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Thompson Burton PLLC Selected as 2022 Best Places to Work Honoree by Nashville Business Journal

By Thompson Burton, April 29 2022

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Nashville, TN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2022 – Thompson Burton PLLC was announced as a 2022 Best Places to Work honoree by Nashville Business Journal. The Best Places to Work honorees are the companies with positive work environments, bosses who inspire their teams and the ability to have fun while finding success across all parts of the business. To assemble the list, nominations were accepted from the public, and employees of nominated companies were asked to complete an online survey conducted by Quantum Workplace. The employee survey measures 10 key engagement categories, including team effectiveness, trust in senior leaders and manager effectiveness. Responses from each question of each completed survey are compiled and evaluated. Companies are ranked and winners are chosen in each size category by their composite score. Join us June 14 at First Horizon Park for this year’s Best Places to Work awards celebration! About Nashville Business Journal Nashville […]

Cole Dowsley Becomes Tennessee Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator

By Thompson Burton, January 4 2022

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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 assist litigants efficiently and effectively settle their cases. He completed mediation training at the Institute for Conflict Management at Lipscomb University. Cole’s current practice includes representing businesses and individuals as both plaintiff and defense counsel in trial, arbitration and mediation. In recent years, his practice has concentrated in commercial litigation, including of breach of contract cases, disputes among business owners, non-compete and non-solicitation cases, business torts, fraud and real estate disputes. In the past, Cole’s litigation practice has included premises liability, professional liability, employment law, construction, and personal injury cases. Cole is available to mediate all civil matters. Please contact him […]

12 Thompson Burton Attorneys Selected as 2020 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars

By Thompson Burton, December 3 2020

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Thompson Burton is pleased to announce that 12 attorneys were selected as 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. The selection process for this honor incorporates peer nominations, evaluations, and independent research. Final selection results in only 2.5% of attorneys in the state being selected as Rising Stars and 5% of attorneys in the state being selected as Super Lawyers. The TB attorneys selected as 2020 Super Lawyers are: Walt Burton – Real Estate JK Simms – Employment & Labor Phillip G. Young, Jr. – Bankruptcy Ronn Steen – Creditor Debtor Rights Cathy Speers Johnson – Family Law John J. Hollins, Jr. – Family Law Sarah Richter Perky – Family Law Jerry W. Taylor – Health Care The TB attorneys selected as 2020 Rising Stars include: Kevin Thompson – Consumer Law Melissa Burton – Business Litigation Justin […]

Thompson Burton Attorneys Honored for Achievements

By Thompson Burton, September 22 2020

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Thompson Burton would like to congratulate all of our attorneys who have achieved above and beyond 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 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, Thompson Burton emerged with 12 talented attorneys on this peer-reviewed list: John J. Hollins Jr. – 2021 Family Law Attorney of the Year Jerry W. Taylor – Administrative/Regulatory Law; Healthcare Law Bryan Echols – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law Ronn Steen – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy Mary Neil Price – Banking and Finance Law Cathy Speers Johnson – Family Law Phillip Young – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy David Cañas – Litigation […]

Jerry W. Taylor Joins Thompson Burton as Partner

By Thompson Burton, July 15 2020

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Thompson Burton announces new partner, Jerry W. Taylor. Thompson Burton PLLC has announced the addition of veteran health care and regulatory attorney Jerry W. Taylor as a partner. According to a release published by the Nashville Post, Mr. Taylor will continue to focus his practice on health care and regulatory compliance. Most recently as a partner at Burr & Forman, he is the 23rd attorney to join Thompson Burton since its founding in 2012. Taylor worked as a member at Farris Mathews Bobango from 2000 – 2012, served on the board of directors for the Nashville Health Care Council, and held a board position with the Tennessee Justice Center. Prior to his practice in the private sector, Taylor served in legal positions in State government, including the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission. Mr. Taylor earned his law degree at the University of Tennessee and a bachelor’s degree in political science […]