Updates
Recently, Lewis Thomason attorney Chris W. McCarty assisted W. Edward Shipe and the firm of BROCK SHIPE KLENK PLC in defending three clients during a multi-week jury trial in Chattanooga…
Lisa Ramsay Cole moderated two panels at the Tennessee Bar Association’s Raising the Bar Conference in November. The conference, presented by the TBA Women in the Profession Committee, focused on…
The Knoxville Bar Association CLE Committee presented the “Ethics Bowl XVI: ‘Til Ethics Do Us Part” as an in-person presentation on Friday, December 2, 2022. Jason Long, current KBA president,…
The relationship status between public education and the State of Tennessee is currently, well, complicated. Whether you're looking at the relationship between local education agencies and local governments, the funding…
As of the writing of this article, it feels a little like 1996. The Vols play Alabama this weekend in a matchup of undefeated SEC teams with championship aspirations. Tennessee…
This month, I take to the bully pulpit of the bar to preach about an issue recently on my mind, due to three recent stories I heard and experienced. They…
For those of you who know me, you know that I am not prone to making absolute statements. Very rarely do I see an issue as black or white. I…
Robyn Askew was a recent speaker as a part of the Youth Leadership Knoxville session on ethical leadership at Pellissippi State Community College. Youth Leadership Knoxville is offered to rising…
Michael Goode, special counsel in the firm’s Nashville office, presented International Taxation Updates as part of the Tennessee Federal Tax Conference on November 16. Co-sponsored by TSCPA and the Tennessee…
Lisa Ramsay Cole was recently a panelist for the Harry Phillips Inn of Court program. The program, “Post-COVID Legal Practice” explored changes in the practice of law due to COVID-19…
Chris McCarty recently presented legal updates and federal funding guidelines for the metropolitan area school systems (MASS) group. Just a few days later he presented to the pre-law conference at…
Ray Babaoglu and Samantha Bennett spoke at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys Law School’s Customs, Courthouses and Cecil C.: The Redesign of our Historic Home on November 11. …