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Blount Teens Sworn into New Youth Court

Blount County’s first youth court became official this weekend as 30 students were sworn in as jurors of the court, the Daily Times reports. The Blount County Youth Court, a legacy project for the…

Lynn Peterson is Recipient of Leadership Blount’s 2013 Alumni Service Award

Barley’s was the venue for the 2013 Leadership Blount Alumni Reunion. This year classes ending in a 3 or 8 were recognized.  Almost one hundred members of the five classes…

Teachers Should Think Before Venting on Social Media

By: Janet Strevel Hayes The back-to-school season is winding down. Homework has started, and the excitement of a new school year is giving way to the tedium of the school…

Thomason Hendrix successfully defends physician

Thomason Hendrix partners Kevin O. Baskette and Claire M. Cissell represented an internal medicine physician in a recent medical malpractice trial. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant doctor failed to…

Thomason Hendrix successfully defends medical clinic

Thomason Hendrix partners Stephen W. Vescovo and Claire M. Cissell represented a medical clinic in a recent medical malpractice trial. The plaintiff alleged that the medical clinic's delay in giving…

New Gun Law

By:  Janet Hayes Guns — a word that can spark debate, ignite passion and ruin good dinner conversation faster than any other. It was once considered poor form to publicly…

Lawyer of the Year

Thomason Hendrix attorney J. Kimbrough Johnson was recently named The Best Lawyers in America © 2014 Memphis Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants "Lawyer of the Year."

Best Lawyers

The following lawyers from Thomason Hendrix were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America © 2014 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, SC)…

Construction Law for Contractors – Friday, September 27, 2013

R. Loy Waldrop, Jr. -- What You Don't Know About Sureties, But Should David A. Draper -- Contract Terms Worth Fighting For! Jimmy D. Holbrook -- Immigration and Managing an…

Lisa Cole Elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

Lisa Cole has been elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. The Fellows is an honorary organization of attorneys, judges, and legal scholars who have demonstrated outstanding achievements and dedication to the welfare…

U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment

The Sixth Circuit rendered its opinion in Freeman v. Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. on July 9, 2013, affirming the September 13, 2012 order of United States District Court Judge…

Lewis King Cares About Community

Katrina Arbogast of Lewis King delivers Mobile Meals with the Knoxville Barristers.     Lewis King was founded in 1960 and today has 55 attorneys in its three offices in…