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Jacqueline Dixon

Jacqueline Dixon, Nashville shareholder, was recently awarded the Martha Craig Daughtrey Award at the Lawyers’ Association for Women’s Annual Banquet.  The Martha Craig Daughtrey Award recognizes active LAW members who model personal…

Congratulations Noor Obaji

Congratulations to Noor Obaji, an associate in Memphis, for being honored as Associate of the Year at the last meeting of the Leo Bearman Sr. American Inn of Court. This…

Weslen Lakins

On May 9th, Weslen Lakins will speak at BSides Knoxville, East Tennessee’s premier cybersecurity conference, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. His presentation, “Liability Landmines: How Lax Security…

Justin Joy

Lewis Thomason Chief Privacy Officer, Justin Joy, presented a recent webinar on safeguarding client data in the event of a cyberattack.  Picture this: You clicked on an email that you…

David Chapman Moderator

David Chapman is moderating a panel at the upcoming ALFA International Transportation Practice Group seminar.  The recent emergence of naming “upstream” defendants in serious accident claims means that common brokerage…

A Half Century in the making – Tennessee Supreme Court Clarifies Corporate Veil Piercing Standard

By Justin Joy In its recent opinion in Youree v. Recovery House of East Tennessee LLC, the Tennessee Supreme Court addressed the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil.[1] The opinion…

Recent Tennessee Court of Appeals Case Addresses Whether a Forum Selection Clause is Permissive or Mandatory

By: Justin Joy The Tennessee Court of Appeals recently decided a case involving a forum selection clause in a contract. The case of Lakeway Real Estate2 LLC v. ERA Franchise…

Jacqueline Dixon

Congratulations to Jacqueline Dixon who was recognized as the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (“TLAP”) Volunteer of the Year at it’s Annual Camp.  Jackie currently serves as vice-chair of the TLAP…

Jeff Smith Joins Lewis Thomason

Jeff Smith focuses his practice on litigation and resolution of construction, contract, business, healthcare, and labor and employment disputes. His litigation practice involves representation of public and private companies in…

Spencer Fair Joins Lewis Thomason

Spencer Fair focuses his practice on healthcare law, professional liability, and general civil litigation.  He has extensive experience representing physicians, mid-level providers, nurses, and long-term care facilities through all phases…

Kevin Baskette

Kevin Baskette, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, recently served as a guest lecturer for architecture students at the University of Memphis, presenting on insurance, liability, and contracts. Licensed…

Jacqueline Dixon

Congratulations to shareholder Jacqueline Dixon who was awarded the 2024 Mentor of the Year award by Nashville School of Law at their Robert Ballow Excellence in Writing Awards.  The honor…