Updates

David Draper Hosts Cyber Panel at 2018 ALFA Construction Conference

David Draper attended the 2018 ALFA International Construction Conference in Banff, Canada, where he chaired the opening general session on Recognizing and Mitigating Cyber Security Risk in the Design and…

Larry Giordano Named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

Larry Giordano has accepted an invitation from the Board of Directors of the American Bar Foundation to become a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.  The American Bar Foundation was…

LT Knoxville Construction Law Seminar 2018

This year our seminar is titled Construction: On And Off The Field, and will be held in Knoxville on August 17th at the Fox Den Country Club.  This seminar is…

By Tennessee Construction Lawyers
Marshall Stair Discusses The Color of Law

Knoxville City Councilman and Special Counsel in Lewis Thomason's Knoxville office, Marshall Stair discusses The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein…

Construction Defects and the Importance of Preserving the “Scene”

In construction defect claims, failure to preserve the “scene” can be fatal to either a valid claim or a strong defense.  Indeed, when a defect or failure is discovered, it…

By Paul Whitt
2018 Lewis Thomason Knoxville Construction Seminar

LT 2018 Construction Seminar Registration Form  

Tax Alert

Click here to see the Tax Alert online.  

Robyn Askew Honored by a Step Ahead Foundation

This has been a big month for Robyn Askew of LT Knoxville. A couple of weeks ago, Robyn was selected for Leadership Tennessee,  a highly-selective group of emerging leaders from…

Justin Joy Graduates from 2018 Bar Association Leadership Law Class

Twenty-eight attorneys from across the State of Tennessee graduated from the Tennessee Bar Association’s Leadership Law program (“T-Ball”) during the TBA‘ s annual convention in Memphis earlier this month. Our…

LT Welcomes Summer Associates

We welcome to LT this week five new summer associates. Joining us in our Memphis office are Escarlet Escobar and Andrew Roach. Joining us in our Knoxville office is Sallie…

Getting Paid on Tennessee Public Projects: the “Little Miller Act”

Like many states, Tennessee law requires that a contractor performing work on a state or local project having a contract price of $100,000 or more to post a bond to…

By David Draper
Joseph M. Clark and Samantha Bennett Triumph in Tennessee Court of Appeals

The defense team of Joe Clark and Samantha Bennett recently triumphed in a healthcare liability case in the Tennessee Court of Appeals. The plaintiff originally filed against Joe and Samantha’s…