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Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis helps businesses and individuals throughout the United States and abroad achieve financial and strategic goals in a wide range of transactional, regulatory and litigation matters.

Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis deep roster of experienced business lawyers addresses the legal needs of clients in transactional matters involving mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, commercial finance, securities, restructuring, real estate, tax and the expansion or relocation of business operations.

A trusted advisor to many of the leading companies in the highly regulated healthcare industry, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis has earned a national reputation for creative insight and professional commitment and was recognized recently as one of the nation's largest healthcare law firms by Modern Healthcare.

Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis has ranked among "America's Best Corporate Law Firms" by Corporate Board Member magazine since 2000, and 75 percent of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis partners are the highest rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Business Litigation, Administrative, Antitrust, Aviation and Aerospace, Banking, Bankruptcy, Commercial, Computer and Technology, Constitutional Law, Corporate Restructuring, Domestic Relations, Environmental, Franchising, Governmental Relations, Hospital and Health Care, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Business Transactions, Labor and Employment Relations, Land Use Planning and Zoning, Media Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Products Liability, Real Estate, Securities, State and Federal Tax Planning and Litigation, Trade Regulation, Utilities, Wills, Estates and Trusts.

Firm Affiliations

STATE LAW RESOURCES, INC.

Representative Clients:

BancorpSouth, Inc.
Bank of New York
Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.
Bayer Corporation
First American Payment Systems
Gaylord Entertainment Company
HCA Inc.
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HEALTHSOUTH Corporation
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
Logan's Roadhouse, Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc.
Meredith Corp.
Nissan North America, Inc.
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.
Symbion, Inc.
The Tennessee Titans
Thoma Cressey Equity Partners
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Verizon Wireless
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Willis North America, Inc.

Address

Nashville City Center
511 Union Street, Suite 2700
Nashville, TN 37219-1760, (Davidson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 615-244-6380
Telecopier: 615-244-6804

Website

http://www.wallerlaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Birmingham, Alabama Office: Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP, 1901 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 1400. Telephone: 205-214-6380. Telecopier: 205-214-8787.

PARTNERS OF FIRM

Stephen C. Baker (Partner) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, November 14, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1971); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1974). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Condominium and Homeowners Associations; Finance; Commercial Lending and Banking.Email: Stephen C. Baker

John Randolph Bibb, Jr. (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, December 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Civil Litigation.

George W. Bishop III (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island, October 12, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Tennessee. Education: University of the South (B.A., cum laude, 1970); Oxford University, England (B.A., 1973; M.A., 1978); University of Tennessee (J.D., with highest honors, 1975). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate and Securities Law; Antitrust; Health Care Law.Email: George W. Bishop III

Beth J. Blankenship (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, September 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama; 1999, Tennessee. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.B.A., 1991); Vanderbilt Law School (J.D., 1997). Member: Alabama State Bar; Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Secured Lending; Commercial Loans; Real Estate; Leases and Leasing.Email: Beth J. Blankenship

Robert E. Boston (Partner) born Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, August 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1979); University of Tennessee (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Tennessee Bar Foundation; Nashville Bar Foundation. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation.Email: Robert E. Boston

James B. Bristol (Partner) born Portland, Oregon, November 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; 1992, Georgia; 1993, Washington; 1998, Tennessee. Education: Harding University; Columbia Christian College (B.A., 1980); Pepperdine University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: ERISA; Pension and Profit Sharing; Employee Benefits; ESOPS; Executive Compensation; Stock Options; Equity Compensation.Email: James B. Bristol

Brian R. Browder (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, January 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Tennessee. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 1991); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1994). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Securities Law; Financial Institutions Law.Email: Brian R. Browder

Alexander Blackman Buchanan (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, December 21, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1978). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Commercial Lending; Municipal Finance and Corporate Law.Email: Alexander Blackman Buchanan

Matthew R. Burnstein (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, February 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama; 1997, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993; J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Venture Capital; Computer Law.Email: Matthew R. Burnstein

Jeffrey A. Calk (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, May 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia; 1993, Tennessee. Education: Belmont University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1991). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Health Law.Email: Jeffrey A. Calk

Edward Moye Callaway (Partner) born Maryville, Tennessee, August 13, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Tennessee. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., cum laude, 1990); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law.Email: Edward Moye Callaway

Robert R. Campbell, Jr. (Partner) born Knoxville, Tennessee, July 26, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Tennessee. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1980); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., with high honors, 1983). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Recipient: John W. Greene Scholarship; Five (5) American Jurisprudence Awards for Academic Excellence. Member: Nashville (Member, Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Section), Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Robert R. Campbell, Jr.

Brett R. Carter (Partner) born Gallatin, Tennessee, March 2, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1994); University of Memphis (J.D., 1998); Georgetown Law Center (LLM., 2000). Clerk, The Honorable Mary Ann Cohen, Chief Judge United States Tax Court, 1998-2000. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. [Captain, JAG, U.S. Army National Guard, 2000—; Operation Iraqi Freedom 2004-2005]. Practice Areas: Nonprofit Estate(15%); State Tax Controversies(50%); State Taxation(25%); Federal Taxation(10%).Email: Brett R. Carter

S. Keenan Carter (Partner) born December 12, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2004, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., 1995); University of Memphis School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability.Email: S. Keenan Carter

James R. Cheshire III (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, August 19, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Estate Administration.Email: James R. Cheshire III

Jeffrey M. Clark (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Tennessee; 1999, Missouri. Education: University of Memphis (B.B.A., 1989; M.B.A., 1994; J.D., with honors, 1994). Member: Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Jeffrey M. Clark

John D. Claybrook (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, October 11, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia; 1990, Tennessee. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1988). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Law; Land Use and Development.Email: John D. Claybrook

Ryan K. Cochran (Partner) born Houston, Texas, June 5, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. (Not admitted in Tennessee). Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1997); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Editor in Chief, Cumberland Law Review, 1999-2000. Law Clerk to Hon. Sharon Lovelace Blackburn, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Ryan K. Cochran

J. Chase Cole (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, June 25, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Tennessee. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1976); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1979). Chair, Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency Board of Commissioners. Executive Committee Member, Nashville Symphony Association. Member, Board of Directors: Tennessee Performing Arts Center; Nashville Sports Council; Belcourt Theatre; Nashville Capital Network. Member: Nashville, Tennessee (Member, Tennessee Business Corporation Act Study Committee) and American (Member, Federal Regulation of Securities, Negotiated Acquisitions, Corporate Governance and Venture Capital Committees; Task Force on Director and Officer Liability) Bar Associations; Tennessee Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital Financing.Email: J. Chase Cole

Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr. (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, December 17, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Tennessee, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Law Clerk, Judge John T. Nixon, United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1982-1984; Law Clerk Chancellors of the Chancery Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, 1981-1982. Assistant Attorney General, State of Tennessee, 1984-1986. Member: Nashville, Tennessee, National and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment and Labor Litigation; Civil and Tort Litigation.Email: Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.

Marcus M. Crider (Partner) born Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Arkansas; 1997, Tennessee. Education: Northwestern Louisiana State University (B.A., 1993); University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (J.D., 1996). Member: Arkansas, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Marcus M. Crider

Walter H. Crouch (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, November 6, 1943; admitted to bar, 1974, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1967); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1974). Law Clerk, the Honorable L. Clure Morton, Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Member: Nashville, Tennessee, Federal and American Bar Associations. [Capt. USAF, 1967-1971.]. Practice Areas: Business; Information Technology Transactions; Civil Litigation; Environmental Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Walter H. Crouch

Paul S. Davidson (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, Tennessee. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1976); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1980); London School of Economics and Political Science (1980-1981); University College, London, England (LL.M., 1981). Fellow: Nashville Bar Foundation; Tennessee Bar Foundation. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Complex Business Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Paul S. Davidson

Ames Davis (Partner) born Norfolk, Virginia, February 20, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, Tennessee. Education: Amherst College (B.A., cum laude, 1966); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1969). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities Litigation; Administrative Law.Email: Ames Davis

Maclin P. Davis, Jr. (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, July 13, 1926; admitted to bar, 1950, Tennessee; 1957, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1959, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Virginia Military Institute; University of North Carolina; Vanderbilt University (A.B., 1947; J.D., 1950). Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary Fraternity. Representative from Davidson County to Tennessee General Assembly, 1954-1956. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Republican National Lawyers Association. Fellow: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Foundations; American College of Trial Lawyers. [U.S. Navy Reserve, 1944-1946.]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Constitutional Law; Divorce; Securities Litigation; Real Estate; Personal Injury; Business Litigation; Election Law.Email: Maclin P. Davis, Jr.

James M. Doran, Jr. (Partner) born Sparta, Tennessee, June 12, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Tennessee; 1970, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tennessee Technological University (B.S., 1966); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1968). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Nashville Bar Foundation; Tennessee Bar Foundation. Member: Nashville (President, 1993), Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Board of Directors, 1994-1997). Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1985-1986); International Association of Defense Counsel (Ex. Comm., 1987-1990). [Captain, United States Air Force Reserves, 1969-1976]. Practice Areas: Aviation Law; Business Litigation; Civil Trial Law; Products Liability; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Class Action Defense.Email: James M. Doran, Jr.

Christopher S. Dunn (Partner) born Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, December 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 1995, Tennessee. Education: Villanova University (B.A., cum laude, 1991); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1994). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Christopher S. Dunn

Derek W. Edwards (Partner) born December 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, California; 2001, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Ninth Circuits. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1993); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2000). Member: Nashville, Tennessee, and American Bar Associations. [Lieutenant, USN, 1993-1997; Veterans of Foreign Wars]. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Business Torts; Business Fraud; Commercial Law; Dealer and Distributor Termination; Civil Appeals.Email: Derek W. Edwards

Robert P. Felber, Jr. (Partner) born Springfield, Illinois, December 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Tennessee. Education: Springfield College, Illinois (A.A., 1979); Southern Illinois University (B.A., highest honors); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Salutatorian, University of Illinois, 1984. Recipient, Rickert Award for Excellence in Academic Achievement, 1984. Author: "Business Organizations" Chapter of Tennessee Practice, West 1992; "What is the Difference Between a Patent, Copyright and Trademark?" Nashville Business Journal, May 7, 2004. Speaker: "Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Law" Nashville Bar Association, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; International Trademark Association; Nashville Bar Association Intellectual Property Committee. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Internet Law; Franchise Law; Dealer and Distributor; Corporate.Email: Robert P. Felber, Jr.

Frances C. Fenelon (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, March 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Tennessee; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., summa cum laude, 1992); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1995). Member: Nashville, Tennessee, Federal and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: ERISA; Products Liability; Health Care Litigation; Physician Disputes; Peer Review; Drug and Medical Device Defense.Email: Frances C. Fenelon

Carla Fiddler Fenswick (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, June 20, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1987); Tulane University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Carla Fiddler Fenswick

Jason D. Fisher (Partner) born Pensacola, Florida, May 20, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee. Education: Oglethorpe University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1999). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Jason D. Fisher

Paul A. Gontarek (Partner) born September 29, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1996); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Paul A. Gontarek

Frank Grace, Jr. (Partner) born Abbeville, Louisiana, July 13, 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, Tennessee. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1965); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1971). Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation. Member, Advisory Commission to the Supreme Court on the Rules of Practice and Procedure, 2000-2002. Member: Nashville (President, 1984), Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Best Lawyers in America, Health Care. [Capt. USMC, 1965-1968.]. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Litigation; Health Care Law.Email: Frank Grace, Jr.

Stanley E. Graham (Partner) born Orlando, Florida, January 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1991); Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Chair, Labor and Employment Practice Group. Executive Editor, Cumberland Law Review (1995-1996); Presidential Scholar (1994-1996); Past Chair, Tennessee Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section; Expert Witness Chair, Steering Committee, Defense Research Institute Employment Law Section; Contributing Editor, Lindemann and Kadue, Age Discrimination in Employment Law Supplement, American Bar Association. Steering Committee, Middle Tennessee Diversity Forum. Board of Directors, Tennessee Hotel & Lodging Association. Past Associate Barrister, Harry Phillips American Inns of Court. Past Faculty, Alabama Judicial College. Past Director, Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Frequent Speaker and Author on workplace issues. Member: Tennessee (Chair, Employment Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute (Member: Steering Committee; Employment Law Section). Fellow: Tennessee Bar Leadership Law (Graduate); Tennessee Bar Association YLD Fellows; Nashville Bar Association YLD Fellows. (Partner, Labor and Employment Group; Chair, Hospitality Industry Team). Special Agencies: Former Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama (1996-1998). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Trial and Appellate; Class Action Defense; Federal Civil Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Noncompete Litigation; WARN Act; Financial Services Law; Health Care; Hospitality Law; Transportation and Distribution; Insurance; Construction Law; Retail/Wholesale; Governmental Entities.Email: Stanley E. Graham

J. Leigh Griffith (Partner) born Knoxville, Tennessee, May 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, New York and District of Columbia; 1978, Tennessee and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1976); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1977). Recipient, Special Recognition for Contribution to Tennessee CPA Journal (2000). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America for over ten consecutive years; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America. TSCPA 2002 Chairman of the Year, "Article of the Year" for Tennessee CPA Journal (twice). Certified Public Accountant, Tennessee and Mississippi, 1979. One of the creators of the first pure insurance product derivitave securitization rated by Standard & Poor's and Moody's. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; Tennessee Society of CPAs (Member, Council); Mississippi Society of CPAs. Fellow: American College of Tax Council Nashville Bar Association. Transactions: Participant in the tax structuring of the first life insurance and annuity security derivatives successfully rated by either Standard & Poor's or Moody's. Practice Areas: State and Federal Tax; Business Organization; Business Reorganization; Insurance Securitization.Email: J. Leigh Griffith

Beth Connor Guest (Partner) born Glenside, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1963; admitted to bar, 1987, Tennessee. Education: Clemson University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1987). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities Law; Health Care Law; Venture Capital Financing.Email: Beth Connor Guest

Robert A. Guy, Jr. (Partner) born Fort Benning, Georgia, February 15, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: Whittier College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1994). Order of the Coif. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Membership Chair, Trust Indentures and Indenture Trustees Subcommittee, 2005—) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association; American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. (Certified Specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy; Workouts; Commercial Litigation; Debtor and Creditor.Email: Robert A. Guy, Jr.

Wm. Jay Harrelson (Partner) born Little Rock, Arkansas, June 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1992, Arkansas and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Arkansas; 1998, Tennessee. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., 1975; M.P.A., 1983); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1992). Certified Public Accountant, Arkansas, 1993 (inactive). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; ERISA; Pension and Profit Sharing; Employee Benefits; ESOPS; Executive Compensation.Email: Wm. Jay Harrelson

Matthew Thompson Harris (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, December 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., with honors, 1980; J.D., 1984). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Land Use and Zoning; Commercial Lending.Email: Matthew Thompson Harris

Robert L. Harris (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, November 14, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, New York; 1995, District of Columbia (inactive); 1997, Tennessee. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Tennessee, New York and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Secured Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banks and Banking; Finance.Email: Robert L. Harris

Robb S. Harvey (Partner) born Dickson, Tennessee, July 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1982; J.D., 1985). Harry Phillips American Inns of Court; Law Clerk to the Hon. Thomas Wiseman, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1985-1986. Member: Nashville (Member, Media Law and Intellectual Property Committees), Tennessee (Member, Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections) and American (Member, Forum on Franchising and Communications Law Forum) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Media Law Resource Center (Vice Chair, Trial Committee). Fellow: Nashville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Media; Franchising; Intellectual Property.Email: Robb S. Harvey

Paul C. Hayes (Partner) born Johnson City, New York, November 13, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Kentucky; 1994, Tennessee. Education: Murray State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990); Memphis State University (J.D., with high honors, 1993). Member: Nashville, Tennessee (Chair, Estate Planning and Administration Section; Member, Sections on: Estate Planning; Probate), Kentucky, Tennessee (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation) Bar Associations; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Trust Administration; Individual Income Taxation; Fiduciary Income Taxation; Business Succession Planning.Email: Paul C. Hayes

David C. Head (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, April 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Tennessee. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 1991); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities Law; Partnerships; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Law.Email: David C. Head

Alice M. Pettigrew Heywood (Partner) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Memphis (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Alice M. Pettigrew Heywood

E. Brent Hill (Partner) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, January 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia and Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1991); Emory University (J.D., 1994). Member: Tennessee Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Healthcare; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate.Email: E. Brent Hill

J. Reginald Hill (Partner) born Paris, Tennessee, August 10, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Martin (B.S., 1977); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1980). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnerships; Health Law; Venture Capital Financing.Email: J. Reginald Hill

Lela M. Hollabaugh (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, July 15, 1967; admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Sixth Circuits. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., with honors, 1988; J.D., 1991). Member: Nashville (President, 2007) and Tennessee Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Condemnation; Products Liability; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Dispute Resolution.Email: Lela M. Hollabaugh

Cabot W. Hyde (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, September 9, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1995); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: General Business Transactions.Email: Cabot W. Hyde

H. Wynne James, III (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, August 18, 1944; admitted to bar, 1974, Tennessee; 1975, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.C.E., 1967); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1974); University of Florida (LL.M. in Taxation, 1975). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Case Notes Editor, Tennessee Law Review, 1973-1974. Instructor, University of Florida Law Center, 1974-1975. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. [LCDR, USN, 1967-1972]. Practice Areas: Income Tax; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: H. Wynne James, III

Richard A. Johnson (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, May 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Tennessee; 1988, Florida. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., cum laude, 1983); University of Tennessee (J.D., with honors, 1986); University of Florida (LL.M. in Taxation, 1987). Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Federal and State Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Richard A. Johnson

M. Thomas Jurkovich (Partner) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., with highest honors, 1983). Practice Areas: Government Relations.Email: M. Thomas Jurkovich

J. Steven Kirkham (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, April 5, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Kentucky; 1991, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., 1986; J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Corporate Counsel, Dominion Bankshares Corporation, 1992-1993. Member: Nashville, Tennessee, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Business Law; Banking Law.Email: J. Steven Kirkham

Neil B. Krugman (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, April 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, District of Columbia; 1988, Tennessee. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1974); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1978). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Insurance Law and Regulation.Email: Neil B. Krugman

David E. Lemke (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, April 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; 1989, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Central Methodist College (B.S., Business Administration, 1982); University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., 1985). Former President, 2001 and Board Member, 1997-2002, Mid-South Commercial Law Institute. Former Chair, Nashville Bar Association, Bankruptcy Court Subcommittee. Named to "100 Best Lawyers in Nashville," 2003. Member: Nashville, Oklahoma, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Business Litigation.Email: David E. Lemke

Theodore W. Lenz (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 12, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, New York and Tennessee. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1966); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities Law; Corporate and Commercial Finance; Venture Capital; Partnerships; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Theodore W. Lenz

Nora L. Liggett (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, March 7, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Tennessee. Education: Rhodes College; University of the South (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1989). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care Law.Email: Nora L. Liggett

Kim Harvey Looney (Partner) born Camden, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1989, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., 1980); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law; Administrative Law.Email: Kim Harvey Looney

Gerald F. Mace (Partner) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, December 22, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Tennessee. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1982); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1985). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Public Finance; Bank Regulation; Commercial Transactions.Email: Gerald F. Mace

W. Kenneth Marlow (Partner) born Carrollton, Georgia, August 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Tennessee School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law.Email: W. Kenneth Marlow

Robert J. Martineau, Jr. (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, October 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; 1995, Tennessee. Education: St. John's University, Minnesota (B.A., 1980); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1983). Co-Editor and Contributing Author, The Clean Air Act Handbook 2nd ed, (ABA Press 2004). Senior Attorney, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 1988-1994. Member: Nashville and American Bar Associations. (Chair, Environmental, Regulatory & Government Relations Group). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Litigation.Email: Robert J. Martineau, Jr.

E. Marlee Mitchell (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, April 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1980); University of Tennessee (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Staff Attorney, Tennessee Securities Division, 1986-1989. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate.Email: E. Marlee Mitchell

Michael S. Mizell (Partner) born Winter Park, Florida, April 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Nova Southeastern University (B.S., 1994); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Regulatory Law; Transportation; Utility Law; Eminent Domain; Immigration and Naturalization.Email: Michael S. Mizell

Donald Ray Moody (Partner) born Florence, Alabama, August 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1993, Tennessee. Education: University of North Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 1985); Vanderbilt University (M.B.A., 1990); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities Law.Email: Donald Ray Moody

J. William Morrow (Partner) born Anniston, Alabama, June 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 2003, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., Economics, 1992); Alabama University (M.B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Tulane Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member: Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: J. William Morrow

Andrew S. Naylor (Partner) born Phoenix, Arizona, December 29, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Nebraska; 1994, Illinois and Missouri; 1995, Tennessee; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas. Education: Washington University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); Northwestern University; Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, Fair Labor Standards Act Subcommittee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Discrimination Law; Fair Labor Standards Act Litigation.Email: Andrew S. Naylor

Walter H. Neilsen (Partner) born Rocky River, Ohio, August 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee; 1996, North Carolina. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1986); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1991). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking; Corporate.Email: Walter H. Neilsen

James H. Nixon III (Partner) born Knoxville, Tennessee, July 13, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Tennessee. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., cum laude, 1992); University of Tennessee (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities Law; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Partnership Law; Venture Capital Financing; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Law; Health Care.Email: James H. Nixon III

Edward Andrew Norwood (Partner) born San Diego, California, October 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama; 1989, Tennessee. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1987). Member: Alabama State Bar; Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law.Email: Edward Andrew Norwood

Lea Carol Owen (Partner) born Paris, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1998, Tennessee. Education: Yale University (B.A.); Vanderbilt University (J.D.). Law Clerk to the Hon. Robert L. Echols, Chief Judge, Middle District of Tennessee, 1998-2000. Managing Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1997-1998. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil and Criminal Contempt; Health Law.Email: Lea Carol Owen

W. Travis Parham (Partner) born Crossville, Tennessee, January 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Tennessee; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., with highest honors, 1991); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Tort Litigation.Email: W. Travis Parham

Michael R. Paslay (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, July 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia; 1984, Tennessee; 1985, Texas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1980); Emory University (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk to the Honorable George C. Paine, II, Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1983-1985. Director, Mid South Commercial Law Institute, 1992-1997. Author: "The Hidden Cost of Nonprofit Lending," HealthLeaders Weekly News, July 11,2003. Member, Turnaround Managers Association. Board Member, Brentwood Morning Rotary Club, 2005. Member: Tennessee Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Bankruptcy Section, 2001—); Nashville Bar Association (President, Bankruptcy Section, 2000); American Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute; (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification) (Certified Business Bankruptcy Law Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael R. Paslay

Thomas H. Peebles IV (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, April 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: College of William and Mary; University of the South (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1986). Member: Maury County, Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. (Resident Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Civil and Tort Litigation.Email: Thomas H. Peebles IV

Richard L. Pensinger (Partner) born Wilmington, North Carolina, June 12, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Tennessee. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1997). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate.Email: Richard L. Pensinger

Mark W. Peters (Partner) born Jacksonville, Florida, August 1, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Tennessee; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1992); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1996). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Health Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(90%); Commercial Litigation(10%).Email: Mark W. Peters

C. Mark Pickrell (Partner) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, November 27, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Tennessee. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, History, 1988); University of Tennessee (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Order of Barristers. Member: American, Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; Federalist Society. Practice Areas: Trial and Appellate.Email: C. Mark Pickrell

MaryEllen Sullivan Pickrell (Partner) born Bronx, New York, February 8, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Tennessee. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1989); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1994). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Securities Law; Health Care Law.Email: MaryEllen Sullivan Pickrell

Mark Jordan Plotkin (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 9, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia; 2003, Tennessee. Education: Emory University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of Tennessee (Member, Intellectual Property Section); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Intellectual Property Section); American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Computer Law Association; International Trademark Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademark Prosecution; Copyright Law; Computer Law; Franchise and Dealership Law.Email: Mark Jordan Plotkin

Patricia Owen Powers (Partner) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, April 22, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1984); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1991). Member: Nashville Bar Association, Tennessee (Member, Health Law Sections) and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Assocation. (Practice Group Leader - Health Care Group). Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Patricia Owen Powers

G. Scott Rayson (Partner) born Knoxville, Tennessee, November 17, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1981). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Law; Municipal Bonds; Venture Capital Financing.Email: G. Scott Rayson

Charles B. Robbins (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, September 7, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Kentucky; 1999, Tennessee. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., 1988; J.D., 1992). Member: Kentucky, Tennessee, Nashville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Transactions.Email: Charles B. Robbins

L. Hunter Rost, Jr. (Partner) born New Madrid, Missouri, May 28, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1985); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1989). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Law.Email: L. Hunter Rost, Jr.

D. Billye Sanders (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, July 13, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Tennessee. Education: Fisk University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1977). Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation. Member: Nashville, Napier Loobey, Tennessee, National and American Bar Associations; Lawyers Association for Women; Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women; Energy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Public Utilities; Government Relations; General Corporate; Banking.Email: D. Billye Sanders

Sheila W. Sawyer (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 2002, Massachusetts; 2007, Tennessee. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1985); Fordham University (J.D., 1988). Member: Boston and American Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities; Corporate Law; White Collar Crime.Email: Sheila W. Sawyer

Eric B. Schultenover (Partner) born Columbus, Mississippi, June 29, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1996); Washington University, (J.D., 2000). Member: Tennessee Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Litigation; Financial Services.Email: Eric B. Schultenover

William E. Shofner (Partner) born Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, March 23, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Tennessee. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1976; M.B.A., 1987). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending and Banking Law; Real Estate Law.Email: William E. Shofner

Joseph A. Sowell III (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, September 20, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama; 1983, Tennessee. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1981); University of Florida (LL.M., in Taxation, 1982). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Health Care; Taxation; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Partnership Law.Email: Joseph A. Sowell III

Michael K. Stagg (Partner) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, February 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1995, Tennessee. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., 1982); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1994); The George Washington University (LL.M. in Environmental Law, with highest honors, 1998). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation.Email: Michael K. Stagg

Donald B. Stuart (Partner) born New Zealand, December 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan; 1998, Tennessee. Education: Bradley University (B.S., 1987); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1995); University of Florida (LL.M., in Taxation, 1997). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Federal and State Taxation; Corporate Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Tax Exempt Organizations; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Donald B. Stuart

M. Sean Sullivan (Partner) born Lawrence, Kansas, April 17, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Tennessee. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994; J.D., cum laude, 1997); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1998). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; ESOP's; Executive Compensation.Email: M. Sean Sullivan

Paul G. Summers (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Tennessee. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., with honors, 1972); University of Tennessee (J.D., with honors, 1974); U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (with honors, 1987). Former Executive Board Member, National Association of Attorneys General. Former Chair, Southern Region, National Association of Attorneys General. Executive Board Member, Council of State Governments. Former President, Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference. Former Member, Tennessee Sentencing Commission. Former Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Memphis College of Law and Cumberland University. Member, National Guard Association. Chair, Jason Foundation, Inc. Member: Tennessee Bar Association; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation. [Colonel, Tennessee Army National Guard Legion of Merit, National Guard Distinguished Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, 1979-2005; Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1975-2005; Captain, U.S. Air Force Air Force Commendation Medal, 1975-1979; First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force Reserve, 1972-1975; Second Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate, Mississippi State University, 1972; Cadet, U.S. Air Force ROTC Mississippi State University, 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Paul G. Summers

Barrett B. Sutton (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, March 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); University of Virginia (J.D., 1978). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate; Finance.Email: Barrett B. Sutton

John C. Tishler (Partner) born Nacogdoches, Texas, October 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1988, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1980); University of Tennessee (J.D., with honors, 1988). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Turnaround Management Association; American Bankruptcy Institute.Email: John C. Tishler

Charles A. Trost (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, January 6, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Alabama; 1964, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1960); University of Alabama (J.D., 1963); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1974). Law Clerk, the Honorable William E. Miller, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1963-1964. Member, Adjunct Faculty, Vanderbilt Law School, 1994-1996. Chairman, Tennessee Law Revision Commission, 1970-1973. Associate Professor, 1974-1976 and Professor, 1976-1981, University of Alabama School of Law. Commissioner on Uniform State Laws and Member of National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1997—. Member: Maury County (President, 1970), Nashville (Member, Tax Section; Chairman, 1986), Tennessee (Member, Tax Section, 1983—; Vice Chairman, 1984; Chairman, 1985) and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Tennessee Bar Foundation; American Tax Policy Institute. Practice Areas: State and Federal Tax Law; State and Federal Tax Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Fiduciary Litigation.Email: Charles A. Trost

Beth E. Vessel (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, April 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); University of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1994). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Health Care; Antitrust.Email: Beth E. Vessel

Paula D. Walker (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, March 5, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Kentucky; 1997, Tennessee. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., 1986); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Nashville, Kentucky, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Employment Law; Construction; Contracts.Email: Paula D. Walker

James M. Weaver (Partner) born Savannah, Tennessee, December 10, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1984); Memphis State University (J.D., 1988). Law Clerk, Chief Justice William J. Harbison of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Tennessee Editor, Brownfield Law and Practice, Matthew Bender/Lexis Publishing; Co-Author, State Environmental Audit Laws Advance Goal of a Cleaner Environment, ABA's Natural Resources & Environment, Vol. 11, No. 4 (1997). Member: Nashville, Tennessee (Former Secretary/Treasurer and Member, Executive Committee, Environmental Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: State Government Relations; Environmental Law; Utility Regulation; Local Government Relations; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Regulatory Law; Transportation.Email: James M. Weaver

Jennifer L. Weaver (Partner) born Fullerton, California, November 17, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, California; 2000, Tennessee. Education: New York University (B.F.A., 1993); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Trial and Appellate(100%).Email: Jennifer L. Weaver

Scott C. Williams (Partner) born Knoxville, Tennessee, December 17, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Tennessee; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1982, Virginia. Education: Furman University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1980). Member: Maury County, Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. (Resident). Practice Areas: Banking; Real Estate; Commercial; Probate; Trust; Civil Litigation.Email: Scott C. Williams

Charles H. Williamson (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, November 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Tennessee. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1992); University of Tennessee (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial; Litigation.Email: Charles H. Williamson

David G. Wilson (Partner) born Terre Haute, Indiana, May 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Tennessee. Education: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (B.S., magna cum laude, 1990); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: General Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: David G. Wilson

Joseph A. Woodruff (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, September 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama; 1987, Tennessee, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1981). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. [U.S. Army, 1974-1987; U.S. Army Reserve, 1987-1994]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Tort Litigation; Health Care Law.Email: Joseph A. Woodruff

G. Michael Yopp (Partner) born Paducah, Kentucky, August 18, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Tennessee. Education: Murray State University (B.S., 1968); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1975); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1979). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Past President and Founding Trustee, Hartman State and Local Tax Forum; Best Lawyers in America, 1993—; Past Chair, Committee on Professional Services, Tax Section, American Bar Association; Chair, National Association of State Bar Tax Sections. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. [Capt, USNR (Ret.)]. Practice Areas: State and Local Taxation; Federal Taxation; Partnership Law.Email: G. Michael Yopp

OF COUNSEL

Lew Conner (Of Counsel) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 21, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1960; J.D., 1963). Author, "Appellate Practice in Tennessee," The Tennessee Lawyer. Life Member, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. Listed in of The Best Lawyers in America for the past 20 years. Named by: Business Tennessee magazine to its 2005 list of "101 Best Lawyers"; Nashville Business Journal's 2005 "Best of the Bar." Former Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt Law School. Special Chief Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1980-1981; Judge, Court of Appeals, Middle Section, State of Tennessee, 1980-1984; Chairman, Tennessee Corrections Overcrowding Commission, 1985-1986; Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on the Future of the Court System; Former Instructor, Tennessee Bar Review. Member: Nashville (Member, Board of Directors, 1984-1986; President, 1986-1987; Tort Reform Committee, 1986; Chairman, Constitution and By-Laws Revision Committee, 1977; Select Legislative Committee for Judicial Reform in Tennessee, 1984-1985; Chairman, Large Complex Case Panel) and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Judicial Conference; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1976-1980); American Arbitration Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1998); Tennessee Advisory Board. [Capt., JAGC, US Army, 1964-1966]. Practice Areas: Employment Relations; Matrimonial Law.Email: Lew Conner

W. Gregory Conway (Of Counsel) born Seattle, Washington, November 18, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Tennessee; 2003, Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville (B.S., Political Science, 1980); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1984); The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.D. in Theology, Pastoral Ministry Concentration, 2001). Member: Kentucky, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: W. Gregory Conway

ASSOCIATES

Brent Bowman (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, March 31, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1997); University of Tennessee (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Brent Bowman

Rebecca Brinkley (Associate) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 2000; J.D., 2005). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Rebecca Brinkley

Eileen Burkhalter Smith (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1998); University of Tennessee (J.D., 2001). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Eileen Burkhalter Smith

Kelly L. Caissie (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. (Not admitted in Tennessee). Education: American University (B.A., 2002); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2005); University of Miami (LL.M., 2006). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation.Email: Kelly L. Caissie

Robert F. Chapski (Associate) born Elgin, Illinois, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Tennessee; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1999); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2002). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Torts; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability.

Lianne E. Childress (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: La Sorbonne/Institut Catholique (Diplome Francais des Affaires I, 2002); Northwestern University (B.A., 2003); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2007).Email: Lianne E. Childress

Kyong S. Choi (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Center College (B.A., 1998; B.S., 1998); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Kyong S. Choi

David R. Clay (Associate) born December 17, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: Belmont University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Emory University (J.D., with honors, 2004). Practice Areas: Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.

Michelle E. Coburn (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2003, Tennessee. Education: Washington University (B.S.B.A., 1992); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1999). Member: Dallas, Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor Law; Employment Law.

Joshua D.W. Collins (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Anderson University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Joshua D.W. Collins

R. Steven Connor (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: Lipscomb University (B.A., 2000); Washington University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law.Email: R. Steven Connor

Elena Babaeva Coradini (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2004); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Environmental Law.Email: Elena Babaeva Coradini

Spruell Driver, Jr. (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., in Industrial Engr., 1987); Duke University (J.D., 1991). Corporate Attorney, Eastman Chemical Company, 1991-1996. Member: Nashville (Member, Board of Directors, 2003-2005), Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Napier-Looby Bar Association (President, 2000-2001); Nashville Bar Foundation; Tennessee Bar Foundation. Fellow: Nashville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Spruell Driver, Jr.

John J. Faldetta, Jr. (Associate) born Framingham, Massachusetts, June 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1997; M.B.A., 2001; J.D., 2001). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital.Email: John J. Faldetta, Jr.

William T. Fiala (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., 1997); University of Memphis (J.D., 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Cecil C. Humphreys Law Fellowship. Senior Staff Member, University of Memphis Law Review. Member: Memphis and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation.Email: William T. Fiala

Rebekah Ellen Fisher (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2004, Tennessee. Education: Tennessee Technological University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Rebekah Ellen Fisher

Daniel W. Flournoy (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 2004; M.P.A., 2004); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Daniel W. Flournoy

Monica P. Futrell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: Indiana University (B.S., cum laude, 2002; B.A., cum laude, 2002); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Monica P. Futrell

Michael A. Gardner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2002); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice.Email: Michael A. Gardner

Jon Parker Gaston (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. (Not admitted in Tennessee). Education: Emory University (B.B.A., 2000); Samford University (M.B.A., 2004; J.D., cum laude, 2004); Georgetown University (LL.M., 2005). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Jon Parker Gaston

John E.B. Gerth (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, May 22, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: Belmont University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2005). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: John E.B. Gerth

Jessica Green Gichner (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, May 19, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Tennessee. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1999); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Finance; Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Jessica Green Gichner

Daniel N. Gilmer (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: Davidson College (B.A., with honors, 1996); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2004). President, Honor Council, 2003-2004. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Daniel N. Gilmer

Shannon Leigh Goff (Associate) born Conway, South Carolina, September 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois and Tennessee. Education: University of South Carolina-Coastal (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Georgia (M.A., cum laude, 1998); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2002; I.M.B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2003). Member: Nashville, Tennessee, Illinois and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Business Law; Real Property) Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Taxation; ERISA; Employee Benefits; ESOPs; Executive Compensation.Email: Shannon Leigh Goff

David E. Green (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Tennessee State University (B.B.A, magna cum laude, 2003); New York University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: David E. Green

Allyson E. Harper (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Allyson E. Harper

Crista Harwood (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: General Motors Institute (B.S., 1987); Michigan State University (M.B.A., 1991), Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Commercial Law.Email: Crista Harwood

Philip F. Head (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, August 19, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Tennessee (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Philip F. Head

Tanielle D. Henriques (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Winston-Salem State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Tanielle D. Henriques

Heather J. Hubbard (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., History and Political Science, summa cum laude, 2001); Vanderbilt University (J.D. 2004). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Heather J. Hubbard

Miranda K. Kelley (Associate) born Murfreesboro, Tennessee, October 27, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Tennessee. Education: Lipscomb University (B.S., 1999); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2002). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Law.Email: Miranda K. Kelley

Kevin Kidd (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee and California. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A. in Finance, B.S.B.E. in Economics, 1997; J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Member, Electronic Transactions Association. Practice Areas: Electronic Payment Systems; Financial Services Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Securities.Email: Kevin Kidd

Rhonda Scott Kinslow (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, May 23, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee; 2001, Illinois. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1994); Indiana University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice.Email: Rhonda Scott Kinslow

Alyssa M. Leffall (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., cum laude, 2003); Texas Southern University (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Trial Practice; Litigation.Email: Alyssa M. Leffall

Lesli A. Love (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., summa cum laude, 1999; J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Lesli A. Love

Tonya P. Matthews (Associate) born Seoul, South Korea, November 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee. Education: Lipscomb University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1999). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Tonya P. Matthews

Sarah Chambers McBride (Associate) born Huntsville, Alabama, July 9, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1996); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2001). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Nashville Bar Association; Lawyers' Association for Women. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Business Tort; Transportation Litigation.

Jennifer Simmons McGugin (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2000); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2005). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Health Care Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Jennifer Simmons McGugin

Justin Ford McNaughton (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri; 2006, Illinois. (Not admitted in Tennessee). Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 2001); Washington University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Justin Ford McNaughton

Shane Morris (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama; 2004, Tennessee. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003); New York University (LL.M., 2004). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Shane Morris

Matthew G. Noggle (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2002); Emory University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Matthew G. Noggle

Kristy G. Offitt (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2003); University of Southern California (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Kristy G. Offitt

Christopher M. Phillips (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, July 19, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee. Education: University of the South (B.A., cum laude, 1996); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2003). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Christopher M. Phillips

Amy M. Roland (Associate) born Elmhurst, Illinois, June 5, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Nebraska; 2000, Tennessee. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1996); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1999). Member: Nashville, Tennessee, Nebraska State, American (Member: Section on Intellectual Property; Computer Software Technology Subcommittee) and Federal Bar Associations; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Amy M. Roland

Michael J. Rusie (Associate) born Martinsville, Indiana, April 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2007, Tennessee. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1999); Washington University, St. Louis (J.D., 2002). Member: Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Michael J. Rusie

Richard G. Sanders, Jr. (Associate) born Stanford, California, April 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 2000, California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California; 2004, Tennessee; 2005, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., summa cum laude, 1990); University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (M.A., 1992); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of California; Nashville, Tennessee, Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Libel, Slander and Defamation.Email: Richard G. Sanders, Jr.

Claire Goodman Sawyer (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: Samford University (B.S., cum laude, 2002; J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Claire Goodman Sawyer

Tonya W. Scharf (Associate) born Fort Bragg, North Carolina, August 16, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Tennessee. Education: Berea College (B.A., 1995); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Law Clerk to the: Honorable Ben H. Cantrell, Presiding Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals, 1999-2000; Honorable John H. Peay, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, 1998-1999. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety; Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Tonya W. Scharf

Brandon M. Schirg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: United States Naval Academy (1993-1995); University of Tennessee (B.S., Finance, summa cum laude, 1998; J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law.Email: Brandon M. Schirg

Jason J. Shields (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., cum laude, 2002; M.Ed., cum laude, 2003); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Commercial Law.Email: Jason J. Shields

Ammon Smart (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; University of Memphis (J.D., 2005).

Nancy Wood Stabell (Associate) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, September 27, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1992; M.B.A., 1996); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2000). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Real Estate; Construction Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Public Finance.Email: Nancy Wood Stabell

Katie G. Stenberg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Tennessee. Education: University of Nevada (B.A., 1998); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2002). Member: Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Foreclosure; Government Contracts; Bankruptcy.Email: Katie G. Stenberg

Mary Beth Thomas (Associate) born Nashville, TN November 18, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., Finance, cum laude, 2000; J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trial and Appellate Practice; Medical Malpractice Defense; Class Action Defense; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Health Care Litigation.Email: Mary Beth Thomas

Keith E. Thompson (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Transactions.Email: Keith E. Thompson

David P. Tieman (Associate) born November 24, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee; 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., Economics, magna cum laude, 1997); University of Memphis (J.D., cum laude, 2001); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 2006). Member: Chattanooga, Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: David P. Tieman

Robert J. Welhoelter (Associate) born June 3, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2005, Tennessee. Education: Yale University (B.A., Applied Mathematics, 1999); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Reorganization; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Commercial Law; Debtor and Creditor(100%).Email: Robert J. Welhoelter

Kristine M. West (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 2000); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Commercial Law.Email: Kristine M. West

Christopher A. Wilson (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee; 2007, Kentucky. Education: University of Tennessee at Martin (B.S., magna cum laude, 2002); University of Memphis (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005); University of Florida (LL.M., 2007). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Christopher A. Wilson

ATTORNEYS

Christen Elizabeth Bartelt (Attorney) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 2000, California. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1990); Georgetown University (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of California; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance.Email: Christen Elizabeth Bartelt

Steven A. Browne (Attorney) born Offutt AFB, Nebraska, November 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia; 2001, California; U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Third and Fourth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California, District of Colorado, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and Eastern District of Virginia. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1993); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of California; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Forum on Franchising). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Franchising; Labor and Employment; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Steven A. Browne