Updates

David Garst

David Garst presented a webinar and in-person seminar on December 6 as part of the Risk Strategies Tennessee Road Show. Mr. Garst has participated in this annual risk management presentation…

Super Lawyers

Congratulations to Heidi Barcus, Kevin Baskette, Joe Clark, and Marcy Magee who received the honor of being named 2024 Top 100 Super Lawyers in Tennessee; Kevin Baskette, Joe Clark, and…

Lewis Thomason’s Education Practice Group

Lewis Thomason’s statewide education practice group presented several educational sessions at the Tennessee Association for Administrators in Special Education.  Chuck Cagle and Chris McCarty were both keynote speakers at the…

Engineering Consultant Prevails Over Developer’s Emailed Invoice, Contract Attachment Defenses

Tennessee Court of Appeals affirms award of approximately $200,000 in compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees to engineering firm in contract interpretation dispute. In Gresham, Smith & Partners v. Middleburg Real…

By Ashton Smith
ALERT! Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)

A Texas court has issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which mandates that companies disclose their beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). See…

John Tarpley

John Tarpley was the Chair of The Advanced Mediation Techniques Workshop sponsored by the Tennessee Supreme Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission. John also presented at the workshop on critical documents…

Law Student Division of the Federal Bar Association

The Law Student Division of the Federal Bar Association held a virtual holiday wine tasting on November 13th. There was also an in-person watch party for the local students and other…

General Al Harvey

The Tennessee World Affairs Council hosted “NATO at 75:  The Way Ahead” at Rhodes College on November 14, and General Al Harvey was a panelist at the event.  Other panelists included…

Rachel McCallister Elected Vice President of the Association for Women Attorneys

Rachel McCallister, associate in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, has been elected Vice-President of the Association for Women Attorneys.  The Association for Women Attorneys is a bar association of Memphis and…

Noor Obaji Elected President of the Association for Women Attorneys

Noor Obaji, associate in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, has been elected President of the Association for Women Attorneys.  The Association for Women Attorneys is a bar association of Memphis and…

Three New Associates Join Lewis Thomason in Knoxville

Peyton Faulkner Ritchie is a 2023 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law where she was the Executive Editor of the Tennessee Law Review and the Tennessee Journal…