Updates

Lisa Cole Panelist

This week Lisa Cole was a panelist for the Managing Partner Forum’s Empowering Women in Law Firm Leadership. The conference featured an all-female faculty which discussed current data on the progress…

Sarah Sheppeard Named in Best Lawyers’ “Women in the Law”

Sarah Sheppeard has been named in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers' "Women in the Law" Business Edition. This publication celebrates the accomplishments of women in the legal industry. See…

Tennessee’s Cap on Non-Economic Damages Limits Recovery to $750,000 in the Aggregate

Last week, in Cynthia E. Yebuah et.al. v. Center for Urological Treatment, PLC No. M2018-01652-SC-R11-CV, the Tennessee Supreme Court determined that the Tennessee statute limiting non-economic damages in a personal…

Congratulations to Major General Albert C. Harvey

Congratulations to Major General Al Harvey who will receive the Judge Pamela L. Reeves Tennessee Professionalism Award from the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) and Tennessee’s American Inns of Court at…

Chuck Cagle Presenting

Next week Chuck Cagle speaks to the Tennessee Student Transportation Association at their 2021 conference. He will give an overview of current laws, rules, and regulations affecting student transportation in the state. The next…

Michael Goode Speaks at Nashonomics

This week Michael Goode spoke at Nashonomics presented by Greater Nashville Realtors on International Investment & Commercial Economic Development. Nashonomics featured an array of industry leaders, business leaders, and local industry…

Mikel Towe Speaks to Knox County Teachers

On May 27, Mikel Towe spoke to Knox County School teachers regarding the Knoxville Bar Association’s initiatives for Knox County students. Mikel presented two breakout sessions to the teachers: Constitution Day…

Lewis Thomason Summer Associates

Lewis Thomason Welcomes Summer Associates. The Knoxville office welcomes Darrius Dixon, Emma Knapp, Peyton Ritchie, and Grant Carringer.  Former women’s rugby player and coach, Emma Knapp is a rising third year student at the…

Marshall Stair Participating

Marshall Stair is on the Knoxville Bar Association's Diversity Committee and will be participating in the book discussion it is sponsoring. Members of the bar and the community will be…

Michael Goode Appointed as member of the Standing Committee on International Trade in Legal Services

Michael S. Goode, special counsel in the Nashville office of Lewis Thomason, has been appointed by the American Bar Association as a member of the Standing Committee on International Trade…

Justin Joy Presents

Justin Joy has several speaking engagements this month as he shares his business and technology acumen. This week he presents “Recent Developments in Discovery Practice and the Impacts of Pandemic-Accelerated Changes…

Brian Faughnan and Casey Shannon named Fellows of the Memphis Bar Foundation

Brian Faughnan and Casey Shannon, both shareholders in the Memphis office, were named Fellows of the Memphis Bar Foundation. The Memphis Bar Foundation was established in 1982 by eighteen charter…