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Ned Boehm concentrates his practice in the areas of antitrust, trade regulation, franchising, distribution and business law. He regularly provides antitrust advice on marketing, pricing, distribution and other business practices and has conducted antitrust compliance meetings for management personnel for numerous clients. He has handled a number of federal and state antitrust investigations of clients including federal (Department of Justice) criminal grand jury investigations and FTC civil i...

Mr. Henry has more than 40 years of experience practicing corporate and securities law in Chattanooga, Tennessee, focusing on representation of public companies. Mr. Henry has represented public companies in a wide variety of industries, including transportation/trucking; manufacturing; textiles; carpet and rug; garment and apparel; and soft drink bottling and distribution. He has advised clients on public and private offerings of debt and securities, mergers, tender offers, acquisitions and ...

Nicholas C. Stevens is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Nicholas C., who practices law in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nicholas C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jessica Malloy-Thorpe is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Jessica, who practices law in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jessica is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mark Degler concentrates his practice in the area of corporate law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, international law and taxation. He serves as corporate counsel to several of Miller & Martin's clients and has advised numerous clients on many acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations and sales of businesses, as well as various debt and equity securities offerings involving publicly and privately held companies. Mark serves as Chair of the firm's Mergers ...

Ward Nelson has over 30 years of experience in the areas of corporate, healthcare and transportation law, primarily for merger and acquisition and private equity transactions. His background as a Certified Public Accountant has proved invaluable in structuring and evaluating financial aspects of business transactions (buy side and sell side) in various industries including floor covering and logistics. He also represents healthcare clients with transactional and contract matters. Ward was pre...

Allen McCallie, Chair of the firm's Exempt Organizations Group, concentrates his practice on tax-exempt charitable organizations, conservation law, public entity law, and public/private nonprofit development ventures. For more than 30 years, Allen has enjoyed working on public/private partnerships and ventures which have helped shape the renaissance of Chattanooga into one of the most vibrant cities in the South, through projects such as the Tennessee Aquarium, Tennessee RiverPark, Miller Pla...

Thomas practices out of the firm’s Chattanooga office and assists and represents individuals, businesses, and insurance companies in a variety of civil matters. He has been with the firm for many years and has been a member since 2009. Thomas attended the University of Georgia and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993. He then earned his Juris Doctorate from the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in 1997. While in law school, Thomas was named to the Dean’s L...

Stacie Caraway is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Stacie, who practices law in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stacie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Justin is a partner and chair of the firm's Small Dollar and Alternative Financial Services Practice Group. He focuses his practice on regulatory compliance for alternative financial service providers including fintech providers, consumer lenders, buy-now-pay-later providers, wage advance providers, and virtual rent-to-own providers. Justin provides guidance on new product development, compliance management systems, and consumer disclosures. He provides third-party compliance opinions and day...