Updates
By: Darrius Dixon As I sit down to write this article, I am overwhelmed with a profound sense of appreciation for the opportunity to practice law, a profession that has…
Ryan Shannon, an associate in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office, has been appointed to the Defense Research Institute’s Young Lawyers Steering Committee for the 2023-2024 term. DRI Young Lawyer Committee’s mission…
Janet Hayes recent spoke to the Smoky Mountain Paralegal Association on Workplace Challenges. The Smoky Mountain Paralegal Association is dedicated to the promotion of the paralegal profession in Tennessee through…
Mary Beth White spoke at the Tennessee Trucking Association Annual Convention recently on Tort Reform: Taking the Offense. Mary Beth focuses her practice on commercial and business litigation, with a…
Justin Joy spoke at the Medical Professional Liability Association’s Claims and Risk Management/Patient Safety Workshop recently on Mitigating and Covering Current Cyber Risk Facing Independent Medical Practices. He spoke on…
Maggie Roney and Kent Francis recently obtained a defense verdict in a healthcare liability case that was tried in Shelby County Circuit Court. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant surgeon…
Members of Lewis Thomason’s employment team recently spoke at UT Battelle’s Annual Labor and Employment Law Symposium. Janet Hayes, chair of the firm’s Employment Practice Group, spoke on “The Supreme…
Lewis Thomason recently lost our long-time partner and friend, Ray Babaoglu. Ray attended Memphis State University College of Law, where he earned his JD in 1974. It was there his…
Congratulations to Kevin Baskette and Patrick Quinn who earned a jury verdict for their clients in a health care liability case filed in Shelby County Circuit Court. The clients were…
Meagan Collver, Special Counsel in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office, spoke at Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Knoxville on September 8, 2023 on the topic of STARK…
Chris McCarty recently presented to the Tennessee Association of School Business Officials on the New Parental Leave Act which allows the substitution of up to 12 weeks of paid parental…
Lewis Thomason shareholder Heidi Barcus recently spoke to University of Tennessee surgical residents and fellows about navigating the legal system. For over 25 years, Heidi has represented hospitals, physicians, nurses,…