Updates
Chuck Cagle recently completed a speaking series at the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents – Administrator Leadership Institute where he spoke on Title IX (assisted by Daniel Olivas and Katherine…
The Knoxville Bar Association Board, including Meagan Collver in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office, recently hosted a delegation of judicial officials from the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan. The officials were…
Lisa Ramsay Cole was the speaker for the Lawyers’ Association for Women’s “Lean-In” event recently which was moderated by Alaina Beach. The topic was “Navigating Four Generations in the Workforce,”…
John Tarpley, one of the pre-eminent lawyers who represent commercial transportation companies and their employees in Tennessee and nationwide, recently helped form a new organization called the Trucking Defense Advocates…
Michael Goode was the producer and moderator of the TBA Tax Law Forum 2022 held September 30th which presented updates on the SECURE Act, required minimum distributions, and ethical issues…
Janet Hayes was recently the keynote speaker for the UT Battelle Labor and Employment Law Symposium where she spoke on “The Great Resignation.” Hayes, a shareholder in the Knoxville office,…
John Tarpley, a shareholder in our Nashville office, recently spoke at the ATTIC attorney’s conference “How to Keep Your Mediation Out of the Ditch. Tarpley has devoted a significant portion…
On September 19, 2022, David Garst presented a seminar to the Tennessee Engineers’ Conference in Franklin entitled “Landmines and Pitfalls of Design Professional Practice.” The seminar was attended by engineers…
On Thursday, September 15, the Lewis Thomason trial team of Chris W. McCarty and Sallie Neese obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial over First Amendment claims on behalf…
On September 7, the Knoxville Bar Association membership gathered to honor local judiciary at the Bench-Bar Celebration for the first time in three years. The reception celebrated members of the…
Congratulations to the defense trial team of Chris Sullivan, Maggie Roney, Steve Vescovo, Laura Deakins, and Jamie Gibber, who won a healthcare liability matter last week. Chris and Maggie represented…
Mary Beth White, a shareholder in our Nashville office, recently spoke at the American College of Transportation Attorneys Seminar. She gave a presentation titled “Why are We Right and They…




