JOSEPH CLARK Joseph Clark, a shareholder, was re-elected to the Lewis Thomason Board of Directors for another two-year term. Clark maintains a general civil trial practice with a focus primarily on medical malpractice defense. He serves on the firm's Board of Directors and is chair of the firm's Healthcare Practice Group. Clark is a Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator and has been named Best Lawyers® 2021 Medical Malpractice Law/Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Memphis. PROFESSOR DEMETRIA FRANK The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law has named Professor Demetria Frank as its new Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion. In this role, Frank will oversee the law school’s efforts in diversity and inclusion, while also remaining on the law school’s faculty. Frank has served for three years as the school’s director of the Office of Diversity & Inclusion, where she established the high school-focused Bass, Berry, & Sims Summer Trial and Advocacy Institute (STAI) and Prelaw Undergraduate Scholars Program (PLUS). JAMIE GIBBER Jamie Gibber has joined Lewis Thomason as an associate attorney in the firm’s Memphis office. Gibber graduated magna cum laude from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law with a JD-MBA degree. While in law school, Gibber worked as a judicial extern for Judge Thomas L. Parker of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. She served as Notes Editor for Volume 51 of The University of Memphis Law Review, was a member of the Moot Court Board, and was President and co-founder of the Jewish Law Student Association. Prior to law school, Gibber earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Education with a minor in Judaic Studies from Hebrew Theological College in 2017.
JENNIFER S. HAGERMAN Jennifer S. Hagerman with Burch, Porter and Johnson has been appointed as Vice-Chair of the Board of Professional Responsibility, pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 4.2. CHANCELLOR JOEDAE JENKINS Congratulations to Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins who is the recipient of the 2021 Chancellor Charles A. Rond Memorial Award. Chancellor Jenkins was presented with the award during the YLD Annual Meeting and Elections. This award is presented by the YLD to a local judge on an annual basis in honor of the late chancellor who was known for his intelligence, fairness, integrity, and wit. MARGARET COOPER RONEY Lewis Thomason has elected Margaret Cooper Roney, a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office, to the firm’s Board of Directors. Roney has a diverse litigation practice throughout West Tennessee, with an emphasis in representing defendants in healthcare liability, transportation, product liability, and personal injury litigation. She serves on the firm’s recruitment committee and is responsible for interviewing and hiring candidates for the firm’s summer associate program. Roney is also active in her community, serving on many non-profit boards. She also serves on the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion committee, InclusivLT. A. GARDNER RUDOLPH AND STEVEN C. SAHAROVICI Nahon, Saharovich and Trotz is pleased to announce that A. Gardner Rudolph and Steven C. Saharovici have joined the firm as associates in the auto accident and workers’ compensation practice groups. Rudolph obtained his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he was on the Dean’s List and
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