Updates

David Draper and Patrick Quinn

David Draper and Patrick Quinn recently won a defense verdict in a construction arbitration tried in December.  The client, a civil engineer, was retained to design a convenience store to be…

Lewis Thomason Names New Shareholders

Six attorneys have been named shareholders at Lewis Thomason. Three attorneys are based in Knoxville two in Nashville and one in Memphis Heidi Barcus in the Knoxville office has represented hospitals, physicians,…

Isaac Conner

Last month, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Lisa Ramsay Cole shared reflections on our Special Counsel John Manson and his many accomplishments inside and outside the practice of…

By John Tarpley
Waiver of Written Change Orders and Unjust Enrichment

Tennessee Court of Appeals Finds in Favor of Subcontractor in Claim Against Owner The Tennessee Court of Appeals recently affirmed a trial court’s decision in favor of a subcontractor where…

By Paul Whitt
Ben Jones and John Tarpley

Lewis Thomason’s hospitality and retail attorneys attended the ALFA Hospitality and Retail Practice Group Seminar which was held January 25-27.  Ben Jones was the Program Chair of the event and…

Lewis Thomason Launches Government Investigations Practice Group

As an expansion of the firm’s highly regarded criminal defense service, Lewis Thomason is launching a statewide government investigations practice group.  Jim Weatherly, John Manson, Miles McDowell, Preston Hawkins, and…

Charles W. (Chuck) Cagle Appointed The Education Council Chair of the Tennessee Business Roundtable Board

Chuck Cagle, shareholder and chair of the Education Law and Government Relations Practice Group in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, has been appointed the Education Council Chair of the Tennessee Business…

Mary Beth White

Mary Beth White was part of a panel for a webinar for the Trucking Industry Defense Association on 30(b)(6) depositions.  The webinar provided tips and practical advice on how to…

John Tarpley

John Tarpley recently spoke to the 2023 Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law class.  John established the Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law program in 2003 and took this opportunity to discuss…

Celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Two of a kind: “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Dr, Martin Luther…

By Lisa Ramsay Cole
Congratulations to Samantha Bennett and Andrea Malkin

Congratulations to Samantha Bennett and Andrea Malkin on their win in the Tennessee Court of Appeals.  The case involved the failure to timely move for substitution of parties after the death…

The Celebration Continues

At the Annual Meeting last year, I told people that we were going to spend this year in celebration. After nearly two years of enduring a pandemic that kept people…

By Jason Long