Thompson Burton

⚾️Thompson Burton begins the summer season with its annual Nashville Sounds game!⚾️
As our firm continues to expand, we prioritize group outings to foster stronger interpersonal connections among our team. A fantastic team to work and celebrate with!

Congratulations are in order for Stephanie J. Williams! 🎊

After running a top-notch campaign, Stephanie garnered 66.3% of the vote in yesterday's primary election. Now one step closer to serving as Judge of Davidson County's Fourth Circuit Court, she is expected to secure her seat during the general election in August.

Although her presence at Thompson Burton will be profoundly missed, we are immensely proud of Stephanie's achievements and thrilled for the future that awaits her.

Source: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/03/05/nashville-election-results-2024-fourth-circuit-court-judge/72773902007/

Thompson Burton is thrilled to announce our expansion into Huntsville, Alabama! This move marks our first office outside of Tennessee, and we are ecstatic to add partners Stuart Maples & Mary Ena Heath to our growing team of legal experts.

Read the exciting news in Nashville Business Journal... 🎉

Nashville law firm Thompson Burton acquires Huntsville firm, expands office - Nashville Business Journal One of Nashville’s largest homegrown law firms has expanded, adding two attorneys and its first out-of-state office.

Congratulations to our Thompson Burton team for their rankings on The Best Lawyers in America 2024 edition:
We are so proud of their well-deserved recognition, including Walt Burton - CRE Attorney, Justin Campbell , Chandler Farmer , John Hollins Jr., Cathy Speers Johnson, LB McCullum , Jon Michael, Sarah Perky, Mary Neil Price , Chris Rubino, J.K. Simms , Ronn Steen , Kevin Thompson MLM Attorney, and Phillip Young.

As noted in the Nashville Business Journal, we are thrilled to welcome Joshua C. Lee to Thompson Burton as a Partner in our Land Use and Development practice.

Joshua Lee | People on The Move - Nashville Business Journal Joshua Lee Hired at Thompson Burton PLLC

Great and well-deserved recognition of our own Walt Burton and John Hollins Jr. our lawyers who have been honored as 2023 Best of the Bar covered in Nashville Business Journal.

TB takes on New Orleans! John Hollins (Partner), LB McCullum and Catherine Moore attended the TTLA seminar this past weekend.

Yesterday our very own Morgan Hartgrove, Sam Shirley and Catherine Moore were admitted to the Tennessee Bar. Thompson Burton is so lucky to have you!

Our newest associates went three for three on passing this year's TN Bar Exam. Join us in congratulating Morgan Hartgrove, Catherine Moore and Sam Shirley on their tremendous achievement!

We couldn't be more delighted to introduce our class of 2022 associates Catherine Moore, Morgan Hartgrove and Sam Shirley. As former clerks at the firm, it's a particularly sweet homecoming to welcome them back: they belong on our team.

Our own Walt Burton was featured in The Boss column by the Nashville Business Journal, which covered Thompson Burton, the commercial real estate market and Middle Tennessee. Check out the link below to read more!

The Boss: Walt Burton, Thompson Burton - Nashville Business Journal Walt Burton and his college roommate and longtime friend Kevin Thompson founded Thompson Burton law firm in 2012. Here, Burton talks about the firm's first half of the year, his time in the military and more.

We are very proud of our team at Thompson Burton, particularly proud of the following lawyers who have been named in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 edition: Chris Rubino, David Mayer, LB McCullum, Bryan Echols, David Phillip Cañas, John Hollins Jr, Walt Burton, Phillip Young, J.K. Simms, Cathy Speers Johnson, Mary Neil Price, Justin Campbell and Ronn Steen.

We are so proud to honor Cathy Speers Johnson whose work has been recognized with the seriously impressive accolade of Family Law Lawyer of the Year 2023, a peer rating by Best Lawyers®.

Rain or shine, Thompson Burton knows how to throw a great party! Big thank you to the Burton's for hosting this years BBQ and Bluegrass family picnic. Check out some photos from the event below!

TB Partner, Jon Michael, will be a Featured Speaker at the Nashville Commercial Real Estate Summit. The event takes place tomorrow, July 20th, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel from 8am to 12pm. Feel free to click the link for more information and registration!
https://pheedloop.com/FORECASTnash2022/site/home/

We are so proud of Cathy Speers Johnson, John Hollins Jr and J.K. Simms, our lawyers who have been honored as 2022 Best of the Bar as covered in Nashville Business Journal.

Check out our latest Blog Post following the recent Tennessee Court of Appeals victory of Thompson Burton's very own, Cole Dowsley and Sarah Ferraro!

https://thompsonburton.com/blog/2022/07/08/code-of-conduct-or-binding-contract-court-finds-handbook-not-an-enforceable-contract-in-appellate-victory-for-thompson-burton/

CODE OF CONDUCT OR BINDING CONTRACT? COURT FINDS HANDBOOK NOT AN ENFORCEABLE CONTRACT IN APPELLATE VICTORY FOR THOMPSON BURTON - Thompson Burton PLLC The Tennessee Court of Appeals is clarifying what changes an employee handbook from mere guidelines for the workplace to a binding contract between workers and their employer. In Mankin Media Systems v. Timothy Corder, an audio-visual and lighting systems integration company filed suit against a for...

We are truly gratified to celebrate the first retirement in our firm's history last week. After a long military career and decades of legal service, Bryan Echols, best known for his deep commitment to our Middle Tennessee communities on both the personal and professional levels, will be sorely missed. We wish him well and look forward to seeing him very soon.

Thank you to the Nashville Business Journal and First Horizon Park for hosting the honorees for Best Places to Work.
We are lucky to be in an enviornment that fosters strong professional and personal growth, as well as be surrounded by great people everyday!

Thompson Burton attorneys Kevin Thompson, Clay Brewer, and Justin Campbell enjoyed “Tee Time With The Titans” on Thursday. We always support our local teams.

Let the summer festivities begin!

Thompson Burton has organized several events for our partners and clerks this summer.

Work hard, play hard!

Celebrating 10 years of Thompson Burton with a Partner Retreat to Barnsley Resort. A weekend full of memories, relaxation, laughter, friendships, and more. Congratulations Thompson Burton PLLC, and cheers to another 10 years.

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/05/10/metro-codes-officials.html

Thompson Burton is excited to welcome Emily Lamb and Bill Herbert! Check out this Exclusive from the Nashville Business Journal below.

Exclusive: Metro codes director, deputy director to leave department for Thompson Burton law firm - Nashville Business Journal Exclusive: The top two officials at the Metro Codes Department — the division responsible for managing much of Nashville’s rapid growth — are leaving for the private sector. Learn why in this exclusive interview.

Thompson Burton is very excited to welcome new Partner, Dave Mayer! Dave specializes in traditional estate planning for high-net-worth families and individuals, with a focus on complex trust drafting around estate and gift tax issues. Check out the link below to read a little more about Dave Mayer.

https://thompsonburton.com/attorneys/david-mayer/

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Check out these photos of our Associate Attorney Happy Hour activity last night at BATL Axe Throwing Nashville!

We are so happy to announce our TB attorneys that have been awarded the 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. In addition to our Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, we would also like to congratulate Senior Partner John Hollins, Jr.
John was named by the Mid South Super Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Tennessee, and also one of the Top Regional Family Law Attorneys.

We are proud to have all these attorneys representing Thompson Burton, check out our website below for an inclusive list of those named 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars:
https://thompsonburton.com/blog/2022/01/25/11-thompson-burton-attorneys-selected-as-2021-super-lawyers-or-rising-stars/

11 Thompson Burton Attorneys Selected as 2021 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars - Thompson Burton PLLC Thompson Burton is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys were selected as 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. The selection process for this honor incorporates peer nominations, evaluations, and independent research. While up to five percent of the lawyers in the state are named to Super L...

Thompson Burton's, Jerry Taylor, has recently joined the faculty of MTSU as an Adjunct Professor of Business Law. Beginning in the Spring Semester he will teach a graduate-level course titled “Legal Aspects of Health Care”. MTSU is lucky to have you!

Check out the link below to learn more about Jerry Taylor:
https://thompsonburton.com/attorneys/jerry-w-taylor/

Jerry W. Taylor - Nashville Attorney | Thompson Burton PLLC Jerry W. Taylor is a member of the Health Care Practice Group and concentrates his practice in the areas of health care, administrative, and government law.

It was a party over in our Franklin office yesterday! Sending a big Happy Birthday to our very own John Hollins today!

Can you believe we are already 2 weeks into the New Year? Here are some photos from our 2021 Casino Holiday Party, and a great way to end our 2021 here at Thompson Burton! Thank you to Madison Bumpus Photography for catching these genuine moments!

Congratulations to partner Cole Dowsley on becoming a Tennessee Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator! Check out more about Cole on our website blog post below:

https://thompsonburton.com/blog/2022/01/04/cole-dowsley-becomes-tennessee-rule-31-listed-general-civil-mediator/

Cole Dowsley Becomes Tennessee Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator - Thompson Burton PLLC Thompson Burton, PLLC is pleased to announce that partner Cole Dowsley recently became a Tennessee Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator. Cole has over 15 years of experience representing clients in all types of civil litigation matters. He now looks forward to using that experience as a mediator to...