Robyn Jarvis Askew and Robert Chapski, shareholders at Lewis Thomason, have been named Fellows of the Tennessee Bar Foundation. Fellows are chosen based on their devoted and distinguished service to the legal profession and the administration of justice and their adherence to the highest standards of professional ethics and personal conduct.
Robyn Jarvis Askew, in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office, focuses primarily on comprehensive real estate, corporate and business law. Askew routinely handles acquisitions and disposition of property, leasing and management representing buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, lenders, borrowers and developers. Her developed properties include shopping centers, anchor tenants, and free-standing entities, including Walgreens retail facilities in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. Beyond her professional achievements, Askew is deeply committed to community service. Among her many professional achievements she is included in the Best Lawyers in America, and Top Attorneys List in Cityview Magazine. She is a Fellow of the Knoxville Bar Foundation, member and on the Board of Directors, Think Tennessee, member, Hamilton Burnett Inns of Court and a member of the Executive Women’s Association of Knoxville. She is a member of the Tennessee and Knoxville Bar Associations and the Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Foundations.
Robert Chapski, in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, is a Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator and Chair of the firm’s Product Liability Practice Group. Chapski is experienced in a variety of litigation-related practice fields including product liability, tort, commercial/business litigation and employment law. He often serves as local counsel to global law firms, advising attorneys and national clients in complex, high-exposure federal and state court matters. Chapski is a frequent speaker on topics related to business and product liability litigation. Among his many professional accomplishments Chapski was selected by Who’s Who Legal as one of the world’s highest-ranking lawyers in Product Liability Defense, has been named Leading Product Liability Lawyer, Tennessee by Acquisition International, included in The Best Lawyers in America, Mid-South Super Lawyers, top rated in American Lawyer Media, and AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is a member of the Tennessee Bar Foundation, Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations, the International Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, ALFA International, Catholic Business League, and Rotary Club of Nashville.