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Lewis Thomason

USA Guide 2024

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(615) 259-1366

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Provided by Lewis Thomason
USA

President/Managing Shareholder: Lisa Ramsay Cole

Offices: Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis

Lawyers: 111


Firm Overview:

For over 60 years, Lewis Thomason has proudly served Tennessee and national corporations, providing comprehensive legal services in corporate law, real estate, construction, product liability, transportation, general casualty, and employment matters. With over 100 attorneys across Tennessee in ten diverse practice groups, we are equipped to handle a wide array of legal challenges. Our seasoned litigation team includes lawyers licensed in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Washington State, and Tennessee.


Our Expertise:


  • Complex Litigation



Our firm is adept at handling complex litigation involving health, medical, scientific, engineering, and technical issues. We support highly complex and document-intensive litigation, with a robust team of trial attorneys capable of managing multiple complex cases. Our lawyers handle hundreds of professional liability claims for architects, engineers, lawyers, medical professionals, accountants, and directors and officers, both within Tennessee and regionally. Additionally, we have extensive experience defending employment disputes before administrative agencies and state and federal courts. Our product liability team is renowned nationwide for its strong defense practice.


  • General and Specialized Litigation


We represent clients in lawsuits involving major accidents, premises liability, fire or casualty loss, maintenance defects, construction defects, intellectual property, and product liability. Many of these cases involve catastrophic injury, death, multimillion-dollar property damage claims, and intricate scientific and technical issues. With over 60 years of significant litigation experience, our attorneys handle everything from property line disputes to major accident and property damage cases.


  • Data Security


Our data security team has experience across various industries, including healthcare, finance, education, and nonprofit sectors. We assist clients from the discovery of data security incidents through legal assessments and response stages, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations.


  • Corporate Counsel


We provide comprehensive counsel to companies ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to small businesses. Our attorneys assist corporate clients in all phases of existence, including formation, organizational structure, governance, employee benefits programs, and board member training. Post-formation, we offer counsel in dispute resolution, transactional representation, contract drafting, asset purchase and sale oversight, and strategic business decisions with legal and financial implications, such as tax advice and planning for acquisitions and expansions.



Lewis Thomason is committed to delivering exceptional legal services, tailored to meet the unique needs of each client, leveraging our extensive experience and diverse expertise.

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Lewis Thomason rankings

USA Guide 2024
Tennessee
Construction
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Construction
1
Construction
1
Band 1
Lawyers
David Garst
1
David Garst
1
Band 1
Wally Irvin
2
Wally Irvin
2
Band 2