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By: Jason Long It's summertime. A time to relax a little, go outdoors, take that family vacation, or just take some time to enjoy the fruits of your hard labor.…

Destruction of Cottage Ordered, Judge Tells Property Owner They “Can’t Build a Thing”

Judgment ordering destruction of nearly complete structure due to restrictive covenant violation upheld on appeal. In Burkett v. Stevens, 684 S.W.3d 399, 401 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2023), the Tennessee Court…

By Ashton Smith
Michael Goode

Michael Goode was a panelist at the Tennessee Bar Association’s Immigration Law Forum on May 31 and spoke on Hot Topics in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.  The EB-5 Immigrant…

Jacqueline B. Dixon

On May 31 Lewis Thomason shareholder Jacqueline B. Dixon was the keynote speaker at the 2024 Tennessee Faith & Justice Summit presented by the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice…

Summer Associates

Lewis Thomason is pleased to welcome 11 summer associates to the firm this summer!  In our Knoxville office we have Ryan Jernigan, Cameron Kirkland, Parker Bohne, and Emily Allen; in…

Peter C. Robison Joins Lewis Thomason

Lewis Thomason, a leading law firm in Tennessee, is pleased to announce the addition of Peter C. Robison as special counsel in its Nashville office. With an impressive background and…

Retaining Wall Foundation Materials Deemed Irrelevant, Collapse Inevitable

Judgment upheld on appeal where subsequently discovered materials used to backfill retaining wall would not have altered Trial Court's grant for summary judgment In Lyon Roofing, Inc. v. Griffith, 2023…

By Ashton Smith
Chris McCarty

Chris McCarty, Lewis Thomason education and employment attorney, spoke at the National Student Safety and Security Conference & Workshop this week on The Troubling Legal Gap in Schools’ Ability to…

Loy Waldrop

Loy Waldrop, a senior attorney in the Knoxville office, recently participated in a panel discussion on gun violence in our society with the Leadership Asheville Forum at University of North…

Natalie Bursi, Samantha Bennett, Laura Deakins and Nicholas Vescovo Inducted as Memphis Bar Foundation Fellows

Natalie Bursi, Samantha Bennett, Laura Deakins and Nicholas Vescovo, shareholders in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, have been named Fellows of the Memphis Bar Foundation. Fellows are chosen based on their…

Marshall Stair

Knoxville shareholder Marshall Stair presented his annual Fair Labor Standards Act update on April 30th to the Knoxville Bar Association.  The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime…

Chuck Cagle

Chuck Cagle recently spoke at the Association of Independent and Municipal Schools’ (AIMS) state retreat on The Pitfalls of Purchasing Construction Services from a Purchasing Cooperative and on Problems Associated…