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William L. Bomar concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, health care, medical malpractice, construction litigation, family law (non-child custody matters) and insurance litigation.

Tyler Parks graduated from Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis where he was on the editorial board of Law Review.  During his two summers of law school, he was a law clerk at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Tennessee.  During his final year of law school, Tyler was selected for an externship with U.S. Magistrate Judge Charmiane G. Claxton and the Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office. Tyler joined Bailey & Greer in 2012 and has begun representing clients with Tennessee Workers' Compensation claims as well as helping victims of personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice.

Stewart G. Austin, Jr., concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of commercial real estate, leasing and secured lending.. Prior to joining Glankler Brown, PLLC, Mr. Austin served as a law clerk to the Honorable Daniel H. Thomas, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Alabama.

Steven H. McCleskey concentrates his practice in the areas of individual estate planning, business succession planning for closely held family businesses and estate administration. He also works extensively in the areas of tax law, tax planning, tax litigation and business law, including mergers and acquisitions.. He is a designated ACCREDITED ESTATE PLANNER®, achieving a graduate level specialization in estate planning awarded by the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils to recognize professionals who meet the stringent requirements of experience, knowledge, education, reputation and character.

Specializing in probate administration and estate planning.

Ross E. Webster joined Glankler Brown, PLLC in 2005.  Ross has a wide practice range, but the majority of the time he is defending his clients in business litigation. He has extensive experience litigating contract disputes, construction matters, employment related claims on behalf of employers and issues related to executor/trustee liability.. Under the tutelage of Super Lawyers Saul C. Belz and Charles W. Hill, Ross also assists the firm’s clients in complex securities litigation before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.. In 2012, Ross was selected as a Rising Star in Business Litigation by Mid-South SuperLawyers and, in 2013, obtained a BV peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell.  He also serves on the Board of Directors for the historical and cultural Cotton Museum which opened in March of 2006.

Robert L. Hutton has substantial litigation experience. His credentials include having argued several cases before the United States Court of Appeals, the Tennessee Appellate Courts and the Tennessee Supreme Court. Mr. Hutton is privileged to be one of the few attorneys to have argued a case before the United States Supreme Court.. Mr. Hutton practices generally in litigation, with substantial experience in federal civil rights, constitutional law, general business litigation, and criminal law.. Mr. Hutton serves as a member of the Board of Directors and officer of Chuck Hutton Chevrolet Co., and as general counsel for the Chuck Hutton Companies.. Mr. Hutton also serves as Chairman of the John Buckman Charitable Trust.

Robert C. Starnes concentrates his practice in the areas of business and commercial law. Mr. Starnes is a Certified Public Accountant.

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R. Hunter Humphreys concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate and secured lending. He represents numerous investors, developers, lenders and participants in real estate, secured lending and other business transactions.. Mr. Humphreys is chairman of Glankler Brown’s real estate section and he is an adjunct professor at the University of Memphis School of Law where he teaches a course on real estate transactions.

Psonya Hackett has been a practicing attorney for more than 17 years, and is licensed to practice in State and Federal Courts in both Mississippi and Tennessee.. Psonya graduated from Tougaloo College with an undergraduate degree in Political Science, then from the University of Mississippi Law Center.  Additionally, Attorney Hackett earned an M.B.A. from the Keller Graduate School of Management.. Originally from Moss Point, Mississippi, the attorney began her private practice on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1999.  After practicing in Chancery and Juvenile Courts there, Psonya went to practice for the Justices on the Mississippi Supreme Court from 2005 - 2012.  Psonya returned to private practice and opened the Hackett Law Firm upon being married and relocating to Memphis in 2012.. Personally, Psonya is married to Retired Senior Chief Timothy Hackett, and is the very proud mom of Aidan.  Psonya is also a member of the Lifechurch of Memphis.. When asked why she chose to focus on family and child welfare law, Attorney Hackett responded "It was a no-brainer.  I love kids, and I relate to people.  I never even thought about doing anything else."

Paul R. Lawler practices in the areas of business law, civil litigation, tax, wills and probate, estate planning, and corporate law. Paul is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).. Mr. Lawler’s background in tax and accounting was followed by litigation immersion leading to a renaissance, “cross-over” practice. Cases have included defense of title to property, riparian rights, condemnation/eminent domain proceedings, personal injury (motor vehicle and slip & fall accidents), estate litigation, federal tax court litigation, state sales tax litigation, civil rights actions, shareholder derivative suits, and complex business litigation. Business experience encompasses the purchase or sale of private companies and representing clients involved in construction, manufacturing, packaging, and drainage industries as independent counsel. As a CPA (inactive), Mr. Lawler routinely interacts with clients’ CEOs, CFOs, independent CPAs, and can provide efficient, responsive, support to in-house legal counsel. Areas of concentration include wills, probate, tax, estate planning, and family business succession strategies as well as the resolution of civil tax controversies involving innocent spouse claims, trust fund liability, and estate tax audits.. Mr. Lawler has been involved for over thirty years with the Memphis Civitan Club, a civic organization dedicated to helping children with challenges. He is a member of various professional organizations including the Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Society of CPAs, and American Institute of CPAs. He enjoys golf but he needs more practice.

Nicholas J. Pierotti is an attorney at Apperson Crump, PLC. Mr. Pierotti joined his father, Richard W. Pierotti, in the practice of law concentrating primarily on family, probate and personal injury law. Along with Mr. Pierotti’s day-to-day legal practice, Mr. Pierotti serves the Town of Collierville and the City of Germantown as an Assistant District Attorney in addition to serving the Town of Oakland as Town Prosecutor.. Mr. Pierotti is a third-generation practicing attorney. Mr. Pierotti’s grandfather, Judge Horace O. Pierotti, is a retired General Sessions Criminal Court and City of Memphis Judge. Judge Pierotti served Memphis and Shelby County honorably for 24+ years. Mr. Pierotti’s father, Richard, has been practicing law for 40+ years. For decades, the “Pierotti” name has established strong ties in the legal community. In fact, Mr. Pierotti’s family influences in the legal profession ultimately led Mr. Pierotti to pursue his own career in law.. Mr. Pierotti believes it is vital for clients to obtain an avid and dedicated attorney to represent the client’s best interest. Mr. Pierotti takes pride in being courteous and professional with clients. Mr. Pierotti understands the importance that clients must have confidence in their attorney’s ability to be fair, competent and honest.

My practice primarily involves real estate and mortgage related transactions. My practice includes acquisitions, dispositions, financings, entity formation (joint ventures, limited liability partnerships and limited liability companies), leasing, construction, contracting and foreclosures. My real estate practice includes commercial and residential real property transactions, financing (representing borrowers, developers and lenders), and real estate development, including shopping center, multifamily, student housing, hotel, office, sub-division, mini-storage warehouse and condominium development. He has extensive experience in the area of structuring the financing for real estate transactions, including the use of traditional mortgage and construction loans, deeds of trust, Uniform Commercial Code matters, conduit loans, Freddie Mac loans, and other available forms of financing. I have developed considerable expertise in representing commercial, multi- family and residential lenders and borrowers, purchasers and sellers and in title examination and title insurance issues. I represent borrowers and lenders in single family, commercial and multi-family financing and re-financing. I have closed such loans secured by Properties in Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, New York, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. I am a title insurance agent licensed in the State of Tennessee, approved by all major title insurance companies includingm without limitation, Chicago Title Insurance Company, First American Title Insurance Company and Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation.

My name is Elissa Coombs and I am an attorney serving as litigation counsel at the Law Office of David E. Gordon. Before joining David Gordon and his firm, I spent 17 years as a defense attorney with a focus on maritime cases. Working as a defense attorney allowed me to gain valuable first-hand knowledge on how insurance companies handle personal injury cases. Now, I help clients seek compensation for their injuries, while also using my oast experience to help educate law students at the University of Memphis School of Law in maritime law. If you need help seeking compensation for your injury, give us a call to discuss your case.

Mr. Womack has been practicing law for nearly thirty years. Although the focus of his practice is in environmental law, he has experience in a variety of civil litigation matters, including antitrust, construction negligence, construction claims, commercial disputes and tort liability.. Mr. Womack has practiced environmental law for nearly twenty years. In that time he has been active in the Environmental Law Section of the Tennessee Bar Association (serving as Chairman of the Section in 2006-2007 and a member of the Section’s Executive Council for over seven years) and the Real Estate and Environmental Law Section of the Memphis Bar Association. He has made numerous presentations on a variety of environmental law issues, including environmental laws and regulations affecting real estate development, environmental audits and assessments and solid and hazardous waste regulations.. Mr. Womack has counseled businesses and other entities on federal, state, and local environmental laws, rules and regulations in such areas as release reporting, storm water permitting requirements, waste management, air emissions, underground storage tanks and real estate transactions. He has represented a number of businesses and other entities in environmental cost recovery actions and environmental enforcement actions. He has also represented a number of persons, businesses and other entities involved in the redevelopment of properties impacted by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances or other pollutants. In addition, he has counseled persons, businesses and other entities in the environmental due diligence process in support of real estate transactions.

Mr. Quay has more than 30 years of experience representing the transactional, commercial interests, and financing of private and public companies with complex corporate and financial structures; financial institutions; and private equity funds.. From early in his career, Mr. Quay has provided legal advice and assisted in mergers and acquisitions; debt and equity financings; technology procurement, licensing and sales; aircraft leasing and financing; strategic alliances; and venture transactions for both institutional and entrepreneurial clientele.. He has represented numerous corporate clients in a wide variety of industries, including those involved in financial services, including issuers, underwriters, loan sellers and other entities in public offerings and private placements; companies engaged in domestic and international aircraft leasing and overnight courier delivery; companies manufacturing and selling internationally and domestically electrical systems, electrical parts, and medical devices; companies engaged in the retail sale of clothes, food, auto parts, electricity, and financial products and services, including life insurance and annuities, and sales of regional cellular wireless services; and companies engaged in logistics services, real estate, health care, and orphan drug development.. Practice Areas. Corporate and Securities. Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Buyout, Private investment Funds, Venture Capital, E-Commerce, Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances, Technology Transactions, Compensation, and Business Advisory. Finance. Corporate Finance, Asset Backed Finance, Structured Finance and Securitization, Equipment Finance and Leasing, Aircraft Finance and Leasing, Microfinance, Timber, Project Financing, Financial Restructuring, and Distressed Finance. Financial Industry. Financial Institution and Banking, Investment Funds, Fund Formation and Restructuring, Financial Institution Organization and Capital Raising, Financial Institution acquisitions, sales and mutual conversions, Secondary Market Transactions

Mr. Kahane is licensed to practice in Tennessee, Mississippi, New York, and Texas and concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of general business litigation, commercial disputes of all types, work outs, and complex litigation.  He is a recognized authority in the area of Landlord-Tenant matters, and represents multi-family and commercial property owners and management companies before Courts in Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; Jackson, Tennessee; Northern Mississippi; and Jackson, Mississippi.  Mr. Kahane represents local, regional, and national ownership and management groups with portfolios that include over 1.3 million multi-family housing units, more than 300 million square feet of commercial space, 400,000 units of affordable housing, and 25,000 units of military housing.. In addition, Mr. Kahane represents individuals and companies before the General Sessions 14 Environmental Court in Memphis on code citation, zoning, and commercial signage matters, and before the City of Memphis and administrative departments on land use matters of all types.. In 2011, Mr. Kahane authored Landlord Tenant Law – Guide and Handbook, a reference to the practice of landlord and tenant law in Shelby County, Tennessee.  Having sold and distributed the first edition of 250 books in less than 6 months, and its second printing in less than 3 months, Landlord Tenant Law – Guide and Handbook, is currently in its third printing. From its thorough and easy-to- read description of the eviction process and post-judgment collection strategies, to the text of the updated Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Act with interlineated comments, to sample form pleadings and notices, Landlord Tenant Law – Guide and Handbook has become a must-have resource for legal practitioners, property management companies, and multi-family property owners.  Mr. Kahane is a well-known lecturer and has presented seminars on landlord and tenant practice, fair housing, and CAM training, for judges, lawyers, and property professionals across the mid-south.. Mr. Kahane represents commercial real estate owners in loan renegotiations, modifications and restructurings. He works closely with clients to assess their individual needs, and then assists them in finding the best possible options to reach their unique short- and long-term goals including Discounted Payoffs (DPO), debt subordinations (A/B Notes), interest rate and amortization relief and recapitalizations.. Mr. Kahane also has extensive and successful experience providing counsel and representation to owners and management entities across the United States before city councils, local governments, and municipality departments. This counsel has been in connection with a wide range of redevelopment and real estate related issues such as building standards, zoning requirements, neighborhood preservation, and other conditions or conduct affecting public health, safety or welfare. Mr. Kahane has successfully shielded clients from the commencement of costly litigation and negotiated instead improvement plans with government representatives and their attorneys which resulted in the dismissal of city and county claims, preservation of the subject assets, and the waiver of millions of dollars in fees, fines, and penalties.. Mr. Kahane is a SUPERLAWYER© in the areas of Real Estate Law and Business Litigation.. While not verified, it is believed that Mr. Kahane is the only real estate lawyer in the United States for whom a bobble head doll, bearing his exact likeness, has been made.

Miles Mason, Sr. JD, CPA is a husband, father, and divorce lawyer. Married for over 30 years, he and Sharon are the parents of three grown children. The founder of the Miles Mason Family Law Group, PLC, he has been selected as a Tennessee Super Lawyer and into Best Lawyers in America by peers, rated 10.0 out of 10.0 by Avvo, awarded “Best of the Bar” by the Memphis Business Journal and received a “AV Preeminent®” Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell.. Frequently interviewed for national and local news, Miles is a nationally recognized speaker on divorce trial practice, forensic accounting, and business valuation. He is the author of four books on divorce, including the Forensic Accounting Deskbook, published by the ABA Family Law Section, and the Tennessee Divorce Client’s Handbook, available on Amazon. Miles currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Orpheum Theatre Group. Other leadership positions have included Chair of the TBA Family Law Section, President of the CBHS Alumni Association, Fellow of the Memphis Bar Foundation, and for five years served as Vice Chair of the Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency Board, appointed by Mayor Jim Strickland.

Michael works with his clients to prevent and resolve disputes. Michael concentrates his practice in complex litigation, health care regulation, and corporate governance.. Litigation: Michael guides clients through all aspects of litigation by conducting investigations, preparing court filings, managing discovery, drafting and arguing discovery and dispositive motions, conducting trials, and addressing post-trial matters in a broad range of civil and criminal litigation.. Health Care Regulation: Michael advises health care institutions regarding internal investigations, contract negotiations, discussions with government attorneys, regulatory litigation, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.. Corporate Governance: Michael works with clients on a wide range of business, commercial, and employment matters, including positive employee relations, corporate governance, commercial and business disputes, compliance matters, management of limited liability entities, and issues involving real property.. After graduating from Memphis University School, Michael attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his B.A. in psychology. After college, Michael designed and built sets for plays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before moving to Boston, Massachusetts for law school. Michael graduated magna cum laude from Boston University School of Law and was awarded the G. Joseph Tauro Distinguished Scholar Award, the Paul J. Liacos Scholar Award, the Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholar Award, and the Dean’s Award for Contracts. After law school, Michael had the privilege of serving as a law clerk for the Honorable Martha B. Sosman of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

Meghan K. McMahon concentrates her practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation and intellectual property.. Ms. McMahon graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School, where she served as Executive Solicitations Editor of The Journal of College and University Law. Prior to joining Glankler Brown, Ms. McMahon worked in Academic and Membership Affairs at the NCAA’s national office in Indiana. She has experience with matters including NCAA compliance, sports and entertainment contracts, intellectual property, and other related issues.

Matt Brinner concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate and business transactions, leasing and secured lending, as well as commercial property tax appeals. He works with private companies and their owners in connection with the formation, structuring, and representation of various business entities, including other business-related transactions such as asset and stock-based acquisitions and dispositions. Matt represents numerous property owners, developers, landlords, tenants and other participants in connection with residential and commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, developments, condominium conversions and commercial leasing transactions (including office, retail and industrial).  He also works with borrowers and lenders in all areas of secured lending, including business and real estate financed transactions and foreclosures.

Managing Trial Attorney for Nationwide Insurance Company Trial Division- Memphis

Lynn Susser was a founding partner of Siskind Susser in 1994. As the firm’s managing partner, Ms. Susser supervises a wide variety of casework ranging from employment-based visa work and family immigration matters to political asylum and naturalization. She appears regularly before the Memphis Immigration Court and the local USCIS office. By focusing strictly on immigration matters, Ms. Susser and her staff have developed an excellent reputation and working relationship with the local USCIS and USICE, the USCIS regional service centers and the Department of Labor.  Her own clients include multi-national corporations, nurse-staffing agencies, IT companies, construction related businesses, and several manufacturers.. Ms. Susser received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphrey’s School of Law.  She is a member of the Memphis Bar Association, the Association for Women Attorneys, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She served 2 terms as Chair of the MidSouth Chapter of AILA and on the AILA Board of Governors.  Ms. Susser is currently the AILA Liaison to the Memphis USCIS District office.  She is a frequent speaker at local and national immigration-related conferences.  Ms. Susser is listed in “The Best Lawyers in America” for immigration law and the “Who’s Who International” for Corporate Immigration.  She has an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Community Legal Center in Memphis.. Ms. Susser had extensive business experience prior to embarking on a legal career. After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business in 1981, she spent eight years as the Merchandise Manager for a major U.S. manufacturer. She supervised the design and sales of $40 million worth of children’s clothing annually.

Lew Wardlaw practices primarily in the state and federal courts of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. He is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States of America, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the United States District Courts for all three Tennessee divisions and for the two Arkansas divisions. He has extensive appellate court experience. He concentrates on general civil litigation with emphases on commercial transportation defense, land use and zoning law, administrative law, premises liability, and employment issues. In addition to litigation, Lew appears regularly before local and regional legislative and administrative bodies.. Lew is an active on-call member of the firm’s transportation defense practice group and part of its 24/7 Rapid Response Team. He is available to quickly respond to his transportation clients’ needs with respect to serious trucking injuries, fatalities, and catastrophic losses. Lew has served as Chairperson of the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee and continues his service to the transportation community as a past Chair and current Vice-Chair of the Commercial Transportation and Litigation General Committee.. Lew is a member of the Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. He is a Fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the Memphis Bar Foundation, and is a graduate of Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law and the Memphis Bar Association Leadership Forum. Lew has been active in the Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court and is proud of his six years of service as a director of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Alumni Board from 2004 through 2010 – during which time the law school moved to its historic downtown location. Law & Politics, the publisher of Super Lawyers, named Lew to its annual listing of “Rising Stars” in 2009 (Land Use/Zoning), 2011 (Transportation) and 2013 (Transportation). He was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 27th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in Land Use and Zoning.. Lew is a past member of the Board of Directors for Promise Academy, Inc., a City of Memphis charter school, and previously served on the Advisory Board for Shelby Residential and Vocational Services, Inc. (SRVS).. Lew is a native Memphian and a graduate of Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School. Following his graduation from the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, Lew received his Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Juris Doctor (JD) degrees from the University of Memphis. He joined Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston in 2003 where he is a director and shareholder. Prior to joining the firm, Lew worked extensively in land use and zoning matters as a planner with the City of Germantown Community Development Department and consultant to the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development.