DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTER DEGREE RECIPIENT… J. MARTIN REGAN, JR., JD

J. Martin Regan, Jr., J.D., or Marty, as he’s called by most people who know him, is an attorney in the Lewis Thomason Law Firm. In recognition of his outstanding legal career, including his service as SCO’s legal counsel since 1985, Regan received this year’s honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.

Regan additionally serves as senior staff attorney to the City of Memphis, general counsel to the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, and several other nonprofits. He also serves as a director of the Memphis Grizzlies Foundation, director of the Memphis Land Bank, director and officer of Alliance Healthcare Services, and as a director and officer of Alpha Omega Veterans Services.

His honors include the Edward F. Barry Award, the National Conference for Justice Humanitarian Award, and the Commercial Appeal’s “Sportsman of the Year” award for leading the Memphis Grizzlies NBA basketball team’s relocation from Vancouver.

He was named the 2023 Municipal Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Memphis and has been named to the Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law, Municipal Law, and Public Finance Law.

Regan earned his bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame in 1976 and his law degree from the University of Tennessee in 1978.