Jeremey R. Goolsby

John Titus has extensive experience in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, proxy contests and tender offers, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and corporate financing transactions for businesses in a variety of industries, including health care, financial institutions, manufacturing, technology, hospitality services and others. He frequently functions as general counsel to his clients, advising on all aspects of corporate, securities and business law matters. He advi...

Webb Campbell’s business litigation practice focuses on representing companies and individuals in shareholder and corporate governance lawsuits, insurance coverage disputes, breach of contract and employment matters, business torts involving fraud and enforcement of restrictive covenants, and plaintiffs’ recovery cases in the area of antitrust. As a veteran trial lawyer with over three decades of experience spanning a wide range of high-stakes matters, Webb also teams regularly wi...

J. Cole Dowsley, Jr. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Litigation - Labor and Employment. J. Cole practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized J. Cole Dowsley, Jr. since 2026. 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 J. Cole Dowsley, Jr. is held by other la...

Michael B. Bressman is Of Counsel with the firm. Additionally, he serves as Professor of the Practice of Law at Vanderbilt Law School, where he has taught a variety of courses such as Contracts, the Law of Cyberspace, and Art Law. Michael directs the law school’s clerkship program, which supports students and graduates applying for post-graduation judicial clerkships. With a career spanning more than 25 years in premier law firms, as in-house corporate counsel, and as a professor at one...

Nora Liggett is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Health Care Law. Nora practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Nora Liggett since 2008. 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 Nora Liggett is held by other lawyers.

I. C. (Jack) Waddey, Jr. is co-founder and senior attorney at the Firm, instrumental in its growth from three lawyers to 15 patent professionals in 20 years. He represents clients as an adviser in developing their intellectual property portfolios, as a patent and trademark advocate, and as mentor to start-up organizations. He is trained, certified and active locally, regionally and nationally as a mediator. He is listed as an approved Rule 31 Mediator by the Supreme Court of the State of Tenn...

Phil Walker focuses his practice on intellectual property counseling, including the procurement and enforcement of patents, trademarks, and copyrights. He counsels his clients on the economic benefits and implications of intellectual property protection and litigation. Phil advises his clients in the evaluation and protection of complex technologies, including inventions in the mechanical, medical, telecommunications, optical, materials, chemical, computer software and Internet business arts....

Ms. Cargile represents parties in all aspects of commercial real estate, including leasing, finance and joint ventures. She has a national leasing practice having represented landlords and tenants in both lease negotiation and lease enforcement. She also represents life companies and other lenders in placing financing, and, additionally, in realizing upon collateral where necessary. Ms. Cargile has a great deal of experience using her lending knowledge to assist borrowers in negotiating favor...

Anita Modak-Truran is a seasoned leader in mass tort and products liability litigation, with a proven track record in high-stakes cases. With over 30 years of experience, she has handled thousands of cases, working closely with clients and legal teams to develop efficient case work up and implement effective trial strategies. A dynamic leader and tireless advocate, Anita captures the respect of clients, peers and jurors alike. Clients have found her to be dependable to a fault and an excellen...

David Stempel is a business transactions lawyer in the firm’s Nashville office. He has worked with clients in many different industries on mergers, acquisitions, sales, joint ventures, and capital raising transactions. He has significant experience in representing health care companies, including ambulatory surgery centers and home health companies, and helping those healthcare clients implement their growth and development strategies by structuring, negotiating and closing complex busi...