Gordon A. Byars

Katherine Barnes Cohn focuses her practice on environmental, administrative, and regulatory law. She has extensive experience in environmental matters, particularly with water law, solid and hazardous waste law, environmental permitting, and environmental litigation in various forums. Her diverse practice also includes obtaining Certificates of Convenience and Necessity from the Tennessee Public Utility Commission. Katherine began her environmental legal career at the Tennessee Department of ...

Steve Braun advises hospitals, surgery centers and other health care providers in transactional, regulatory and operations matters. His transactional experience includes numerous acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures of hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and insurance companies. Steve also has extensive experience involving mergers and acquisitions in a variety of industries; public and private offerings of equity and debt securities; and stock options and other equity compensation...

Tom Russell represents clients in the areas of governmental liability, civil rights defense, personal injury and business litigation. He represents the interests of municipalities, government entities and school boards on tort liability claims, wrongful death suits, personal injury and civil rights claims. Tom’s experience in personal injury defense includes motor vehicle, premises liability and construction accidents. Tom is dedicated to designing tangible solutions to even the most co...

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...

Elisa M. Harris is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Health Care Law. Elisa M. practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Elisa M. Harris since 2025. 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 Elisa M. Harris is held by other lawyers.

Kyle Doiron is an experienced construction attorney and litigator with a nationwide practice. He represents owners, developers, general contractors, and subcontractors in the many unique legal demands of the construction industry. He regularly serves clients in industries such as healthcare, hospitality, retail, transportation, manufacturing, public works, mixed-use, multifamily, and residential development. If a project involves a hard hat and steel toes, there is a good chance Kyle has or i...

Amy Rao Mohan provides a practical, problem-solving approach for her clients whether it involves litigation, crisis management or general counsel work. As a former Emmy-award winning television journalist, Amy brings a unique approach to the law to develop effective approaches to protect her clients’ interests and reputations inside and outside of the courtroom. She takes pride in her ability to connect with clients, ease their minds during a crisis, and provide them with a clear path f...

Paul S. Parker is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Paul S. practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Paul S. Parker since 2020. 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 Paul S. Parker is held by other lawyers.

Tara Sarosiek practices in the firm’s Government Enforcement and Investigations and Litigation practice groups. She assists clients faced with civil and criminal investigations, enforcement actions and compliance issues, and False Claims Act matters, where she has defended clients against allegations of wrongdoing by the government and qui tam plaintiffs. Tara has a diverse litigation practice and has successfully represented clients in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitratio...

Kenneth D. “Kenny” Veit is an Equity Member of Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC, serving clients in Brentwood, Nashville, and throughout Tennessee. He has practiced law since 2003, with a focus on workers’ compensation defense and employment-related matters for employers . Mr. Veit represents employers and insurance companies in workers’ compensation matters at the administrative, trial, and appellate levels. He also advises and represents management in ...