LRW shareholder Mike Baisley has completed the Rule 31 civil mediation training program at the Institute for Conflict Management, a nationally recognized program conducted by the Lipscomb University College of Leadership & Public Service. Pending final approval of his application, Mike will become listed as a Rule 31 Civil Mediator by the Tennessee Supreme Court…
David W. Long, Dennis B. Ragsdale and John B. Waters III, the founding partners of LRW, were recently honored at the 17th Annual Commercial Real Estate Industry Awards benefitting East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Each year, the sold-out awards ceremony recognizes one company, individual or group of partners within the real estate field (including attorneys, developers,…
LRW was named a “Best Law Firm” by the peer-reviewed Best Lawyers in 2023, and twelve individual LRW attorneys were named “Best Lawyer” by their peers for 2023, including Dennis Ragsdale, who was named “Lawyer of the Year” in the Banking and Finance Law category (Banking and Financing Law; Commercial Finance Law; Project Finance Law;…
LRW Shareholder and Co-Founder Dennis Ragsdale has been appointed by Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon as the inaugural Chair of the Developers Roundtable’s Executive Committee. The Mayor’s Developers Roundtable offers the City’s staff an independent, third-party perspective on modernizing and streamlining the City’s development systems, processes, rules and regulations. LRW is proud that Dennis has been…
LRW is excited to welcome Katherine Sanford Goodner and Angelia Morie Nystrom as attorneys with the firm. Kati Sanford Goodner joined the firm on December 1, 2022 and focuses her practice in the areas of commercial representation and tax controversy – specifically, the representation of individuals and businesses involved in all levels of tax controversy,…
LRW Shareholder W. Michael Baisley and LRW law clerk and UT Law Class of 2023 student Alyx Thompson co-authored an article entitled “Get Ready for the Corporate Transparency Act” which appeared in the October 2022 edition of the Knoxville Bar Association’s DICTA magazine. The article delves into the burgeoning legislation requiring corporate reporting with the…
LRW Shareholder Alexander Waters was sworn in as the newest member of Tennessee’s Trial Court Vacancy Commission on Tuesday October 18, 2022 by Justice Sarah K. Campbell. Mr. Waters was appointed to the commission by Lt. Governor Randy McNally this past August. In the event of a state trial court vacancy, the TCVC solicits applicants,…
Congratulations to LRW attorneys Jennifer Swindle, Lee Popkin and Mycol Scott in representing Ober Adventure, LLC in its successful acquisition of Ober Ski & Amusement Park. For more information on the sale, WBIR ran a story on the transaction.
LRW Shareholder J. Scott Griswold has been appointed as the next Clerk and Master of the Knox County Chancery Court by Chancellors John F. Weaver and Christopher D. Heagerty and Chancellor-Elect Richard B. Armstrong. Mr. Griswold is expected to be sworn in on August 31, 2022 and will succeed Howard G. Hogan, who is retiring…
Ten LRW Attorneys were voted by their peers as “Top Attorneys” for 2022 per CityView Magazine. LRW Attorneys received recognition in seventeen different categories, with Mike Baisley receiving “Top Attorney” designations in six different voting categories and LRW Attorneys receiving five of six awards in the “Securities – Defense” category. A full list of LRW…