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HONORS & AWARDS

Bradley announced that four attorneys in the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group have been appointed to leadership positions with the American Health Law Association (AHLA). Alé Dalton will serve a two-year term on the Young Professionals Council. Amy Leopard will serve a second term on the Board of Directors and Nominating Committee At-Large. Russell Morgan will continue to serve on the Dispute Resolution Service Council. Janus Pan was appointed vice chair of the Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group.

Stites & Harbison

attorney Gregory Smith was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) on March 5, at an online ceremony during the Spring Meeting of the College. ACTL is composed of preeminent members of the Trial Bar from the US and Canada.

Ortale Kelley is pleased to announce that despite a challenging year for law school graduates, associate Austin Warehime was sworn in before Judge Kelvin Jones. Warehime graduated cum laude from Belmont Law in May 2020, where he was the Law Review Executive Transcripts and Submissions Editor. His Note was published and won the Jon E. Hastings Memorial Award.

ON THE MOVE

Frazer announced that John Michael “Mac” Allen has joined the firm. Mac received his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech before graduating from The University of Mississippi School of Law.

Gage Smythe has joined Cornelius & Collins as an associate attorney with a concentration on construction and general civil litigation. Smythe was previously an associate with a firm in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a graduate of Samford University Cumberland School of Law, cum laude, where he served as the Executive Editor for the Cumberland Law Review and was an active member of Cumberland’s National Moot Court Team.

Blake Taylor has joined MTR Family Law as an associate attorney. Taylor is a 2020 graduate of Nashville School of Law and previously worked as a paralegal with the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General assisting state agencies with collection-related matters.

FIRM NEWS

Baker Donelson

has elected two new shareholders in the firm’s Nashville office. Evan Clark is a member of the Firm’s Financial Services Transactions practice group and the Long Term Care Transactions team. He is counsel to lenders and borrowers in US Department of Housing and Urban Development-insured long term care, seniors housing, and multifamily loans. Michaela Poizner is a member of the Firm’s Health Law Group and co-leader of the Behavioral Health Initiative, assists clients in buying and selling health care assets and guides them through matters ranging from privacy and security concerns and fraud and abuse analysis to development of policies and procedures and navigation of licensure and Medicare enrollment.

Carla Lovell, member at Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, has been named to the firm’s Management Committee. Lovell has been with Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison since 1995, and has been a Member since 2005. Lovell advises individuals and families in tax and estate planning, charitable planning, and business succession. n

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