Meagan Davis Collver is a shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office. She primarily focuses on healthcare liability defense matters, including physicians and group medical practices. She is involved in complex litigation matters, such as representing board-certified practitioners, civil rights and healthcare defense, nursing home and long-term care defense, and products liability defense. Ms. Collver works diligently to familiarize her clients … Read More
Jones
Hillary B. Jones is a shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office. Ms. Jones focuses her practice on medical malpractice defense and appellate matters. She maintains an in-depth knowledge of the comprehensive changes to the statutes governing health care liability actions as well as Tennessee’s significant tort reform. Ms. Jones is particularly interested in complex medical matters and has a passion … Read More
Thompson
Jeff Thompson is a shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office. He has tried over 70 jury trials to verdict in state and federal courts. Mr. Thompson focuses on healthcare liability, products liability, and the defense of public officials and governmental entities. He is admitted to practice in all Federal and State courts in Tennessee, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, … Read More
Shannon
Ryan T. Shannon is an associate at Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office. He focuses his practice in the areas of employment law, education law, insurance defense, and general civil litigation. He joined the firm as an associate attorney in 2021. As a student at the University of Tennessee College of Law, Mr. Shannon served as president and secretary of Vols for … Read More
Doak
Sam C. Doak is special counsel in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office. Sam has been a trial attorney for over 30 years and focuses his practice primarily on civil trial litigation, arbitration and mediation in practice areas ranging from complex construction matters, complex product liability, marine product liability, commercial business disputes, employment litigation, transportation litigation, workers compensation and general insurance defense. … Read More
Hookman
Ariane S. Hookman is an associate attorney and a licensed Family Mediator, Specially Trained in Domestic Violence, based in the Knoxville office of our firm where she focuses primarily in domestic relations, construction, and general civil litigation. She joined the firm in August 2019. Before attaining her law degree, Ms. Hookman pursued her education at the University of California, San … Read More
Smith
Tyler Smith, a shareholder and a lifelong Tennessean, is in the firm’s Knoxville office. Mr. Smith has extensive experience representing employers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims through trial and administrative hearings with the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. He has obtained numerous positive results for employers on issues of medical causation, last injurious exposure, notice, statute of limitations, … Read More
Rust
Adam Rust is a shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office and represents individuals and businesses in a diverse range of legal matters. He handles lawsuits involving the areas of commercial litigation, employment law, transportation and construction. He also focuses upon the formation and advising of business entities, providing counsel to limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations throughout Tennessee. Additionally, he … Read More
Chapman
David Chapman, a shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office, focuses primarily on the defense of local and national transportation companies, brokers and commercial motor operators, including medical and liability expert retention and discovery, accident investigation and evaluation, and pre-trial, trial and appellate litigation. He has also worked with multiple motor carriers and transportation companies regarding post-accident protocols and FMCSA compliance. … Read More
Butler
J. Eric Butler is a Shareholder in the firm and manages the firm’s Tax Practice and Estate Planning Practice Group. Mr. Butler focuses his legal practice in the areas of federal and state taxation, business formations, complex commercial litigation, tax controversy matters, white collar criminal defense, and estate planning/probate matters. Mr. Butler handles a large range of business and tax … Read More