By: Robyn Jarvis Askew Woody Allen is credited with the quote: “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” If you show up, you are letting people know that you care, that you consider them important and that the details matter. With the technologically connected world we live in, it is easy to simply hit “reply all” and tell yourself that you … Read More

Claire McClain Cissell, Marcy Dodds Magee, and Natalie Bursi in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office  represented a gynecologist in a recent medical malpractice trial. The Plaintiff alleged, among other things, lack of informed consent. The trial lasted two weeks and involved four expert witnesses and several fact witnesses. At the close of Plaintiff’s proof, the Court granted directed verdict to the Defendant as to Plaintiff’s … Read More

J. Kimbrough Johnson and Stephen W. Vescovo, shareholders practicing in the Memphis office, were elected to serve on the Board of Directors at a meeting on January 25, 2014. They join Rodney Fields, Lawrence Giordano, Richard Krieg, Benjamin Jones, Reba Brown, Robert Chapski,  and David Garst.    

 Lewis Thomason is proud to announce Chris McCarty has been named to Knoxville’s “Forty under 40” list. Read the full story in the Knoxville News Sentinel.

By: Janet Hayes February is just around the corner. While Cupid sharpens his arrows, employers ponder what to do when those arrows strike at the workplace. Polls report that anywhere from 38 to 59 percent of employees have dated a co-worker or participated in a workplace romance. No doubt some of those employees went on to enjoy sincere, long-term relationships with … Read More

For more information, Contact: Ellen Robinson (865) 546-4646 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Two leading Tennessee law firms – Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop, P.C. and Thomason, Hendrix, Harvey, Johnson & Mitchell – have merged to form one of the largest state-based firms in Tennessee. The firm commenced joint operations on January 1, 2014, and will be known as Lewis Thomason. It … Read More

“Hunger exists everywhere in America. It does not matter if you live in an urban,  suburban or rural setting – hunger has no boundaries.” Recognizing the call of Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee and its duty to give back to the greater East Tennessee community, Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop is participating in the Knoxville Barristers’ Fourth Annual Canned Food … Read More

Lewis King is pleased to announce Paul Whitt is one of 33 attorneys from across the state selected for the Tennessee Bar Association’s 2014 Leadership Law program. Paul Whitt, an associate in the firm’s Knoxville office, practices in the areas of construction law and litigation, including professional liability defense of design professionals, such as engineers, architects and surveyors, as well as professional liability representation … Read More

Lewis King is pleased to announce that Robert F. Chapski, a shareholder in the firm’s Nashville office, has been made a sustaining Member of the Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. (PLAC). Chapski has significant experience in the area of automotive product liability litigation in addition to other product liability fields. He has participated in numerous jury trials, defending major automotive manufacturers involving complex liability … Read More

R. Loy Waldrop, Jr. was recently named the Best Lawyers© 2014 Knoxville, Tennessee, Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year,” (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). Lewis King was founded in 1960 and today has 58 attorneys in its three offices in Nashville, Knoxville and Sevierville.