(Main Office)

MGLAW, PLLC represents business clients in three primary areas: Insolvency, where we represent debtors, creditors, committees, trustees, preference defendants and purchasers of assets in Chapter 11 reorganizations, orderly liquidations, and workouts; Litigation, where we help clients succeed in business disputes ranging from employment, contract, construction and healthcare litigation, to business torts and disputes between business owners; and Planning, where we provide a broad range of practical business advice, and work with clients to structure and manage their businesses as profitably as possible.

Visit us on the web at www.mglaw.net for more information about MGLAW, PLLC.

Statement of Practice

Business Law, Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Commercial Collections, Business Reorganizations and Liquidations, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Business Formation, Business Planning, Business Transactions, Employment Law, Trade Secrets and Non-Competition Litigation, Healthcare and Peer Review Litigation, Construction Litigation, Government Relations.

Address

2525 West End Avenue, Suite 1475
Nashville, TN 37203, (Davidson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 615-846-8000
Fax: 615-846-9000

Website

http://www.mglaw.net

MEMBERS

Robert J. Mendes (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, September 15, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1995, Tennessee; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1988); University of Chicago (J.D., 1991). Nashville Business Journal Best of the Bar, 2003-2007; The Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2010. Member: Nashville (Member, Board of Directors; Past Chair, Federal Court Committee); Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Harry Phillips American Inn of Court (Master). Practice Areas: Business Law; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Litigation; Business Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Robert J. Mendes

Joseph Allen Kelly (Member) born Dayton, Tennessee, January 10, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (B.A., 1988); University of Chicago (J.D., 1991). Nashville Business Journal Best of the Bar, 2007; The Best Lawyers in America, 2008 - 2010. Member: Nashville (Chair, Federal Court Committee, 2008), Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Noncompete Litigation; Wrongful Termination Defense; Commercial Collections; Bankruptcy Litigation; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Secured Transactions.Email: Joseph Allen Kelly

Robin Bicket White (Member) born Illinois, December 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1995; J.D., 1998). Recipient, Nashville Business Journal Best of the Bar, 2008. Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification. Member: Nashville (Chair, Bankruptcy Court CLE Subcommittee), Tennessee (Bankruptcy Committee) and American (Business Reorganization Committee) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute (Business Reorganization Committee). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Workouts; Creditors Rights; Business Law.Email: Robin Bicket White

ASSOCIATES

C. Daniel Lins (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit and U.S. District Courts for Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Tennessee. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., 1997); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2005). Assistant Attorney General, State of Tennessee, 2005-2007. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Collections.Email: C. Daniel Lins

Cheyanne K. Mahoney (Associate) born Erin, New York; admitted to bar, 2009, Tennessee. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 2003); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2009). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Business Law; Business Reorganization.Email: Cheyanne K. Mahoney

Griffin S. Dunham (Associate) born Lafayette, Indiana, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; 2008, Tennessee. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1999); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 2002). Member: The Florida Bar; Tennessee Bar Association. [Captain, United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's JAG Corps, 2002-2008]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Griffin S. Dunham

William N. Helou (Associate) born Athens, Greece, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 2000); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 2003). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Business Law.

Tara L. Kraemer (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1999); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2005). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Business Formation and Planning; Business Transactions.Email: Tara L. Kraemer

Allison E. Batts (Associate) born Athens, Alabama, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; 2006, Tennessee. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 2001); University of Tennessee (J.D., 2005). Member: Nashville (Member, Bankruptcy Court Committee); Tennessee (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy and Business Law) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Business Litigation; Business Formation; Business Planning.Email: Allison E. Batts