General Information
Year founded:
1960
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Overview
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Lewis Thomason, P.C. originated in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1960. The values that the founders of the firm established almost 50 years ago are still important today. Through the years, the firm has grown from three lawyers to approximately 97 attorneys in three offices, but we still continue our commitment to provide the highest quality legal service in an expeditious, courteous and economical manner.
The firm recognizes the importance of responding quickly and personally to our clients' needs. We do not waste their time and money developing involved legal strategies when a simple solution will do. Alternatively, if a complex resolution is necessary, attorneys in our firm have the experience and knowledge needed to provide the best legal counsel for our clients.
For a firm built upon a tradition of legal expertise, our approach to meeting a client's legal needs is innovative as well as traditional. Much as an entrepreneur develops an idea and then makes it a reality, we rely on initiative and creativity to get results both in and out of the courtroom. We provide a continuum of legal experience ranging from complex litigation to the most sophisticated business transactions. Our attorneys provide a full spectrum of high quality legal services that reflect the client's personal goals while keeping economy in mind.
How do we provide this full range of legal services? First, steady growth over the past years, including the opening of additional offices in Nashville and Sevierville, has not changed the basic values of the firm. We have expanded Lewis Thomason in response to the changing interests and needs of our clients by bringing in diverse, experienced attorneys in designated areas of law, while at the same time training new lawyers to enter the field. A senior attorney is appointed on each file and is assisted by the necessary associate attorneys, paralegals and support staff for each client. Our highly qualified paralegal staff is used to provide assistance to our attorneys and explore issues in an economical manner. By using this approach, we produce high quality work that is both responsive to our clients and cost effective. Currently, the firm's litigation attorneys handle thousands of active cases with claims ranging from nominal amounts to multi-million dollar suits.
While the firm was originally founded as a litigation firm, effective and efficient service means offering support that extends beyond litigation. A client's needs may include common sense business advice, transactions and formation, counseling, and complex litigation, all of which are services offered by Lewis Thomason. The more senior attorneys in each of our offices are accustomed to handling a wide range of legal issues. Of course, many of the firm's attorneys have vast experience in court trying many different kinds of lawsuits. In addition to trial work at all state and federal court levels, we conduct administrative proceedings before state and local governments and are involved in a wide range of mediation and arbitration.
Finally, the Nashville and Knoxville offices of Lewis Thomason have been selected to be members of ALFA International. ALFA is an international network of independently owned law firms. Founded in 1980, ALFA is the oldest and one of the largest legal networks. Its worldwide membership includes 120 law firms with 85 member firms in the United States. Over 9,000 lawyers and another 10,000 support staff work for ALFA law firms. In the United States, ALFA’s member firms maintain offices in virtually every major metropolitan area. Candidates for membership in ALFA must submit to a rigorous evaluation process and have broad general practices with expertise in many fields.
The firm recognizes the importance of responding quickly and personally to our clients' needs. We do not waste their time and money developing involved legal strategies when a simple solution will do. Alternatively, if a complex resolution is necessary, attorneys in our firm have the experience and knowledge needed to provide the best legal counsel for our clients.
For a firm built upon a tradition of legal expertise, our approach to meeting a client's legal needs is innovative as well as traditional. Much as an entrepreneur develops an idea and then makes it a reality, we rely on initiative and creativity to get results both in and out of the courtroom. We provide a continuum of legal experience ranging from complex litigation to the most sophisticated business transactions. Our attorneys provide a full spectrum of high quality legal services that reflect the client's personal goals while keeping economy in mind.
How do we provide this full range of legal services? First, steady growth over the past years, including the opening of additional offices in Nashville and Sevierville, has not changed the basic values of the firm. We have expanded Lewis Thomason in response to the changing interests and needs of our clients by bringing in diverse, experienced attorneys in designated areas of law, while at the same time training new lawyers to enter the field. A senior attorney is appointed on each file and is assisted by the necessary associate attorneys, paralegals and support staff for each client. Our highly qualified paralegal staff is used to provide assistance to our attorneys and explore issues in an economical manner. By using this approach, we produce high quality work that is both responsive to our clients and cost effective. Currently, the firm's litigation attorneys handle thousands of active cases with claims ranging from nominal amounts to multi-million dollar suits.
While the firm was originally founded as a litigation firm, effective and efficient service means offering support that extends beyond litigation. A client's needs may include common sense business advice, transactions and formation, counseling, and complex litigation, all of which are services offered by Lewis Thomason. The more senior attorneys in each of our offices are accustomed to handling a wide range of legal issues. Of course, many of the firm's attorneys have vast experience in court trying many different kinds of lawsuits. In addition to trial work at all state and federal court levels, we conduct administrative proceedings before state and local governments and are involved in a wide range of mediation and arbitration.
Finally, the Nashville and Knoxville offices of Lewis Thomason have been selected to be members of ALFA International. ALFA is an international network of independently owned law firms. Founded in 1980, ALFA is the oldest and one of the largest legal networks. Its worldwide membership includes 120 law firms with 85 member firms in the United States. Over 9,000 lawyers and another 10,000 support staff work for ALFA law firms. In the United States, ALFA’s member firms maintain offices in virtually every major metropolitan area. Candidates for membership in ALFA must submit to a rigorous evaluation process and have broad general practices with expertise in many fields.
Rankings
Lewis Thomason, P.C. is metro ranked in 36 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
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Knoxville
Tier 1 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Firm Leadership
Rankings
Regional Rankings
Knoxville
Tier 1 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Litigation - Health Care
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Tier 2 for Corporate Law
Tier 2 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 3 for Appellate Practice
Tier 3 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 3 for Civil Rights Law
Tier 3 for Mediation
Memphis
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Construction Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Municipal
Tier 2 for Municipal Law
Tier 2 for Public Finance Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Banking and Finance
Tier 3 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 3 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Nashville
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Education Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Mediation
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Transportation Law
Tier 2 for Administrative / Regulatory Law
Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 2 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 2 for Insurance Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 2 for Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 3 for Corporate Law
Tier 3 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 3 for Tax Law
Tier 3 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Appellate Practice
- Arbitration
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Education Law
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Family Law
- Health Care Law
- Immigration Law
- Insurance Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Media Law
- Mediation
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Transportation Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
Lewis Thomason, P.C. has 58 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America®.
By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Lewis Thomason, P.C. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings.
For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards.
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Client Comments
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Main Location
Knoxville,
TN
900 South Gay Street, Suite 300
P.O. Box 2425
Knoxville, TN 37901
United States
865-546-4646
Call our Knoxville, TN location at 865-546-4646
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Office Locations
Memphis,
TN
40 South Main Street, Suite 2900
Memphis, TN 38103
United States
901-525-8721
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Nashville,
TN
424 Church Street, Suite 2500
P.O. Box 198615
Nashville, TN 37219
United States
615-259-1366
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Sevierville,
TN
248 Bruce Street, Suite Two
Sevierville, TN 37862
United States
865-429-1999
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Management and Personnel
President & Managing Shareholder/Partner
Lisa Ramsay Cole