewis Thomason as Special Counsel. Karin will be in the Nashville office.  She will primarily be working with the construction practice group. Karin is a 2008 graduate of the University of Houston Bates College of Law. Prior to moving to Tennessee, she was Senior Attorney at Macdonald, Devin, Madden, Kenefick, and Harris in … Read More

Last week Caitlyn Elam and Marshall Stair spoke at Jack in the Box’s National Franchise Association Conference in Nashville. They gave an employment law update to the franchisees explaining what has changed (and what hasn’t) post-COVID. John Lewis, and Jason Byrd, also attended.

This week Chuck Cagle presented a legal update to the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents on the Davis-Bacon Act. Clients commented after the presentation, “There is no wonder why this man received the TOSS EAGLE,” and “I left that zoom feeling like I had started my law degree. He’s such a great teacher!!!” Chuck is an education client favorite.

Christen Blackburn, special counsel in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, has been named to Nashville Business Journal’s 2021 40 under 40.  There were over 300 nominations reviewed by 10 judges.  The independent panel of judges comprised of past winners read and judged the nominee’s questionnaires, scoring each nominee. The top-scoring names were then selected as winners. Blackburn is an experienced litigator … Read More

Christen Blackburn presented at “ALFA International’s Complimentary Webinar: Resolving Civil Cases While Emerging from a Pandemic – A Round Table Discussion”. With current limitations on traditional civil jury trials in many states, courts and parties are re-examining alternatives such as bench trials, smaller juries, limitation of issues for trial and ADR options that may have been underutilized. A round table … Read More

Congratulations to Kati and Nathan Goodner! Meet the newest member of the Lewis Thomason family, Andrew Nathan Goodner. He was born on August 15th. Kati Goodner is a member of Lewis Thomason’s Business & Commercial and Tax Practice Groups and is based in the firm’s Knoxville office. 

Congratulations to Kevin Baskette. He has obtained his Rule 31 Mediator Certification.