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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...

Brandon focuses on helping people face serious injuries or the loss of a loved one – as he has for nearly two decades. He works statewide on cases involving auto and truck collisions, dangerous roads, medical malpractice, and nursing home negligence. Brandon’s fast pace means his clients can put lawsuits behind them sooner and concentrate on moving forward with their lives. Brandon’s courtroom success has been featured in newspapers. Trial Magazine , the Tennessee Bar Journa...

Michael S. Moschel is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Michael S. practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Michael S. Moschel since 2011. 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 Michael S. Moschel is held by...

Eleanor McCulty is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law and Commercial Finance Law. Eleanor practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Eleanor McCulty since 2024. 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 Eleanor McCulty is held by other lawyers.

Ms. Brown, a shareholder since 1991, joined the firm after graduating from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1984. For the past 36 years she has had diverse and extensive experience in the areas of commercial litigation, bankruptcy, tort, employment discrimination, product liability, and workers’ compensation. Her work with directors’ and officers’ litigation and bond claims has resulted in a recovery in excess of $12 million through settlement of those claims. She has ...

After graduating from Vanderbilt University School of Law, Luther Wright, Jr. began his career with a respected general practice firm in the litigation section. He spent the first several years of his legal career practicing in the general litigation area before joining the Labor & Employment team. He has significant experience in the areas of labor and employment law, corporate business litigation and class action lawsuits. He typically represents management in all forms of employment di...

Colbey Reagan is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Health Care Law. Colbey practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Colbey Reagan since 2014. 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 Colbey Reagan is held by other lawyers.

Carolyn Wenzel represents companies, tax-exempt organizations, families and individuals in the areas of governance, tax, advocacy, estate and trust administration and estate planning. She regularly counsels nonprofit entities and tax-exempt organizations, including public charities, private foundations, trade and professional associations, and religious and educational organizations in the areas of formation, investment decision-making, endowment fund establishment and modification, governanc...

Brian Browder is a healthcare attorney with a reputation within the industry for getting difficult deals done. Clients praise his understanding of their businesses and management philosophies, and value the instrumental role he plays in helping them achieve their objectives. Over the past 30 years, Brian has served as lead counsel in complex healthcare mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and private equity investments with an aggregate value of more than $4.5 billion. His expe...

Mike Roberts has broad legal experience in a variety of business transactions, including loan transactions, the leasing and acquisition of real property, acquisition and disposition of private companies and venture capital transactions. The primary focus of his practice in recent years is the representation of lenders and borrowers in secured lending transactions. Mike also regularly acts as local counsel on multi-state loan transactions, advising on Tennessee indebtedness tax and providing l...