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Nina Parsley is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Nina, who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nina is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Brian C. Mayberry is a respected attorney with extensive experience in Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates. He serves clients in Nashville, Tennessee at Holton & Mayberry PC. Throughout his legal career, Brian C. has been honored since 2013, a testament to his dedication and service in the legal community. His recognition is based on a comprehensive peer-review survey that highlights the respect he has earned among fellow attorneys in his practice areas. Brian C.'s ...

Mike focuses his practice on the intersection of business litigation and business bankruptcy. He is able to not only obtain a judgment, but also take steps to ensure that the judgment is “worth the paper it is written on,” by preventing efforts to dissipate assets. On the other side of the equation, he advises companies and individuals who are defending litigation who are simultaneously exploring their bankruptcy options. This confluence of business disputes and ability-to-pay iss...

Brooks Smith advises clients in their endeavors related to commercial real estate matters, commercial financing and general business transactions. Brooks represents developers, owners, users, borrowers and lenders in all aspects of commercial real estate development, acquisition, disposition, leasing and financing among all classes of real estate (office, retail, industrial, multi-family, and hospitality, medical and residential developments). Brooks also regularly represents lending institut...

Lauren Schick has extensive experience negotiating and drafting commercial leases for retail, healthcare, office, and industrial projects on a national basis. Representing both landlords and tenants, Lauren is well versed in handling complex leasing related matters. In addition to landlords and tenants, she advises real estate developers, real estate brokers, and property managers regarding the leasing and management of commercial real estate. Lauren has also established a practice assisting ...

Bill Neely practices primarily in the areas of partnership and corporate taxation, transactional tax planning, and executive compensation. He regularly provides advice on the structure and implementation of taxable and nontaxable acquisitions and has assisted in the formation and operation of numerous venture capital, real estate and hedge funds. He also routinely consults with companies on their executive compensation plans. From 2007 through 2022, Bill served as general counsel of Health Se...

David J. White is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Finance Law, Public Finance Law and Real Estate Law. David J., who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic a...

Christopher A. Wilson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Christopher A., who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

David's experience is primarily in the area of commercial real estate. He has a national practice in the area of complex commercial real estate transactions, including real estate acquisitions, dispositions, development, financing and credit enhancements, as well as joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability company formation. Representative clients include major healthcare systems, life insurance companies, and institutional investors in commercial real estate. His practice is nation...

Margaret L. Behm has earned the reputation as the go-to person in 45 years of representing clients and forging coalitions for change. After beginning her legal career in 1976 at Legal Services if Middle Tennessee, Inc., Behm and Marietta Shipley in 1980 founded Shipley and Behm, the city's first all-woman law firm. “Back then, women just weren’t taken seriously as business owners or lawyers,” Behm says. “I wanted to run my own business and demonstrate that women could ...