Tracing its roots to 1871, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is a client-driven law firm. With more than 360 attorneys, we are the largest law firm with a major presence in Alabama, one of the largest with a major presence in Tennessee, and one of the largest in the South. We maintain seven offices strategically located in Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia. We serve clients in numerous industries including accounting, automotive, banking and finance, biotechnology, construction, education, emerging business, energy, equipment leasing, forest products, health care, insurance, manufacturing, materials and aggregate production, media and communications, mining, municipal and public finance, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, public utilities, real estate, retail, steel, technology, telecommunications, textiles, transportation, and venture capital.

At Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, we combine the talent and experience of our lawyers into multi-disciplinary client and industry teams. These teams are comprised of seasoned legal professionals from a variety of disciplines who are trained to identify the legal and business needs of the client and develop client-focused service strategies that provide unparalleled support. We represent a diverse client base that ranges from individuals to emerging business enterprises to established regional, national, and international companies, including nearly 100 of the Fortune 500 companies.

Whether we are helping our clients acquire real property, defend lawsuits, raise capital, comply with regulatory requirements, enter new markets, obtain and defend intellectual property rights, develop and distribute products and services, or merge or divest businesses, we treat our clients' goals as if they were our own. When our clients are faced with disputes, we assist them in identifying and pursuing the fastest and most effective solutions.

Our law practice is global. It is not uncommon to find a Bradley Arant Boult Cummings lawyer working for a major construction company in Europe or Asia, for a multinational pharmaceutical company in New York or California, or for a national tire manufacturer in Tennessee and Georgia. We frequently serve as national coordinating counsel, regional counsel, and statewide counsel for numerous clients in various industries.

We know that no opinion of our firm matters more than that of our clients. Thus, we regularly solicit feedback and suggestions for ways to improve our service. Our history is one of lasting alliances with our clients which are based on quality legal work, superior value, outstanding service, and responsiveness.

Statement of Practice

General Practice. Civil Trial and Appellate Practice before all State and Federal Courts, Administrative Agencies and Commercial Arbitration Forums. Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Banking and Finance; Bankruptcy; Commercial Finance; Communications; Construction; Corporations; Employment and Labor; Entertainment; Environmental; ERISA; Estate Planning and Administration; Healthcare; Information; Intellectual Property; Land Use Regulation; Litigation including Commercial and Business; Mergers and Acquisitions; Municipal Finance; Municipal Law; Music; Partnerships; Pensions and Employee Benefits; Real Estate Development and Syndication; Securities; Federal, State and Local Taxation; Tax-Exempt Organizations; Telecommunications; Utilities.

Firm Affiliations

TAGLAW: Stealth Alliance

Clients

CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING: A.G. Gaston Construction Co., Inc.
Aker Kvaerner Engineering & Construction
BE&K, Inc.
B. L. Harbert International, LLC
Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd.
Caddell Construction Co., Inc.
Capstone Development
Centex Construction Group, Inc.
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
Clark Construction Group
Hoar Construction LLC
InDyne, Inc.
Instituform Technologies, Inc.
John J. Kirlin, Inc.
Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc.
McCrory Building Company, Inc.
Midasco, Inc.
Norment Security Group, Inc.
Parsons Corp.
Shaw Group, Inc.
Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
The Robins & Morton Group
Tompkins Builders, Inc.
Turner Construction Company
Wunderlich-Malec Engineering.

EDUCATION: Auburn University
Baylor University
Lipscomb University
University of Alabama
University of Alabama-Birmingham
University of Montevallo
University of South Alabama.

ENVIRONMENTAL: Alabama Gas Corporation
Chevron Corporation
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Ciba Specialty Chemicals
Daiken Corporation
Energen Corporation
Genesco, Inc.
Hanna Steel Corporation
Hunt Refining Co.
Monsanto Company
National Cement Company of Alabama, Inc.
Oak Grove Resources LLC
Pneumo-Abex
Rock Wool Manufacturing Company
Russell Corporation
Sherwin-Williams
The Elliott Company
The Valspar Corporation
Vulcan Materials Company.

ENERGY: AES Corporation
Alabama Gas Corporation
Alabama Municipal Electric Authority
Calhoun Power Company L.L.C.
Calpine Construction Finance Company, L.P.
Calpine Corporation
Chevron USA, Inc.
Crosstex Energy Services, L.P.
DTE Energy Services, Inc.
Electric Cities of Alabama
Energen Corporation
Energen Resources Corporation
GenPower Kelly, L.L.C.
Hunt Refining Company
Huntsville Utilities
L.S. Power Development LLC
Tenaska Alabama Partners, L.P.
Tenaska Alabama Partners II, L.P.
Tenaska Energy, Inc.
Tractebel Power, Inc.
Vericor Power Systems, L.L.C.

FINANCIAL SERVICE COMPANIES: Advocate Capital, Inc.
Aliant Bank
American Security Bank & Trust
Avenue Bank
Bank of Alabama
Bank of America
Bryant Bank
CapitalSouth Bank
CapStar Bank
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
Colonial Bank
First Bank
First Commercial Bank
First National Bank of Jasper
First State Bank
First Tennessee Bank
Household International, Inc.
Lincoln National Corporation
Madison Capital Company
Morgan Keegan Mezzanine Fund, L.P.
New South Federal Savings Bank
Pharos Capital Partners
Pinnacle National Bank
Regions Bank
Renasant Bank
Republic Financial Corporation
Retirement Systems of Alabama
SOUTHBank
Southpoint Bank
Synovus Financial Corp.
The Bancorporation
The Bank of Nashville
Traders and Farmers Bank
Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc.
Wachovia Bank, N.A.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE: Associated Grocers of the South, Inc.
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
Shoney's, Inc.

HEALTH CARE: Alabama Psychiatric Services, P.C.
Alacare Home Health Services, Inc.
American Eagle LifeCare Corporation
American Health Companies
AmMed Direct, LLC
Ardent Health Services LLC
Behavioral Healthcare Centers
Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital
Carecorps Management Company
Cherokee County Health Care Authority
Community Health Systems, Inc.
Covenant Dove
Cumberland Medical Center
DCH Health Care Authority (DCH Regional Medical Center, DCH-Northport Medical Center, and Fayette Medical Center and Nursing Home)
Diagnostic Health Corporation
DST Systems, Inc.
e + healthcare
ElderScript
Epic Management
Golden Living
Gryphon Senior Living
Health Management Resources
HealthMark Partners
HealthSouth Corporation
Hoosier Care, Inc.
Jackson County Health Care Authority
Kindred Healthcare
Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center
Memphis Jewish Home
Norton Healthcare, Inc.
Oncology Specialties, P.C./Comprehensive Cancer Institute
Open MRI of Alabama, LLC
Pharmacy Care Associates, LLC
Piedmont Health Care Authority
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.
Saint Thomas Health Services
SAVA Senior Care
Schmidt Wallace Healthcare Management Company, Inc.
Signature Healthcare
Simplex Diabetic Supplies
Southern Imaging Specialists, LLC
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Vincent's Health System
Sunbridge Healthcare Corporation
Surgical Care Affiliates
Tennessee Health Management
The Children's Health System of Alabama
The Colbert County - Northwest Alabama Health Care Authority (Helen Keller Hospital and Red Bay Hospital)
University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C. (The Kirklin Clinic)
University of South Alabama Medical Center
Vanguard Healthcare
VIVA Health, Inc.

INSURANCE: AIG Insurance Company
American National Property and Casualty Company
Bankers Life & Casualty Company
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Company
Conseco Health Insurance Company
Conseco Insurance Company
Conseco Life Insurance Company
Conseco Senior Health Insurance Company
Direct General Corporation
Disability Reinsurance Management Services, Inc.
Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company
Great American Financial Group
HealthMarkets
Liberty National Life Insurance Company
Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of Tennessee
MONY Life Insurance Company
Performance Matters Associates, Inc.
Principal Life Insurance Co.
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company
Seaboard/St. Paul Surety Company
State Farm Insurance Company
The Lafayette Life Insurance Company
The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company
Torchmark Corporation
Washington National Insurance Company Conseco Marketing LLC.

LIFE SCIENCES: Bayer Corporation
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CFD Research Corporation
EGEN, Inc.
ExtemoZyme, Inc.
Galenica Pharmaceuticals
Greenlight Biofuels, Inc.
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Merck
Nektar Therapeutics
Novartis Corp.
Pfizer
PNP Therapeutics, Inc.
Regional Nuclear Pharmaceuticals
Serina Therapeutics
Southern BioSystems Inc.
The Buck Institute for Age Research.

MANUFACTURING: 3M
American Axle
Blount Inc.
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
CalsonicKansei Corporation
Cavalier Homes, Inc.
Centex Construction Products, Inc.
Ciba Specialty Chemicals
Continental Tire North America
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
EBSCO Industries, Inc.
General Motors Corporation
Goodman Manufacturing, LLP
Hanna Steel
Harsco Corporation d/b/a IKG Industries
Ineos Americas L.L.C.
Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt
Lasko Products
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
Magna International
Mars Petcare US, Inc.
Michelin North America
Michelin Tire Corp.
Motorcity, Inc.
Neptune Technology Group, Inc.
Oreck Corporation
Russell Corporation
Southland Tube
Takata Seat Belts Inc.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
United Technologies Corporation
Valmont Industries, Inc.
WMX Corporation
Wolverine Tube.

MEDIA/PUBLICATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS: Calkins Media
Church Publishing, Inc.
Cox Radio
EBSCO Industries, Inc.
Southern Progress Corporation
The Birmingham News
The Huntsville Times
The New York Times Co.
Time Warner Cable
United Methodist Publishing House.

MINING, MINERALS, NATURAL RESOURCES: Alabama Gas Corporation
Ashland Oil
Champion International Corp.
Chevron Mining
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Hunt Refining Company
Jim Walter Resources, Inc.
Nelson Brothers, Inc.
Vulcan Materials Company.

REAL ESTATE: Alabama Association of Homebuilders
Campus Crest Development, LLC
CBL and Associates Properties, Inc.
Daniel Realty Corporation
EBSCO Realty Equity Resources, LLC
Graham & Company
Jim Wilson & Associates, Inc.
Sloss Development Group
Stonegate Realty Company, LLC
The Hays Group
Torchmark Corporation
USX Realty Development.

RETAIL GASOLINE DISTRIBUTION: BP Amoco
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Flying J Inc.
Mapco Express, Inc.
The McPherson Companies.

TECHNOLOGY: Aegis Technologies Group
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
Baron Services, Inc.
Bioelastics Research, Ltd.
ComFrame Software Corporation
Edgenet, Inc.
EVault, Inc.
Griffin Technology, Inc.
Microsoft
Southern Applied Technologies, Inc.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: ADTRAN, Inc.
Education Networks of America
Sprint Corporation
T-Mobile.

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: American Outdoors Association
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association.

TRANSPORTATION: Boyd Bros. Transportation, Inc.
Central Parking System.

Address

Roundabout Plaza
1600 Division Street, Suite 700 P.O. Box 340025
Nashville, TN 37203, (Davidson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 615-244-2582
Fax: 615-252-6380

Website

http://www.babc.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Melissa Ballengee Alexander (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Arkansas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., with distinction, 1996); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1999). Judicial Clerk for the Hon. John G. Heyburn II, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 1999-2000. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Forum on Franchising); Tennessee Bar Association (Executive Council of Litigation Section); Nashville Bar Association (Federal Courts Practice Committee). Reported Cases: Incorporated Village of Garden City v. Genesco, Inc. and Gordon-Atlantic Corp., 596 F.Supp.2d 587 (E.D. N.Y. 2009); Orlando Residence, Ltd. v. Nashville Lodging Co., 213 S.W.3d 855 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006); Lenscrafters, Inc. v. Robinson, 403 F.3d 798 (6th Cir. 2005); Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Agarita Music, Inc., 182 F.Supp.2d 653 (M.D. Tenn. 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Health Care; Franchise Law.Email: Melissa Ballengee Alexander

Patrick L. Alexander (Member) born Franklin, Tennessee, August 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Municipal Finance.Email: Patrick L. Alexander

Paul A. Alexis (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 22, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1982, Tennessee. Education: Yale University (A.B., 1968); Georgetown University (J.D., 1971). Managing Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1970-1971. Member: Nashville (Chairman, Ethics and Professionalism Committee, 1999-2001), Tennessee and American (Member, Antitrust, Environmental Law and Intellectual Property Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental; Intellectual Property; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Securities Litigation; Telecommunications Law.Email: Paul A. Alexis

Andrea C. Barach (Member) born Cheverly, Maryland, April 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Chicago (D.L., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Intellectual Property; Real Estate.Email: Andrea C. Barach

James I. Vance Berry (1925-2006).

Reber Fielding Boult (1907-1997).

Emily H. Bowman (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, July 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., summa cum laude, 1997); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Real Estate.Email: Emily H. Bowman

Stephen T. Braun (Member) born St. Cloud, Minnesota, October 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1987, Minnesota; 1998, Tennessee. Education: St. Cloud State University (B.A., with high honors, 1978); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Administrative Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1980-1981. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Law; Health Insurance; Corporate Law; Securities Transactions.Email: Stephen T. Braun

Michael D. Brent (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, December 26, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Tennessee, Florida and U.S. Tax Court; 1979, U.S. Court of Claims. Education: University of Memphis (B.B.A., 1975; J.D., 1977); University of Florida (LL.M. in Taxation, 1979). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Health Lawyers Association; American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Special Agencies: Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency Tennessee Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities. Practice Areas: Healthcare; Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Michael D. Brent

Jeffrey S. Buschmann (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri; 2004, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1991); Washington University (J.D., 1997; M.B.A., 1997). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Commercial Finance.Email: Jeffrey S. Buschmann

Kevin B. Campbell (Chair of Health Care Practice Group) born Memphis, Tennessee, December 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Tennessee. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1990); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1994). Member: Nashville and Tennessee (Member, Health Law Section) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; Leadership Health Care (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Kevin B. Campbell

Ann Peldo Cargile (Member) born Arlington, Virginia, April 18, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Tennessee. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1982; J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Member, Virginia Law Review. Member: Editorial Board, The Practical Real Estate Lawyer; Board of Editors, The Retail Law Strategist, published by The International Council of Shopping Centers. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 Editions; Chambers' 2003 through 2007 USA Editions of The Client's Guide as one of the top 10 Leading Individual Attorneys for Real Estate in Tennessee. Voted one of the 2005 and 2006 "Top 101 Lawyers in the State of Tennessee" by Business Tennessee magazine. Member: Nashville (Former Chairman, Real Estate Committee), Tennessee and American (Member: Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Mortgages and Other Debt Financing Committee; Commercial Leasing Group, Retail Leasing Committee) Bar Associations; International Council of Shopping Centers (Member, Law Conference Committee); Commercial Real Estate Women. American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate(85%); Banking and Finance(15%).Email: Ann Peldo Cargile

Colin J. Carnahan (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, December 25, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Tennessee. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1994); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Colin J. Carnahan

Davis H. Carr (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, July 21, 1940; admitted to bar, 1970, Tennessee; 1989, Kentucky. Education: University of Virginia (B.E.E., 1961); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1970). Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation; Nashville Bar Foundation. Member: Nashville, Kentucky, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions(50%); Finance(15%); E-commerce(10%); Corporate(25%); Business Law.Email: Davis H. Carr

Jay C. Cloud (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, September 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Arkansas; 1998, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1991); University of Arkansas (J.D., with honors, 1994); University of Florida (LL.M, Taxation, 1998). Member: Nashville Bar Association (Member, Committees on Estate Planning and Probate, and Tax); Tennessee Bar Association (Member, Executive Council of Estate Planning Section); Middle Tennessee Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Tax Exempt Organizations; Business Transactions; Taxation.Email: Jay C. Cloud

John T. Conners, Jr. (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, March 25, 1920; admitted to bar, 1948, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1941); Duke University; Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1948). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Tennessee Bar Foundation. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: John T. Conners, Jr.

J. Greer Cummings, Jr. (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, September 28, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Fellow: American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Member: Nashville (Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1986), Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking and Finance; Construction.Email: J. Greer Cummings, Jr.

Joseph G. Cummings (1917-1988).

David C. Dillender (Member) born Dallas, Texas, July 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Tennessee. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., Economics, 1993); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1996). Member: Nashville, Tennessee (Member, Business Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Health Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: David C. Dillender

William W. Earthman III (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, May 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Tennessee. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1974); University of Virginia (J.D., 1977). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Commercial; Real Estate.Email: William W. Earthman III

Douglas C. Franck (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, December 13, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1988); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1993). Associate Editor, Kentucky Law Journal. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking and Finance; Corporate and Securities; Business Law.Email: Douglas C. Franck

Joseph W. Gibbs (Member) born Charleston, West Virginia, April 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., 1973); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1979). Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations (Section of Taxation, State and Local Tax Committee, Partnership Committee; Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Property Tax Committee); Paul J. Hartman State and Local Tax Forum. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Joseph W. Gibbs

John E. Gillmor (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 26, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, District of Columbia and New York; 1972, Tennessee; 1980, Pennsylvania (inactive). Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., 1959); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., cum laude, 1962). Member, Board of Editors, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1961-1962. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Nashville, New York State, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. [Capt., USMC, 1963-1966]. Practice Areas: Health Care(50%); Mergers and Acquisitions(25%); Corporate(25%).Email: John E. Gillmor

Robert C. Hannon (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1998, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., English, 1993); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 1998). Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review. Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate.Email: Robert C. Hannon

J. B. Hardcastle, Jr. (Managing Director) born Nashville, Tennessee, March 15, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Tennessee. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1984); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1987). Order of the Coif. Member: Nashville (Past Chair, Health Law Committee), Tennessee (Past Chair, Health Law Section) and American (Member: Health Law Section) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate.Email: J. B. Hardcastle, Jr.

John R. Haynes (Member) born Hazard, Kentucky, August 13, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Tennessee. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., 1983); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Listed in: Kentucky Law Journal Nashville Business Journal Best of the Bar, 2004 and 2006; Commercial Real Estate Chambers USA; America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2003-2007; America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2004-2007, Real Estate. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Business Law Section, Law Practice Management Section, Construction Industry Forum and Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Low Income Housing; Affordable Housing; Housing Finance; Housing Development; Subsidized Housing Law; Construction Contracts; Secured Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Commercial Finance; Adverse Possession; Condominium Association Law; Condominium Development; Conservation Easements; Conveyancing; Easements; International Real Estate; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Land Trusts; Planned Unit Development Law; Property Management; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Banking Law; Real Estate Bankruptcy; Real Estate Brokers and Agents Liability; Real Estate Brokerage Law; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Exchanges; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Investment Taxation; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Partnerships; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Estate Workouts; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Property Finance; Right of Way Easements.Email: John R. Haynes

Scott K. Haynes (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, March 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1989). Member: Nashville (Member, Young Lawyers Division), Tennessee (Member, Young Lawyers Conference and Litigation Section) and American (Member, Sections on: General Practice; Litigation) Bar Associations; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Harry Phillips American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Government Relations; Entertainment; Intellectual Property.Email: Scott K. Haynes

E. Berry Holt III (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. President, Tennessee Academy of Hospital Attorneys. Listed in: Woodward & White's Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers; Nashville Business Journal's Best of Bar and Healthcare 100. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Banking and Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: E. Berry Holt III

H. Frederick Humbracht, Jr. (Member) born Opelika, Alabama, September 3, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1968; J.D., 1971). Order of the Coif. Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1969-1970. Law Clerk to Honorable Frank W. Wilson, Chief Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1971-1973. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Banking and Finance; Directors and Officers Liability; Insurance Coverage; Construction; Arbitration.Email: H. Frederick Humbracht, Jr.

B. David Joffe (Member) born San Antonio, Texas, April 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1991, District of Columbia; 1999, Tennessee. Education: Trinity University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); University of Texas, Austin (J.D., with high honors, 1987). Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1986-1987. Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1987. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, EEO Committee; Tax Section, Employee Benefits Subcommittee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar; Middle Tennessee Employee Benefits Council; ESOP Association; National Center for Employee Ownership. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Labor and Employment.Email: B. David Joffe

Roger G. Jones (Member) born Jefferson, North Carolina, April 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Tennessee. Education: Appalachian State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Tennessee (J.D., with highest honors, 1985). Assistant Editor and Articles Editor, Tennessee Law Review, 1984. Law Clerk to Hon. H. Theodore Milburn, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1985-1987. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Banking and Finance.Email: Roger G. Jones

Mark C. Lewis (Member) born Provo, Utah, April 8, 1964; admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee. Education: California State University (B.A., 1987; M.B.A., 1994); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1997). Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Mark C. Lewis

Samuel D. Lipshie (Member, Board of Directors) born Jackson, Tennessee, November 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1981). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America for Entertainment, 2007; Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Business Litigation, 2005-2007; Mid-South Super Lawyers, Entertainment and Sports, 2006; "100 Best Lawyers" for Business Litigation, 2004-2005, "Best 101 Lawyers," 2006 and "150 Best Lawyers" for Intellectual Property, 2007, Business Tennessee; 40 "Best Lawyers in Nashville," Business Litigation, Nashville Post, 2004. Member, Vanderbilt University Law Review, 1979-1981. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Copyright Society of the South. Practice Areas: Commercial and Business Litigation(30%); Entertainment(25%); Intellectual Property(25%); Music Law(15%); Communications(5%).Email: Samuel D. Lipshie

Matthew C. Lonergan (Member) born Mentor, Ohio, April 14, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1984, Tennessee. Education: Denison University (B.S., 1980); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1983). Fellow: Nashville Bar Foundation; Nashville Young Lawyers Division Foundation. Member: Nashville, Tennessee (Member, Labor Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(50%); Employment Litigation(50%).Email: Matthew C. Lonergan

Charles J. Mataya (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama; 1987, Tennessee. Education: University of Alabama, Birmingham (B.S., cum laude, 1982); University of Alabama (J.D., 1985). Law Clerk, The Honorable L. Charles Wright, Alabama Court of Appeals, 1985-1986; The Honorable Sam A. Beatty, Alabama Supreme Court, 1986-1987. Member: Tennessee and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Charles J. Mataya

Austin L. McMullen (Member) born Meridian, Mississippi, April 29, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997; B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2000). Notes Editor, Vanderbilt University Law Review. Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Regulatory Law; Election Law.Email: Austin L. McMullen

Mark W. Miller (Member) born Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 16, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Tennessee. Education: Murray State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1996); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1997). Pi Kappa Alpha. Author, "Multi-State Taxation of LLC's," Journal of Pass-Through Taxation, 1998. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Estate and Gift Taxation.

Russell B. Morgan (Member) born Paducah, Kentucky, July 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky; 1999, Tennessee. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1990); University of Kentucky (J.D., with honors, 1994). Order of the Coif. Litigation Counsel, Caterpillar Inc. Member: Nashville, Kentucky, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Litigation.Email: Russell B. Morgan

Patricia Head Moskal (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, March 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th, 6th and 11th Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1976); University of Tennessee (J.D., with highest honors, 1985). Order of the Coif. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Lawyers' Association for Women; Harry Phillips American Inn of Court; Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group; Hearing Committee of Board of Professional Responsibility; Nashville Bar Foundation. Fellow: Nashville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Appellate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; State and Local Tax Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Patricia Head Moskal

Jonathan E. Motley (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, April 4, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Tennessee. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., 1995); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Order of the Coif. Member, National Moot Court Team. Executive Notes and Comments Editor, Indiana Law Journal. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Association of Business; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Immigration; Litigation.Email: Jonathan E. Motley

John E. Murdock III (Member) born Meridian, Mississippi, June 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1981); Wabash College, 1975; Duke University School of Law, 1979. Member, American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers. Member: Nashville, Tennessee (Member, Commercial, Bankruptcy and Banking Law Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section: Cyberspace Law Committee; Commercial Financial Services Committee (Secured Transactions Subcommittee, Loan Documentation Subcommittee, Lender Liability Subcommittee (Vice-Chairman, 1988-1990 and Chairman, 1990-1994) Bar Associations; International Association for Artificial Intelligence and Law; Mid South Commercial Law Institute (Director). Practice Areas: Banking; Finance; Business Transactions; Commercial Law; Computer and Internet Law.Email: John E. Murdock III

James L. Murphy, III (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, March 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 1977); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1981). Director of Law, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, 1993-1999. Member: Nashville (Member, Real Estate Committee), Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; State and Local Government Law) Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Nashville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Sports Law; Public Finance; Property Law; Eminent Domain; Telecommunications; Government Contracts.Email: James L. Murphy, III

Andrew J. Murray (Member) born Bryan, Ohio, September 24, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky; 2004, Ohio; 2006, Tennessee. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1995); Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University (J.D., 1998). Member: Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law.Email: Andrew J. Murray

John W. Myers II (Member) born Akron, Ohio, June 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., 1992); University of Memphis (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member, The University of Memphis Law Review. Member: Nashville, Tennessee (Commercial, Bankruptcy and Business Law Section) and American (Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking; Finance; Business Transactions; Commercial Law.Email: John W. Myers II

Gordon Earle Nichols (Chair, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Section) born Madisonville, Kentucky, January 10, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1988, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Employee Benefits Committee, Section of Taxation; Member, Employee Stock Ownership Plan Committee, Probate and Trust Division, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The ESOP Association; The National Center for Employee Ownership; Southern Employee Benefits Conference; The Middle Tennessee Employee Benefits Council (President, 1994). Practice Areas: Employee Stock Ownership Plans(15%); Pension Plans(15%); Employee Benefits(40%); Executive Compensation(20%); ERISA(10%).Email: Gordon Earle Nichols

William L. Norton III (Member) born Washington, D.C., August 14, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Tennessee; 1983, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1982). Managing Editor, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 3d (Thomson-Reuters), Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, and Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser. Co-Author, Creditor's Rights Handbook (Thomson-Reuters 2007 ed). Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt School of Law (2000—). Institute Chairman, Norton Institutes on Bankruptcy Law. Past President and Board Chair, American Board of Certification. Past President, Mid-South Commercial Law Institute. Past President, Tennessee Turnaround Management Association. Board Chair and President, Nashville Conflict Resolution Center. Approved Mediator, U.S. District Court for Middle District of Tennessee. Approved Rule 31 Mediator by Tennessee ADR Commission. Member: Nashville Bar Association (Past First Vice-President and Board Member; Past Chair, ADR Committee); Tennessee Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association (Past Chair, Subcommittee on Business Transactions); American Arbitration Association (Member, Commercial Law Panel); American Bankruptcy Institute; Rotary Club of Nashville. Fellow: Nashville Bar Foundation; American College of Bankruptcy. [LCDR, U.S. Navy Reserve]. (Certified Business Bankruptcy Law Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization). Reported Cases: In re Cannon, 237 F.3d 716 (6th Cir. 2001); In re Brentwood Outpatient, Ltd., 43 F.3d 256 (6th Cir. 1994); In re Holcomb Healthcare Services, LLC, 329 B.R. 622 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 2004); In re Nu-Kote Holding, Inc., 257 B.R. 855 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 2001); In re Willingham Investments, Inc., 203 B.R. 75 (Bankr. M.D.Tenn. 1996); In re Refrigerant Reclamation Corp. of America, 186 B.R. 78 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1995); In re Otha C. Jean & Assoc., Inc., 152 B.R. 219 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1993); In re Countrywood Inv. Group, Ltd., 117 B.R. 338 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1990); In re Memphis Partners, L.P., 99 B.R. 385 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1989); In re Register, 95 B.R. 73 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1989); In re Metropolitan Co., 85 B.R. 783 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 1988). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Finance; Commercial Litigation; Mediation and Arbitration.Email: William L. Norton III

James Craig Oliver (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, June 18, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Tennessee. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1991); Harvard University (J.D., 1994). Recent Seminars Given: "Family and Medical Leave Act," Lorman Education Services, 1999-2002; "Fair Hiring Law and Practice in Tennessee"; Managing Human Resources Issues Involving Technology," 2001. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Litigation.Email: James Craig Oliver

Robert S. Patterson (Member) born Odessa, Texas, May 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Tennessee. Education: Rice University (B.A., Physics, 1975); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1978). Special Projects Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1977-1978. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation-Commercial; Securities Litigation; Unfair Trade Practices; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Robert S. Patterson

J. Scott Richardson (Member) born Berea, Kentucky, March 14, 1963; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A.; J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate.Email: J. Scott Richardson

David A. Rutter (Member) born Lawrence, Kansas, August 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Tennessee. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1990); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: David A. Rutter

Charles S. Sanger (Member) born Oak Hill, West Virginia, December 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1988, Tennessee. Education: Virginia Military Institute (B.A., 1982); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1985). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. [Lt. U.S.A.R., 1982-1988; Capt. U.S.A.R., 1988-1990]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Finance; Bankruptcy; Real Estate.Email: Charles S. Sanger

John M. Scannapieco (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, September 15, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Tennessee. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1987); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1990). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Litigation; ERISA; Health Care Litigation.Email: John M. Scannapieco

Jonathan M. Skeeters (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, December 2, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee and Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1995; J.D. 2000); University of Kentucky, Gatton College of Business and Economics (M.B.A., 2000). Phi Delta Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Associate Editor, Kentucky Law Journal. Member: Nashville (Chair, Corporate and Commercial Practice Committee, 2005), Tennessee, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Law; Corporate Law; Health Law.Email: Jonathan M. Skeeters

Christopher A. Sloan (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, October 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1996); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Internet Law; Computer Technology; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Computer Contracts; Information Technology; Information Technology Contracts; Information Technology Licensing; International Computer Law; Software Copyright; Software Licensing; Software Protection; Copyright Licensing; Copyright Protection; Copyright Registration; International Copyright Law; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Organization; Corporate Reorganization; Incorporation; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Entertainment Contracts; Entertainment Law; Music Copyright; Music Law; Music Licensing; Music Publishing; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; Intellectual Property Procurement; Intellectual Property Rights; International Intellectual Property; International Licensing; Internet Intellectual Property; Literary Property; Proprietary Rights; Content Licensing; Cybersquatting; Domain Name Infringement; Domain Names; E-Commerce; Internet Liability; Internet Licensing; Web Site Development; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Patent Licensing; Privacy Law; Information and Privacy; Privacy and Publicity; Right of Privacy; Right of Publicity.Email: Christopher A. Sloan

Brooks R. Smith (Member) born Alexandria, Virginia, January 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 2000, Tennessee. Education: University of the South, Sewanee (B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1996). Executive Editor, Tennessee Law Review, 1995-1996. Author: "Constitutional Law — Fifth Amendment and Eminent Domain Clause — Compensation for Partial Regulatory Takings," 62 Tenn. L. Rev. 403 (Winter 1995). Co-author, with Bannon P. Denning, "Uneasy Riders: The Case for a Truth-in-Legislation Amendment," 1999 Utah L. Rev. 957. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Section on Real Property Law). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Lending and Finance; Corporate.Email: Brooks R. Smith

David K. Taylor (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Tennessee; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1980); University of Alabama (J.D., 1984). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2007; Best of the Bar, Construction, Nashville Business Journal, 2005; Best of the Bar, Litigation, Nashville Business Journal, Litigation. Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1983-1984. Author, "Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses," April 2000 Tennessee Bar Journal; "Mediation and Arbitration," August 2003 Journal of the Business and Economic Center. Co-Author: "2003 Tennessee Construction Law," National Business Institute; "2004 Tennessee Commercial Landlord Tenant Law," Lorman Education, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2003; "2004 Tennessee Construction Law" and "2004 Alternative Dispute Resolution in Tennessee," National Business Institute; "2005 Tennessee Commercial Landlord Tenant Law," International Council of Shopping Centers. Faculty Member, Member, Panel of Arbitrators and National Trainer, American Arbitration Association. Member: Nashville, Tennessee (Member, Founder and Chair, Dispute Resolution Section) and American (Member, Section of Dispute Resolution, Construction Law Forum) Bar Associations; Association of Tennessee Construction Lawyers, founder and current Chair, Dispute Resolution Section of Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction(75%); Mediation and Arbitration(15%); Litigation(10%).Email: David K. Taylor

Robert P. Thomas (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, July 31, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1963; M.A., 1965; J.D., 1970). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Governmental Relations; Real Estate.Email: Robert P. Thomas

Christopher E. Thorsen (Member) born Eaton Rapids, Michigan, October 20, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee. Education: Northwestern University (B.S.S.P., 1997); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Christopher E. Thorsen

John W. Titus (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, September 1, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1977); Duke University (J.D., 1980). Member, Editorial Board, Duke University Law Journal, 1979-1980. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnerships.Email: John W. Titus

J. Thomas Trent, Jr. (Member) born Munster, Indiana, March 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Tennessee. Education: Wabash College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1976); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1979). Member, Board of Governors, Past Managing Partner and Past Chair of Real Estate Team. Member: Nashville (Real Estate Section), Tennessee (Real Estate Section) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section and Section of Business Law) Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate; National Association of Industrial and Office Parks; Tennessee Economic Development Council; Mortgage Bankers Association. Fellow: American College of Mortgage Attorneys; Tennessee Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Industrial Development; Economic Incentives; Tax Exempt Finance; Health Care Facilities.Email: J. Thomas Trent, Jr.

Thor Y. Urness (Member) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, January 31, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Tennessee. Education: Concordia College; Indiana University (B.A., with high distinction, 1986; J.D., 1988); University of London. Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Nashville (Chair, Intellectual Property Committee, 2000), Tennessee (Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, 2000-2001) and American (Litigation and Intellectual Property Law Section; Committees on Intellectual Properties Litigation and Computer Litigation) Bar Associations; International Trademark Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Computer Law.Email: Thor Y. Urness

Henry M. Walker (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, April 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Tennessee. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Harvard University (J.D., 1976). Law Clerk to Judge Gilbert Merritt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. General Counsel, Tennessee Public Service Commission, 1981-1994. Practice Areas: Public Utility Regulation; Utility Property Tax Assessments; Media Law.Email: Henry M. Walker

Richard F. Warren, Jr. (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, September 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Tennessee. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1976). President, Nashville NAIOP chapter, 2008. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Real Property Section, Vice-Chair, Committee on Partnerships and Other Investment Vehicles, 1993-1999; Chair, 1999-2007) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate.Email: Richard F. Warren, Jr.

Wesley G. Weeks (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, March 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1992); St. Louis University (J.D., 1996). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Real Estate; Land Use; Municipal; Regulatory.Email: Wesley G. Weeks

Robert E. Wood (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, October 13, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Tennessee. Education: David Lipscomb College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Emory University (D.L., 1983). President, Business Advisory Council and Member, Board of Trustees, Lipscomb University. Member: Nashville (Member, Real Estate Subcommittee), Tennessee and American (Member: Title Insurance Subcommittee of Real Property Section; Section of Business Law) Bar Associations; American Land Title Association (Associate Member and Member, Lender's Counsel); Tennessee Land Title Association; Mortgage Bankers Association of America. Fellow: American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking; Finance; Construction.Email: Robert E. Wood

Luther Wright Jr. (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, June 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1995, Tennessee. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1992); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1995). Member: Law Review; Moot Court Board. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Napier Looby Bar Association. Fellow: Nashville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Regulatory Law.Email: Luther Wright Jr.

COUNSEL

Christopher Connell Puri (Counsel) born Southampton, New York, August 1, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1991); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1998). Director, Moot Court Board. Senior Associate Justice, Honor Court, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University. Member, Legal Subcommittee, American Health Care Association, 2003-2005. Member: Nashville, Tennessee (Member, Health Law Committee) and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association (Chair, Long Term Care Practice Group). Practice Areas: Health Care; Long Term Care; Senior Citizen Housing.Email: Christopher Connell Puri

OF COUNSEL

Crystal W. Caro (Of Counsel) born Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee. Education: University of West Florida (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Regent University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Lender Law; Telecommunications Law.Email: Crystal W. Caro

Catherine Grow (Of Counsel) born St. Louis, Missouri, October 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Tennessee. Education: University of Arkansas at Little Rock (B.S., 1984); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1990). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Business Law.Email: Catherine Grow

Rose Mulvany Henry (Of Counsel) born Kansas City, Missouri, May 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Kansas. (Not admitted in Tennessee). Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1990); Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Telecommunications(75%); Internet Telephony(10%); Regulated Utilities(5%); Cable/Telephony Partnerships(10%).Email: Rose Mulvany Henry

Nathan H. Ridley (Of Counsel) born Nashville, Tennessee, March 1, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1976); University of Tennessee, Knoxville (J.D., 1979). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Lobbyist Association. (Director, Government Relations). Practice Areas: Government Relations; Telecommunications; Utilities; Regulatory Law.Email: Nathan H. Ridley

SPECIAL COUNSEL

Charles Cain (Special Counsel) born Selmer, Tennessee, December 15, 1970; admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: University of Memphis (B.B.A., 1995); Nashville School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2006). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation.Email: Charles Cain

Christian-Andreas Schütz (Special Counsel) born Bomm, Germany, December 4, 1975; admitted to bar, 2008, Tennessee. Education: Aloisiuskolleg (B.A., 1996); Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelm University (J.D., 2001); Vanderbilt University Law School (LL.M., 2007). Member: Tennessee Bar Association; German-American Lawyers' Association. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance.Email: Christian-Andreas Schütz

Lee Taylor (Special Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1954; admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1976); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Tax Incentives.Email: Lee Taylor

ASSOCIATES

Jeffrey L. Allen (Associate) born Martinsville, Indiana, March 31, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); University of Florida (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jeffrey L. Allen

Joy L. Anderson (Associate) born Knoxville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1996); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Hospital Law.Email: Joy L. Anderson

Tranny P. Arnold, IV (Associate) born Little Rock, Arkansas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 2003); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: Friends of St. Jude; Jackie Robinson Foundation. Member: Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mortgage Backed Securities; Real Estate; Business Law.Email: Tranny P. Arnold, IV

Martha L. Boyd (Associate) born Dyersburg, Tennessee, May 4, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio; 2002, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. Associate Member, Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, 2003-2005. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and Ohio State Bar Associations. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1990-1996; Maj., U.S. Army Reserve, 1996-2005]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Martha L. Boyd

Wendy Chow (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, November 19, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Tennessee. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2005); Loyola University College of Law, New Orleans (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Languages: Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Wendy Chow

Tara L. Cleare (Associate) born New York, New York, July 17, 1977; admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Health Law Section) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; Napier Lobby Bar Association (Executive Board Member); Lawyers Association for Women; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law.Email: Tara L. Cleare

Rachel F. Coleman (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, March 8, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Tennessee. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1997); University of Tennessee (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Rachel F. Coleman

Jaime Carmack Drown (Associate) born Kingsport, Tennessee, January 27, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: University of North Alabama (B.S., summa cum laude, 2003); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member, Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team. Recipient: John W. Green Scholarship, 2004-2006; Susan B. Anthony Award, 2006. Articles Editor, Tennessee Law Review, 2004-2006. Author, "Torts - Negligence - Defining the Scope of a Physician's Duty of Care to Third Parties," 71 Tenn. L. Rev. 797, Summer 2004. Member: Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Jaime Carmack Drown

Joycelyn Jeanette Eason (Associate) born Cheraw, South Carolina, November 14, 1975; admitted to bar, 2008, Tennessee. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1998); Troy State University (M.P.A., 2003); College of William & Mary, Marshall Wythe School of Law (J.D., 2008). Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations; Lawyers Association for Women. [Intelligence Officer, U.S. Air Force, 1998-2005]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care Litigation.Email: Joycelyn Jeanette Eason

Joel D. Eckert (Associate) born Columbus, Indiana, June 25, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2006). Recipient, Carl J. Ruskowski Clinical Legal Education Award, 2005-2006. Author, "Student Athlete Contract Rights in the Aftermath of Bloom v. NCAA," 59 Vanderbilt Law Review 905 (2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Joel D. Eckert

Andrew Elbon (Associate) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 6, 1964; admitted to bar, 2002, Tennessee. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1982; J.D., 2001); University of Michigan (Ph.D., 1993). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Andrew Elbon

Ling Guan (Associate) born Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, March 31, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: Wuxi University of Light Industry, China (B.A., 1998); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Legal Advisor, Tennessee Chinese Chamber of Commerce 2007—. Director, Tennessee Asian Pacific American Bar Association 2007-2009. Member, Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, 2007-2009. Member, Journal of Intellectual Property Law, 2004-2006. Treasurer, Asian Law Student Assoication (UGA), 2004-2005. Member: American Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association; Nashville Bar Association; Tennessee Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Languages: Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; International Commercial Contracts; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Prosecution; International Intellectual Property; Technology Contracts; Technology Licensing; International Trademarks; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Prosecution; Trademark Registration.Email: Ling Guan

Tera T. Hambrick (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: Fisk University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Tera T. Hambrick

Amy D. Hampton (Associate) born Athens, Georgia, July 12, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2003, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: Valdosta State University (B.S., 1993); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, The Cumberland Law Review, 1999-2000. Member, ABA National Trial Advocacy Team. Law Clerk to: Hon. John C. Godbold, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2000-2001; Hon. Sharon Lovelace Blackburn, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 2001-2002. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Lawyers Association for Women; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Tort Litigation.Email: Amy D. Hampton

Johanna L. Jumper (Associate) born Clifton Springs, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1995); University of Tennessee (J.D., 2004).Email: Johanna L. Jumper

John A. Kraemer (Associate) born Knoxville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Nashville (B.S., summa cum laude, 2000); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2007; M.B.A., 2007). Member: Tennessee Bar Association (Vanderbilt Representative, 2005-2007); Nashville Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Finance; Financial Institutions Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Bankruptcy.Email: John A. Kraemer

Matthew B. Mattingly (Associate) born Lebanon, Kentucky, November 24, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., 2002); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2005). Order of the Coif. Member, Kentucky Law Journal. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Matthew B. Mattingly

Kyle Dustin Neal (Associate) born Cullman, Alabama, June 18, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); University College at Oxford University (M.St., 2003); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Kyle Dustin Neal

Michael B. Noble (Associate) born Newport News, Virginia, August 13, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1999); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property and Probate; Business Law; Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Law; Affordable Housing and Community Development Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Finance.Email: Michael B. Noble

Christopher O. Parker (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, December 11, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: David Lipscomb University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2003); University of Tennessee at Nashville College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Order of the Coif. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Formation; Securities.Email: Christopher O. Parker

Robert Calloway Renegar (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, March 12, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Tennessee. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2000); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2008). Recipient, James M. Buchanan Scholarship and Presidential Scholarship, Middle Tennessee State University, 1997-2000. Recipient, Scholastic Excellence Award, Legal Writing I and II, Vanderbilt University Law School, 2005-2006. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Bankruptcy; Real Estate.Email: Robert Calloway Renegar

Jonathan D. Rose (Associate) born Murray, Kentucky, May 10, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky and Tennessee; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Murray State University (B.A., 1994; M.Ed., 1997); Harvard University (J.D., 2000). Reported Cases: Neal v. Janssen, 270 F.3d 328 (6th Cir. 2001); Southwest Williamson County Community Ass'n. v. Saltsman, 66 S.W.3d 872 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001)(amicus); Robinson v. LeCorps, 83 S.W.3d 718 (Tenn. 2002)(amicus); Pope v. Leuty & Heath, PLLC, 87 S.W.3d 89 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Personal Injury.Email: Jonathan D. Rose

Peter C. Sales (Associate) born Newton, Massachusetts, April 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2002, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. (Not admitted in Tennessee). Education: Duke University (B.A., 1994); University of Florida (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Securities Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Banking Litigation.Email: Peter C. Sales

Chloe Truslow Shafer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 2005, Tennessee. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2004). Order of the Coif. Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Chloe Truslow Shafer

Brian S. Shelton (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, June 5, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: Mississippi State University (B.B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of Memphis (J.D., cum laude, 2004); University of Florida (LL.M., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Tax Controversies; Generation Skipping Tax; Income Tax; Individual Taxation; Inheritance Tax; Like Kind Exchanges; Personal Property Taxation; Property Tax; Property Tax Appeals; Sales and Use Tax; State Tax Controversies; State Taxation; Tax Deferred Exchanges; Tax Incentives; Tax Litigation; Tax Planning; Trusts and Estates Taxation.Email: Brian S. Shelton

Eric W. Smith (Associate) born Waynesboro, Virginia, September 14, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee. Education: Virginia Military Institute (B.A., 1998); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2001). Distinguished Graduate, Virginia Military Institute. Staff Member, Environmental Law & Policy Review, College of William & Mary. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Eric W. Smith

Paul Maxwell Smith, III (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, July 3, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Hugo L. Black Scholar. Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review, 2005-2007. Member: Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation.Email: Paul Maxwell Smith, III

David W. Stempel (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, June 14, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 2002); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member, Tennessee Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Business Law.Email: David W. Stempel

David P. Stephan (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of Kentucky (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: David P. Stephan

Joycelyn A. Stevenson (Associate) born Macon, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee. Education: Howard University (B.A., 1998); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Napier Looby Bar Association; Lawyer's Association for Women. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Joycelyn A. Stevenson

Jack C. Thompson (Associate) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, June 26, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (B.S., magna cum laude, 1998); George Washington University (M.P.A., 2002); University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Recipient: Master of Public Administration Award; Public Administration Honor Award; Ranked 1st in MPA Class, George Washington University. Brock Honors Scholar, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Placed 3rd Nationally in 2005 ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Representation in Mediation Competition. Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, McNeilly Center for Children. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Mediation; Certificates of Need; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Facility Licensing; Health Care Facility Regulation; Health Care Legislation; Health Care Licensing; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Regulation; Home Health Care; Long Term Care; Nursing Home Regulation.Email: Jack C. Thompson

Emily R. Walsh (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, August 27, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2002); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2005). Phi Beta Kappa. Staff, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment Law and Practice. Member, Environmental Law Society. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Emily R. Walsh