1979

Judge Bernice B. Donald, recently retired from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, was presented with the Sandra Day O’Connor Award by the National Judicial College in Winter 2022.

1997

Kirk Caraway, of the firm Allen, Summers, Simpson, Lillie & Gresham, PLLC, was selected by his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Employment Law-Management and Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants for 2023. This was the eight straight year he was selected for this award.

1998

Chad Boudreaux recently released his debut novel, “Scavenger Hunt,” in January 2023. Before becoming Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer of the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, Mr. Boudreaux served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

2002

Kevin Baskette was elected to the Board of Directors for the law firm of Lewis Thomason.

Brent E. Siler was recently listed as a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 General Civil Mediator.

2003

Ginny Bozeman was recently hired at the firm of Pope Flynn in Columbia, S.C.

Freeman B. Foster joined the Baker Donelson law firm’s Memphis office as counsel and also a member of their Health Care Litigation Group.

2004

Kannon Conway, of the law firm of Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC, recently led the expansion of the firm’s eminent domain practice area.

Kyle Wiggins recently began serving as Associate General Counsel for the University of Kentucky at Lexington, supporting the university’s Health Affairs and Research.

2005

Andrew Battle Sanders was promoted to member (partner) at the law firm of Stites & Harbison, PLLC in early 2023.

2007

Tricia Adrian, of the law firm of Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC, was named a Super Woman in Business by the Memphis Business Journal last year.

Betsy Weintraub joined the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office as a Senior Assistant District Attorney assigned to the Complex Trial Unit in 2022.

2009

Lisa Gill was inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in 2022. 

Matt Lawless was recently named Vice President-General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, of Roseburg. He joined the company’s Executive Team and will help set strategy and overall direction for the business.

Laura Kessler Mason was recently named a member of the Harkavy Shainberg law firm.

2013

Kate Dowd was named senior vice president and chief legal officer for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. She directs the integrated healthcare system’s legal department and risk management goals.

Zoe Sams joined Stones River Group, a full-service public affairs firm, as principal in 2022. She works with a variety of SRG clients, leveraging her understanding of Tennessee law along with experience working in state government and driving legislative strategy to help advance their public policy objectives.

2015

Jack F. Heflin was recently admitted as a shareholder of the law firm of Evans Petree PC.

Joseph W. Smith, of the Miles Mason Family Law Group, was named Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Family Law Section for 2022-23.

2017

Stephanie Berish joined the firm of Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox P.C. as an associate attorney in 2022.

2018

Noor Obaji, an associate attorney at Lewis Thomason, was elected vice president for the Association of Women Attorneys Memphis chapter.

Regan S. Steepleton was recently admitted as a shareholder of the law firm of Evans Petree PC.

Tyler G. Tollison was recently admitted as a shareholder of the law firm of Evans Petree PC.

2020

Bailey Vega joined the law firm of Glankler Brown as an associate attorney in late 2022.

2022

James B. “Win” Duncan IV joined the law firm of Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz as part of the auto and worker’s compensation practice section.

Tess Shelton has joined the Memphis law firm of Godwin, Morris, Laurenzi & Bloomfield as an associate attorney, where she focuses her practice on union-side labor law.