Noor Obaji is an associate in the firm’s Memphis office, where she focuses her practice on civil litigation. She is an active member of the Memphis legal community and currently serves as President of the Association for Women Attorneys, having previously held the role of Vice President. Noor also contributes to the profession by mentoring aspiring lawyers and coaching Hutchison … Read More
Francis
Kent Francis is a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office. He focuses his litigation practice primarily on healthcare liability defense, commercial transportation, and general liability actions. He regularly defends wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases. He is a member of the firm’s rapid response team and frequently assists motor carriers with accident investigation and evaluation. His practice includes representing defendants … Read More
Podesta
Will Podesta is a shareholder in the Memphis office. He practices in the areas of health care liability and general civil litigation. Mr. Podesta graduated magna cum laude from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2017. During his tenure, he served as business editor of Volume 47 of the University of Memphis Law Review and … Read More
Vescovo
Mr. Vescovo, a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office, practices in the area of civil litigation, handling matters in state and federal courts. He has defended claims involving employment law, medical malpractice, product liability, and workers’ compensation. Mr. Vescovo is an experienced trial attorney and a regular speaker on trial practice. He has tried over 135 jury cases to verdict … Read More
Quinn
Patrick Schaffler Quinn joined Lewis Thomason as an associate in the firm’s Memphis office in September of 2016 and practices in the areas of health care liability and general civil litigation. Mr. Quinn graduated from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2016. During law school, he served as Notes Editor on the editorial board of … Read More
Deakins
Laura Deakins, a shareholder in the Memphis office, focuses her civil litigation practice primarily on the defense of corporations, as well as doctors and hospitals in healthcare liability matters. She has extensive appellate experience, arguing and briefing many matters before the appellate courts. Prior to joining Lewis Thomason, Ms. Deakins served four years as the judicial law clerk to the … Read More
Bursi
Natalie Bursi, a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office, focuses her practice primarily in the areas of health care liability defense and insurance defense. She has assisted in trying civil matters to verdict in Tennessee state and federal court. During law school, Ms. Bursi worked as an intern for the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office and served as an extern … Read More
Vescovo
Mr. Vescovo, managing partner of the Memphis office, practices in the area of civil litigation, handling matters in state and federal courts. He has substantial experience in jury and bench trials in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. He has defended claims involving medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, and governmental tort liability. Mr. Vescovo is a Rule 31-listed mediator in general civil … Read More
Shannon
Casey Shannon is a shareholder at Lewis Thomason and is located in the Memphis office. His practice focuses on corporate and transactional work, from intellectual property licensing and registration to business organization formation and governance. Central to that practice is his significant municipal and economic development law experience, having worked with the City of Memphis, Shelby County, the E.D.G.E. Industrial Development … Read More
Regan
Mr. Regan serves as Senior Staff Attorney to the City of Memphis. He is General Counsel to the Southern College of Optometry and General Counsel and Planned Giving Director to Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. He is a Director of the Memphis Grizzlies Foundation, Memphis Land Bank, Inc., and Alpha Omega Veterans Services, Inc. Regan has been a trusted advisor … Read More