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Brooke is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group, providing counsel in real estate finance, real estate acquisitions and dispositions, real estate development and healthcare lending. Brooke represents numerous life insurance companies, national, regional and local banks, and corporate clients in a wide variety of commercial and real estate lending matters secured by real property, including office, multifamily, industrial, retail, hospitality and other commercial projects. She also repre...

David G. Thompson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Corporate Law. David G. practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized David G. Thompson since 2021. 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 David G. Thompson is held by ot...

Lela M. Hollabaugh has served as the lead trial lawyer in more than a dozen jury trials, as well as more than two dozen bench trials, arbitrations and administrative hearings. She advises leading natural gas pipeline companies on issues involving location, land acquisition, construction and operations. Hollabaugh serves as lead counsel for several pipeline projects in the southeast involving more than 200 lawsuits. She also represents leading pharmaceutical, medical device and other manufactu...

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 ...

Marissa Moses Russ leads GSRM Law’s Family Law practice, delivering comprehensive legal solutions across the full spectrum of family-related matters. She is known for achieving strong outcomes in cases ranging from amicable separations to complex, high-asset divorces, reflecting both her versatility and deep understanding of the law and family dynamics. Her practice encompasses all aspects of divorce and separation, including parenting time, child custody, child support, and alimony. Ma...

M. Kimberly Stagg, of counsel in Dickinson Wright’s Nashville office, focuses her practice on automotive distressed supplier and contract negotiations. Kim has significant experience in preparing and negotiating production and non-production purchasing contracts, managing disputes under those contracts and addressing distressed supplier issues that are unique to just-in-time supply chain situations. She also is active in supporting certified minority businesses through formation and the...

Matthew Evans is a shareholder at Johnson Evans & Headrick PC in Nashville, Tennessee. His practice focuses on Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Insurance, with an emphasis on products liability, pharmaceutical, commercial, and insurance matters in both state and federal courts. Matthew has developed a substantial portion of his practice defending pharmaceutical and products liability claims and regularly manages complex litigation, including multidistrict litigation (MDL) matters in...

Ben Katz is a fintech attorney in Bradley’s Litigation, Banking and Financial Services, and Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights practice groups. He serves as a trusted advisor and outside general counsel to companies in the electronic payments industry. Ben also serves automotive industry clients in various bankruptcy and restructuring, including matters that involve supply chain crises that threaten production. In addition, his practice includes representing various stakeholders in comple...

Ronald G. Harris is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Compliance Law and First Amendment Law. Ronald G. practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Ronald G. Harris since 2021. 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 Ronald G. Harris is held by other lawyers.

Elizabeth Washko is the Managing Shareholder of the Nashville office. Ms. Washko represents management in a wide variety of employment litigation matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, FMLA, FLSA, wrongful termination, breach of contract, and covenant not to compete cases. Ms. Washko has served as lead counsel in jury trials in both state and federal courts. In addition to her litigation experience, Ms. Washko also conducts training on employment issues, drafts and review...