“And with any success, comes growing pains too. Former Zoning Administrator Jon Michael is watching closely. He says as density goes up, a rewrite of Nashville’s zoning code is inevitable for the next mayor. “We are going to have to go through that huge process of the comprehensive rewrite of the Metro zoning code to make it work right for modern Nashville today, and what works correctly for the development of Nashville in the generation to come – and that’s no easy task, as you might imagine,” said Michael.” Read full article here.

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Law firm Thompson Burton has named Josh Lee a partner. Lee will focus on land use, employment and corporate law. Previously, Lee was an attorney at Hankook Tire America’s Nashville U.S. headquarters. He also spent six years with the Metro Department of Law. Earlier this year, the firm announced the addition of Alex Dickerson, another land use attorney, as a partner. Dickerson spent more than a dozen years with Metro, including as a legal adviser for the Metro Codes Department and the Board of Zoning Appeals. Read the full article here.

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Congratulations to all of our attorneys who earned the highest ratings by peers in their practice area. We are only as good as our team and, if these distinctions are any indication, our team is pretty incredible! With the release of the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, Thompson Burton emerged with 13 talented attorneys on this peer-reviewed list: Walt Burton – Real Estate Law                  Justin T. Campbell – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation –Bankruptcy                 David P. Cañas – Litigation –Bankruptcy                 J. Bryan Echols – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law                 John J. Hollins, Jr. – Family Law                 Cathy Speers […]

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