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M. Reid Estes, Jr. has nearly 40 years of experience as a trial lawyer and has served as trial counsel for numerous Fortune 500 and smaller companies in the restaurant, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, construction, health care, and other industry sectors, and during his career has handled nearly every conceivable type of case from tort claims, to theft of trade secret, covenant and contract breach, commercial litigation, and “bet the company” cases. He has significant class ac...

Jeff Beemer is a business lawyer who works with clients to achieve effective resolution of a variety of business disputes. He provides proactive advice on litigation avoidance and risk management, including daily counseling for employers on all aspects of employment law. As a seasoned trial advocate, Jeff has significant experience achieving favorable results for clients in employment cases and commercial disputes, as well as in litigation involving significant personal injury claims, product...

Mary Beth White is a shareholder in Lewis Thomason's Nashville office. She is Chair of the Transportation Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. Ms. White focuses her practice on commercial and business litigation, with a particular emphasis on commercial transportation. Ms. White has achieved success at all levels of the court system, representing clients in both state and federal courts. She has defended a wide-range of clients, including large, medium, and smal...

Matthew Bryson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Matthew practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Matthew Bryson since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Matthew Bryson is held by other lawyers.

Mr. Patterson is an experienced patent practitioner and trial attorney. His primary practice involves the writing and prosecution of patent applications in the electrical, electronic, and computer software arts including business methods; patent, trademark and copyright counseling, including preparing validity and infringement opinions; licensing; and litigation in all areas of intellectual property law. He has assisted clients in obtaining over 200 U.S. patents. From 1973 to 1977 Mark Patter...

Elizabeth A. Garrett is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Family Law, Family Law Arbitration and Family Law Mediation. Elizabeth A. practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Elizabeth A. Garrett since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Elizabeth A. Garrett is held by other lawyers.

Mr. Frazier represents management in the area of labor and employment law with an emphasis on employment litigation including collective actions under the FLSA and the ADEA. Mr. Frazier has been counsel in over 20 jury trials in both state and federal courts, and he has experience trying collective actions in federal court before a jury and in an arbitration setting. Mr. Frazier has also handled over 30 arbitrations arising under collective bargaining agreements. Mr. Frazier is active in civi...

Lela M. Hollabaugh has served as the lead trial lawyer in more than a dozen jury trials, as well as more than two dozen bench trials, arbitrations and administrative hearings. She advises leading natural gas pipeline companies on issues involving location, land acquisition, construction and operations. Hollabaugh serves as lead counsel for several pipeline projects in the southeast involving more than 200 lawsuits. She also represents leading pharmaceutical, medical device and other manufactu...

Richard Myers is a Registered U.S. Patent Attorney. His practice focuses on patent-related aspects of intellectual property, including counseling clients on patent infringement, patent validity, and patentability. He has more than two decades of experience with the patent prosecution process. As a former patent examiner and an attorney in the private sector, he has examined or prosecuted over 600 patent applications. With an academic background in chemistry, Richard's practice primarily focus...

James H. London is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care, Mediation, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants and Trusts and Estates. James H. practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized James H. London since 2008. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practic...