Lewis Thomason was a proud sponsor of the 25th Annual Julian Blackshear Jr. Scholarship Gala held at the University of Tennessee. The Gala not only commemorates the achievements of trailblazing alumni, but also plays a vital role in supporting the Julian Blackshear Scholarship Endowment. This fund empowers the College of Law to attract and retain talented students, ensuring a bright … Read More

Michael Goode and J. Wallace Irvin (Wally), Shareholders in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, have been named Fellows of the Nashville Bar Foundation. The NBF Fellows program honors colleagues within the Nashville Bar who have been in practice for at least ten (10) years, made outstanding contributions to the legal profession and to the public good, and demonstrated a strong commitment … Read More

Kevin Baskette, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, was a recent guest lecturer for architecture students at the University of Memphis where he spoke on insurance, liability and contracts.  Kevin practices in Mississippi and Tennessee and is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediator. As an accomplished trial and appellate lawyer, Keven focuses his practice on healthcare liability, construction … Read More

Chris McCarty presented “HR Jeopardy” to the Tennessee Association of School Personnel Administrators at their fall conference.  Chris gave an update on recent changes in employment law affecting human resources in the education setting.  Chris is a shareholder in our Knoxville office and focuses his practice in employment law, education law, and civil litigation. He represents clients in both state … Read More

The Knoxville Bar Association held its annual Law Expo recently, and two Lewis Thomason shareholders presented.  Justin Joy, shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office, spoke on “Hallucinations, Black Boxes, and Deep Fakes: Managing Risk While Using AI in Your Law Firm.” He discussed how the proliferating use of artificial intelligence tools in law firms and courts presents new challenges for … Read More

Shareholder Justin Joy presented at National Business Institute’s “AI Meets Digital Communication: Securing Emails in Legal Settings” on February 20, 2025. He reviewed how to leverage AI to protect your firm and clients from cyber threats and presented best practices for email security, compliance, and ethical considerations. Justin leads Lewis Thomason’s cybersecurity practice group and is the firm’s privacy officer.  … Read More

Meagan Collver, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office, recently presented at the Tennessee Bar Association Tort & Insurance Forum on “Turning Tides: Trends in the Ever Evolving Tennessee Health Care Liability Act Jurisprudence.”  Meagan primarily focuses on  healthcare liability defense matters, including physicians and group medical practices. She is involved in complex litigation matters, such as representing board-certified practitioners, … Read More

On February 11 shareholder Paul Whitt spoke at the CSI Knoxville Chapter meeting.  Paul discussed risk allocation and insurance requirements in construction law.  Paul practices in the areas of construction law and litigation, including professional liability defense of design professionals, such as engineers, architects and surveyors, and representation of contractors, subcontractors and owners in construction defect related disputes. He also … Read More

Shareholder Sam Doak participated in a panel on discovery in the civil and criminal arenas at the Hamilton Burnette American Inns of Court recently.  Sam is in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office and has been a trial attorney for over 30 years.  He focuses his practice primarily on civil trial litigation, arbitration, and mediation in practice areas ranging from complex construction matters, … Read More

In the early evening hours of January 31st, the LT trial team of attorneys Dale Bay, Olivia Winnett, Jack Pickel, and paralegal Kim Wood – with support from their legal assistant Jennifer Rooker, received a defense verdict on behalf of a nurse practitioner who was sued for allegedly misdiagnosing a patient with sciatica after he was diagnosed the following morning with … Read More