| | Address | | Fifth Third Center, 424 Church Street, Suite 2800 | | Nashville, Tennessee 37219 | | (Davidson Co.) | | | |
| | | Adams and Reese LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative Law, Antitrust and Trade Regulations, Appellate Advocacy, Banking, Bankruptcy, Biomedical, Casualty, Class Action Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Finance, Construction Law, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Education, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Gaming, General Business, General Litigation, Governmental Relations, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Maritime, Probate, Medical Defense, Mergers and Acquisitions, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Tax, Technology, Telecommunications, Toxic Tort, Transportation, Utilities. | Firm Profile:
"Stay out front or be left behind." It's aggressive but it's the way we practice law at Adams and Reese. We are a diverse law firm with more than 300 attorneys in offices throughout the South Central United States including New Orleans, Houston, Nashville, Mobile, Memphis, Jackson, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, and an office in Washington, D.C. We take a progressive approach to the professional services we provide our clients, as well as the way we manage our firm internally. Our primary commitment is to provide our clients with the highest quality legal service in the most prompt, cost effective and efficient manner possible. After more than 50 years experience working with local, regional, national and international corporations, agencies, municipalities, universities and individuals, Adams and Reese is strongly grounded in legal knowledge and practical experience. Adams and Reese provides many services in the legal arena, including representation in litigation and transactional matters and general client counseling. We welcome the opportunity to acquaint you with our many practice areas that may meet your needs for legal representation, now and in the future: Litigation Practice Group: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Advocacy; Business Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Environmental and Toxic Tort; Health Care; Marine and Energy; Pharmaceutical/Products Liability; Torts and Insurance. Special Business Services Practice Group: Energy and Environmental; ERISA and Employee Benefits; Governmental Relations; Health Care; Intellectual Property/Technology; Labor and Employment; Entertainment and New Media. Transactions and Corporate Advisory Services Practice Group: Banking and Finance; Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy; Corporate, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions; Public Finance; Real Estate; Tax; Wealth Management. | | Firm Size: 270 |
Other Office Locations of Adams and Reese LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Samuel W. Bartholomew, Jr. (Partner) born Ft. Benning, Georgia, July 6, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, TN; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: U.S. Military Academy (B.S., 1966); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Patrick Wilson Merit Scholar. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law. Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1972-1973. Lecturer in Law, Corporations, Financial Institutions and Corporate Strategy, Vanderbilt School of Law, 1974-1984. Presently Clinical Professor, Business Law, Vanderbilt Owen Business School. Legislative Assistant, State Campaign Director, Campaign Chairman, U.S. Senator Howard Baker, 1971-1978. Chairman, Tennessee Reagan-Bush Committee, 1984. Presidential Board Appointee, Federal National Mortgage Association, 1985-1989. Federal Land Commissioner, 1990—. Past Chairman, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, St. Thomas Hospital Board, Nashville Rotary Club and Middle Tennessee Salvation Army. Board Member, Tennessee Housing Development Authority, 1997-2001. Nashville Chamber of Commerce (3 terms). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation; Nashville Bar Foundation. [U.S. Army, 1962-1970]. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Governmental Relations; Health Care; Aviation Law; Economic Development; Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Samuel W. Bartholomew, Jr. | | D. Reed Houk (Partner) born Lewisburg, Tennessee, August 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., magna cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1979). Listed in: Chambers USA Directory as a Leader in the field of Real Estate; The Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law and Real Estate Law. Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: Nashville (Member, Real Estate Law Committee), Tennessee (Member, Commercial, Bankruptcy and Banking Law Section; Chairman, Real Estate Law Section, 1997-1998) and American (Member: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Banking and Finance. Email: D. Reed Houk | | Cynthia Mitchell Barnett (Partner) born Kingsport, Tennessee, January 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, TN. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 1979); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Public Finance Law. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Public Finance and Municipal Law; Economic Development. Email: Cynthia Mitchell Barnett | | Reber M. Boult (Partner) born San Diego, California, October 27, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana; 1988, Tennessee. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1982); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1985). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property Law. Member: International Trademark Association (Emerging Issues Subcommittee, Issues and Policy Committee). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property and Technology; International Law; Entertainment and New Media. Email: Reber M. Boult | | Guilford F. Thornton, Jr. (Partner) born Brownsville, Tennessee, April 3, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Tennessee. Education: St. John's College, Oxford University Vanderbilt (B.S., 1984); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1990). Vanderbilt Bar Association Scholar. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Government Relations Law and Insurance Law. Assistant to the Republican Leader, Tennessee House of Representatives, 1983. Assistant to the Ambassador, U.S. Embassy-Paris, 1985-1987. Member, Davidson County Election Commission, 1995-2004. Board Member and Former President, Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee, 1996—. Member: Nashville (President, Young Lawyers Division, 1996; Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1995-1996; Board of Directors, 2005—) and Tennessee (Chairman, Legislative Committee, 2001-2002; House of Delegates, 2002-2005) Bar Associations. Fellow, Tennessee Bar Association. Fellow: Nashville Bar Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Government Relations; Economic Development. Email: Guilford F. Thornton, Jr. | | Martin S. Brown, Jr. (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, March 28, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Tennessee. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1986); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1992). Law Clerk to Honorable Boyce F. Martin, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1992-1993. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Regulation; Tax; Estate Planning. Email: Martin S. Brown, Jr. | | Charles W. Cook, III (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, April 22, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Tennessee. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1987); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1990). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Public Finance and Municipal Law; Bankruptcy and Reorganization; Banking and Finance; Pharmaceuticals / Products Liability. Email: Charles W. Cook, III | | Joe M. Goodman (Partner) born Columbia, Tennessee, July 25, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Tennessee; 1979, U.S. Tax Court; 1997, Kentucky. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., magna cum laude, 1972; J.D., 1974); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1978). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates. Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates; Top 100 Most Exclusive Wealth Advisors, Worth Magazine, 2006; Top 100 Attorneys, Worth Magazine, 2006. Recipient, Certificate in Family Advising, Family Firm Institute. Certified Public Accountant, Tennessee, 1975. Co-Author, Book, Business Succession Planning and Beyond, American Bar Association and Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, 1997. Author, Books: Family Business Successorship and Continuity, Family Business Resources, Inc., 1995; Estate Planning For Family Business Owners, Southeastern Family Business Institute, 1999; Rich Widows Live Forever, Legacy Publications, 2004. Author, Articles: "A Life and Death Choice on Life Insurance," Family Business Magazine, Summer, 1994; "The Right Kind of Attorney," Family Business Magazine, Spring, 1995; "Marketing Estate Planning Services to the Small Business Client," The Practical Lawyer, January, 1996; "The Art of the Buy-Sell Agreement," The Practical Lawyer, September, 1996; "Screwy Snapshots of How Companies Work," Family Business Magazine, Autumn, 1998; "Defining the New Professional: The Family Business Counselor," Family Business Review Magazine, December, 1998; "Diversify Your Holdings to Protect Your Wealth" and "Creating an Organization Chart for Your Business," The Family Business Policies and Procedures Handbook, 2006; "Succession: The Inevitable Often is the Last Consideration," Nashville Business Journal, June 2-8, 2006. Member: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Family Firm Institute; Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants; Attorneys For Family-Held Enterprises. Fellow: Family Firm Institute. Practice Areas: Tax; Estate Planning; Family Business Consulting. Email: Joe M. Goodman | | Daniel P. Smith (Partner) born Jackson, Tennessee, February 2, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1979); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Public Finance and Municipal Law; Tax; Health Care; International Law; Estate Planning. Email: Daniel P. Smith | | Fred Russell Harwell (Partner) born Columbus, Georgia, March 7, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Tennessee. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Property I, Contracts I and Contracts II. Member: Alabama Law Review, 1988-1989; Journal of the Legal Profession, 1988-1989. Speaker, Fundamentals of Real Estate Development (SES) (2006). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Banking and Finance; Landlord Tenant. Email: Fred Russell Harwell | | Joel T. Galanter (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 1992); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Authorities Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1995-1996. Member: Nashville (Member, Committee on Ethics and Professionalism), Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust and Unfair Competition; Technology and Telecommunications; Intellectual Property; Entertainment and New Media. Email: Joel T. Galanter | | Paul D. Krivacka (Partner) born Okinawa, Japan, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Tennessee; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Austin Peay State University (B.A., 1989); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1991); Middle Tennessee State University (M.B.A., 2002). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Moot Court Board. Sea Grant. Author: "Tort Liability of Public Schools and Institutions of Higher Learning for Accidents Occurring During School Athletic Events," 68 ALR 5th 663; "Use of Peremptory Challenges to Exclude Persons from Criminal Jury Based on Religious Affiliation-Post-Batson State Cases," 63 ALR 5th 375; "Method of Calculating Attorneys' Fees Awarded in Common-Fund or Common-Benefit Cases-State Cases," 56 ALR 5th 107. Metropolitan Attorney, Nashville, Tennessee, 1994-2001. Member: Nashville Bar Association. Practice Areas: Aviation; Governmental Relations; Litigation; Tax; Construction Law; Economic Development; Energy and Environmental; Education Law; Public Finance. Email: Paul D. Krivacka | | Brad A. Lampley (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, December 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1996; J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Class Action; Construction and Real Estate. Email: Brad A. Lampley | | Charles F. Gay, Jr. (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, September 29, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Louisiana. (Not admitted in Tennessee). Education: University of Miami; Tulane University (B.A., 1973); Loyola University, New Orleans School of Law (J.D., 1976). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation. Member: Louisiana State (Chair, Medical/Legal Interprofessional Committee, 1994-1999; Chair, Special Committee on Malpractice, 1999-2003) and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel (Chair, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Biotechnology Committee, 1993-1996); Defense Research Institute; International Society of Barristers. American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Law; Professional Liability Law; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Pharmaceutical Products Liability; Health Care Litigation. Email: Charles F. Gay, Jr. | | Kolin B. Holladay (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee. Education: David Lipscomb University (B.A., 1994); University of Tennessee (J.D., 2001; M.B.A., 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities. Email: Kolin B. Holladay | | ASSOCIATES | | Margaret R.T. Myers (Associate) born Washington, D.C., October 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with honors, 1992); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Management Counseling; Litigation; ERISA. Email: Margaret R.T. Myers | | Haverly A. Rauen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 1999); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property and Technology; Entertainment Law and New Media. Email: Haverly A. Rauen | | Marion Albert Quina, III (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. (Not admitted in Tennessee). Education: Washington and Lee University (B.S., 2002); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2005); Northwestern Law School (LL.M., 2006). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning. Email: Marion Albert Quina, III | | James D. Helton, II (Associate) born Poplar Bluff, Missouri, August 10, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee, Knoxville (B.S., 1999); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2005). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking and Finance; Corporate. Email: James D. Helton, II | | David Callahan (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri, June 16, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 2003); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts; Conservatorships; Guardianships; Estate Planning. Email: David Callahan | | Vivek Chandra (Associate) born Dayton, Ohio, December 31, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 2002); St. Louis University (M.H.A., 2007; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Vivek Chandra | | Brian Casper (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee. Education: Berklee College of Music (B.M., 1996); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2003). Email: Brian Casper | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Thomas L. (Larry) Stewart (Special Counsel) born Nashville, Tennessee, March 25, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Tennessee; 1975, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1971); Vanderbilt Law School (J.D., 1973). Patrick Wilson Merit Scholar. President, Mid South Commercial Law Institute, 1997-1998. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance and Municipal Law; Bankruptcy and Reorganization; Litigation. Email: Thomas L. (Larry) Stewart | | John L. Chambers (Special Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 9, 1936; admitted to bar, 1960, Tennessee. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1957); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1960). Member, State of Tennessee Franchise and Excise Tax Study Committee, 1975. Member: Nashville (Secretary-Treasurer, 1969-1970), Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; American Judicature Society. [Lt. Comdr., U.S.N.R., active duty, 1960-1963]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Reorganizations; Environmental Law; Litigation; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Construction and Real Estate. Email: John L. Chambers | | William R. Bruce (Special Counsel) born Portsmouth, Virginia, July 13, 1935; admitted to bar, 1959, Virginia; 1960, Tennessee; 1964, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1956; LL.B., 1959). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Government Relations Law. Author: "Professional Responsibilities of Lobbyists," 23 University of Memphis Law Review, Spring 1993. Member: Nashville, Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American Bar Foundation, Tennessee Bar Foundation, Nashville Bar Foundation and (formerly) American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Member: Tennessee House of Representatives, 1966-1968; Tennessee State Senate, 1968-1972. Senate Democratic Majority Leader, 1969-1970. Chairman, Senate Committee on Calendar and Rules, 1971-1972. Commissioner, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 1994-1995. Member: Tennessee Judicial Council, 1998-2005 (Vice Chair, 2003-2005); Board of Directors, Tennessee Housing Development Agency, 1998-2005 (Vice Chair 2004-2005). Lecturer at Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1972-1979. Board Member, Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation, 1995— (Chair, 2002-2003). Chair, The Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board of The City of Memphis, Tennessee, 1984-1987. [Capt., U.S. Army Reserve, 1957-1968]. Practice Areas: Finance; Telecommunications Law; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Public Finance and Municipal Law; Governmental Relations; Banking and Finance; Insurance. Email: William R. Bruce | | Anne L. Russell (Special Counsel) born Nashville, Tennessee, July 8, 1947; admitted to bar, 1984, Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: George Peabody College, Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1969); University of Tennessee (M.S. 1972; Ph.D., 1975); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 1984). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Cooper's Inn Honor Society. Recipient, Moot Court Award; United Way Alexis de Tocqueville Award, 2007; Leadership Nashville, 1999; Chamber of Commerce and Nashville Symphony Leadership Award, Sept., 2000; Nashville Business 100 Leadership Award, 2000. Distinguished Alumni, Nashville School of Law, 2008. Named Master of the Bench, Harry Phillips Inns of Court, 2008. Author: "A Pragmatic Approach to Drafting an Affirmative Action Plan," San Francisco Journal of Law, Vol. 1, No. 1, Fall, 1997; "Career and Conflict: Life Choices for Women," Prentice-Hall, 1984; "Antenuptial Agreements in Tennessee," Nashville Bar Journal, June 2008 and July 2008. Instructor, Wills and Estates, Nashville School of Law, 1995—. Board Member, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, 1996-1997; Campaign Chair, 2001. Certified, Civil Mediation. Named Nashville Business Journal "Woman of Influence" in 2008. Appointed by the Governor of Tennessee to Tennessee Judicial Council, 2001, 2005. Member: Nashville (Member, 1996— and Chair, 2000, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee; Member, 1986— and Chair, 1994, Fee Dispute Committee; Member, Probate Committee, 1988—) and Tennessee (Member, 1998— and Chair, 2000, Legal Education and the Bar Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Litigation; Probate; Wills and Estates; Antenuptial Agreements; Tax. Email: Anne L. Russell | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Other Nashville, Tennessee Office: Nashville Music Row, 901 18th Avenue South. Telephone: 615-341-0068. Fax: 615-341-0596.
New Orleans, Louisiana Office: One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500. Telephone: 504-581-3234. Fax: 504-566-0210.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Office: 450 Laurel Street, Suite 1900. Telephone: 225-336-5200. Fax: 225-336-5220.
Mobile, Alabama Office: One Saint Louis Street, Suite 4500. Telephone: 251-433-3234. Telefax: 251-438-7733.
Washington, D.C. Office: 401 Ninth Street, N.W., Suite 610 South. Telephone: 202-737-3234. Fax: 202-737-0264.
Houston, Texas Office: One Houston Center, 1221 McKinney, Suite 4400. Telephone: 713-652-5151. Fax: 713-652-5152.
Jackson, Mississippi Office: 111 Capitol Building, Suite 350, 111 E. Capitol Street. Telephone: 601-353-3234. Fax: 601-355-9708.
Birmingham, Alabama Office: 2100 3rd Avenue North, Concord Center, Suite 1100. Telephone: 205-250-5000. Facsimile: 205-250-5034.
Memphis, Tennessee Office: Brinkley Plaza, 80 Monroe Avenue, Suite 700. Telephone: 901-523-8211. Fax: 901-524-4936.
| Firm is a Member of the State Capital Law Firm Group. (Member firms of the State Capital Law Firm Group practice independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law). | (For biographical data on other personnel, see Professional Biographies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama, Jackson, Mississippi, Houston, Texas and Washington, D.C.). | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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