Summa Cum Laude
Anne graduated from Lee University summa cum laude.
Anne graduated from Lee University summa cum laude.
Kent graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2015 with high honors.
Anthony C. Bills & Fred C. Statum III, The Use of Experts in Fidelity Litigation, The Fidelity Law Journal, Vol. XX, November 2014, at 267.
Member of the Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Outstanding Student Award
Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2013
NBJ Women of Influence Finalist 2013
Tier 1 Ranking for Medical Malpractice Defense
Reported Cases: Claiborne & Hughes Convalescent Ctr. V. Department of Health, 881 S.W.2d 671 (Tenn. App. 1994); Clay County Manor, Inc. v. State, Dep’t of Health & Enf’t, 849 S.W.2d 671 (Tenn. 1993); In re S.L.M., 207 S.W.3d 288 (Tenn. App. 2006); Levine v. March, 266 S.W. 3d 426 (Tenn. App. 2007); Rollins v. Dixie, 780 S.W.2d 765 (Tenn. App. 1989); Safeco Ins. Co. v. State, 840 S.W.2d 355 (Tenn. 1992); Bd. Of Prof’l Responsibility of the Tenn. Supreme Court v. Cawood, 330 S.W.3d 608 (Tenn. 2010); Carvell v. Bottoms, 900 S.W.2d 23 (Tenn. 1995); Clinard v. Blackwood, 46 S.W.3d 177 (Tenn. 2001); Flax v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. 272 S.W.3d 521 (Tenn. 2008); Wilson v. Rubin, 104 S.W.3d 39 (Tenn. App. 2002).
Reported Cases: Hine v. Commercial Carriers, 802 S.W.2d 218 (Tenn. 1990); Taylor v. Allstate Ins. Co., 158 S.W.3d 929 (Tenn. App. 2004); Frayser v. Dentsply, 78 S.W.3d 242 (Tenn. 2002); Smith v. Smith, 165 S.W.3d 285 (Tenn. App. 2004).
Reported Cases: Peck v. Tanner, 181 S.W.3d 262 (Tenn. 2005); Hale v. Ostrow, 166 S.W. 3d 713 (Tenn. 2005)
Alpha Lambda Delta, Kappa Delta Phi, Sigma Nu Phi
Wins Jurisprudence Award: Marital Property
Reported Cases: Poteet v. National Healthcare of Cleveland, Inc., et al., 2011 Tenn. LEXIS 780 (8/25/11); Ashe v. Radiation Oncology Associates, et al., 9 S.W.3d 119 (Tenn. 1999); Adams v. Hendersonville Hospital Corp., et al., 2007 Tenn. LEXIS 984 (10/22/07); Richardson v. Miller, 44 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn.App. 2000); Keith v. Henson, 1994 Tenn.App. LEXIS 261 (5/11/94); Mallard v. Tompkins, 44 S.W.3d 73 (Tenn.App. 2000)
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Vice President, Memphis Jewish Rehab and Home
Member, Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, 1990-1992
Board of Barristers: Member, Fall 1997-Spring 1998 (Top Oral Advocates in Graduating Class)
President, Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Certified Civil Trial and Medical Malpractice Specialist Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization
General Counsel, Memphis Jewish Rehab and Home
Best Lawyers in America, 1995-present
Mock Trial Semifinalist, 1997
Board of Directors, Memphis Bar Association
Best Lawyers 2012 “Lawyer of the Year”
Board of Directors, Memphis Jewish Community Center (2009-2011)
Leadership Nashville 1997
Moot Court Quarter finalist, 1996
Board of Directors, Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Best Lawyers in America, 1999 —
Memphis Jewish Community Center, Youth Sports Advisory Committee (2007—)
Member, Medical Ethics Committee, Centennial Medical Center
Best Lawyers®, a peer-review publication of U.S. News Media Group, has named Thomas A. Wiseman III “Lawyer of the Year,” 2012, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Nashville, Tenn. www.bestlawyers.com
Gail Vaughn Ashworth is listed in “The Best Lawyers in America,” 2012, by Best Lawyers®, a peer-review publication of U.S. News Media Group. www.bestlawyers.com
Super Lawyers, 2006—
Wiseman Ashworth Trauger Moore Silvus, PLC is included in the 2011-2012 “Best Law Firms” rankings by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®. www.bestlawfirms.usnews.com
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediator
Life Member, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference
Secretary, Nashville Bar Association, 2001
Moot Court Board
Board of Directors, American Retirement Corporation (2003-2006)
Chair, Quality Assurance Committee, Member, Compensation Committee
Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Tennessee Bar Foundation; Nashville Bar Foundation (Trustee, 2005—)
Barrister, American Inn of Court, Leo Bearman Chapter
Recipient, The Law Review Note Award. Note, “Federal Rule of Evidence 803 (3) and the Criminal Defendant: The Limits of the Hillmon Doctrine,” 35 Vand. L. Rev. 659, 1982.
Barrister, Harry Phillips American Inn of Court
Mock Trial Board
Board of Directors, America Service Group (2006-2011) Member, Audit Committee, Chair, Ethics and Quality Assurance Committee, Member, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
Fellow, American, Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations, Young Lawyers Division
Member and Executive Student Writing Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1981-1982.
Tennessee Legal Community Foundation (Trustee, 2008-2011; Chair, 2010)