Cissell

Charley Sexton

Claire Cissell

Ms. Cissell, a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office, has experience in civil litigation matters. She focuses her practice on medical malpractice defense. Ms. Cissell has extensive experience trying medical malpractice lawsuits to verdict, as well as appellate experience at the state and federal levels.  Ms. Cissell previously served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable James M. Tharpe … Read More

Bennett

Charley Sexton

Ms. Bennett, a shareholder in the Memphis office, focuses her practice primarily in the areas of medical malpractice defense and insurance defense.  Before attending law school, Ms. Bennett spent several years working as a medical malpractice paralegal and held a position as an adjunct professor in The University of Memphis Department of Political Science.  A 2012 magna cum laude graduate … Read More

Baskette

Charley Sexton

Kevin Baskette

Kevin Baskette is a shareholder based in our Memphis office and is a member of the Board of Directors. Kevin practices in Mississippi and Tennessee and is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediator. As an accomplished trial and appellate lawyer, Keven focuses his practice on healthcare liability, construction law, transportation law, products liability defense, and personal injury litigation. Having … Read More

Irvin

Charley Sexton

J. Wallace Irvin

Wallace Irvin is a shareholder at Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office where he concentrates his practice on the construction industry. With a dedicated focus on serving architects, engineers, contractors, and surveyors, Mr. Irvin’s practice involves a broad range of legal issues.  He provides valuable counsel to clients in contract negotiations, project administration, closeout procedures, construction defect defense, and the assertion and … Read More

Garst

Charley Sexton

David N. Garst, B.Arch., J.D., is a shareholder in the Lewis Thomason Nashville office, where he serves a pivotal role as the chair of the Construction Law Practice Group and on the firm’s Board of Directors. Mr. Garst’s legal practice is focused on general construction law, with emphases on architects’ and engineers’ professional liability, construction defect litigation, design and construction … Read More

Bishop

Charley Sexton

Leslie Bishop

Leslie F. Bishop, a Lewis Thomason shareholder, is responsible for all aspects of a general defense litigation practice, with an emphasis in workers’ compensation and employment law. Her employment practice ranges from representation of employers at state agencies to trial on all employment issues. She currently serves as Chair of the firm’s Workers’ Compensation Practice Group. Ms. Bishop joined the … Read More