Kenneth Scott Newman

Hart is rated by Mid-South Super Lawyers® for his work in Environmental Litigation. He focuses his practice on environmental remediation, defense of environmental enforcement actions, environmental permitting, environmental litigation, and general litigation. He has represented clients before numerous environmental administrative agencies and successfully represented clients in both jury and bench trials in several different Tennessee courts.

Elizabeth S. Tipping is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Elizabeth S., who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Elizabeth S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael K. Stagg is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law. Michael K., who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2015. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael K. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Austin McMullen approaches his clients’ projects with a zeal to discover creative solutions to their problems. For Austin, the difficult and complex issues prove to be the most interesting and drive him to figure out all the contours of the law to help his clients. Focusing his practice on bankruptcy law, government relations, and commercial litigation, Austin represents creditors and Chapter 11 debtors; candidates in election contests; and clients involved in federal, state and local p...

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...

Matthew B. Mattingly advises clients in their endeavors related to commercial real estate, commercial lending transactions and general business matters. The majority of his practice is concentrated on real estate-related transactions with an emphasis on real estate acquisition and development and commercial leasing transactions. Mr. Mattingly regularly serves as counsel to both landlords and tenants in the lease negotiation process, with a specific emphasis on the representation of institutio...

Dudley M. West is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Law. Dudley M., who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Dudley M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Harwell focuses his practice on commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense and crisis management. Through the years he has been involved in many cases receiving national attention. He has been counsel for numerous public officials including judges, governors, congressmen, state senators, mayors and state attorneys general. For the last several years, he has represented Pilot Flying J, the sixth largest private company in the country, regarding numerous issues arising out of the ...

Cal Renegar has extensive experience advising lenders, borrowers and other parties in the real estate and finance industries in structuring, negotiating and documenting permanent, interim, term, construction, revolving and non-revolving, working capital, general corporate and other types of complex financing transactions. Cal serves as counsel to numerous life insurance companies, national, regional and local banks and corporate clients in a wide variety of commercial and real estate lending ...

James F. Sanders is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: White-Collar. James F., who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 1989. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.