Updates

Sarah Sheppeard Elected to Become Tennessee Bar Association President in 2019

Our very own Sarah Sheppeard was elected to become the Tennessee Bar Association President in 2019. Sarah will assume the role of vice president this summer at the convention in…

Meet the Barrister – Justin Joy

A periodic Q & A session with a Lewis Thomason (LT) lawyer  Lewis Thomason: What is something that is popular now that annoys you? Justin Joy: If you want to…

Robyn Jarvis Askew on Think Tennessee’s Founding Board of Directors

Robyn Jarvis Askew is on ThinkTennessee's founding Board of Directors. Is there an appetite in the conservative GOP-controlled Tennessee state legislature for a policy think tank that wants to occupy the…

Jared Garceau – quoted in Knoxville News Sentinel

The Metropolitan Planning Commission on Thursday approved a rezoning request for a recovery home for women with substance abuse issues, after residents had raised concerns about the issue but did not…

Robert Chapski – Don’t be the One Left Holding the Bag- Considerations for Contracting with Foreign Manufacturers

Imagine the following scenario: your company enters into a lucrative contract with a foreign manufacturer to distribute and sell their “widgets” throughout the United States. Things are going very well,…

The ALFA International Advantage: Increasing International Acumen

The expansion of the global economy has resulted in products being designed, manufactured, distributed and operated across numerous borders. The articles featured below, authored by ALFA International attorneys, provide valuable…

Defense Team of Marcy Magee, Natalie Bursi, and Bill Haltom win a Medical Malpractice Case….Twice

It’s a challenge to win a jury trial in a medical malpractice case, but it’s even a bigger challenge to win it not just once, but twice! On Wednesday afternoon,…

Chris Vescovo Prevails in Trial

Last week, Chris Vescovo served as defense counsel in a premises liability suit in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The plaintiff alleged that a fixed ladder on the roof of a commercial building…

Meet the Barrister – Kevin Baskette

A periodic Q & A session with a Lewis Thomason (LT) lawyer Lewis Thomason: What was your first job and what did you learn from that experience? Kevin Baskette: Taking…

Lewis Thomason Elects New Shareholders

Congratulations to Robyn Askew and Eric Butler who have been elected shareholders at Lewis Thomason. Robyn Jarvis Askew is a shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office. Her practice centers on…

Lewis Thomason Names Special Counsel

Congratulations to Wally Irvin, Jonathan May, and Marshall Stair who are now Special Counsel at Lewis Thomason. J. Wallace Irvin, special counsel, is in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, where he…

Chuck Cagle Represents Schools in FCC Victory

Four years ago, 43 school districts formed the Sweetwater Consortium, a group authorized under federal law to bid for internet and technology services that would be paid by E-rate funding…