Thomas A. Wiseman III – Honors / Recognition
Wiseman Ashworth Trauger founding members Thomas A. Wiseman, III, Gail Vaughn Ashworth, and member Margaret Moore have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022.
Two attorneys at Wiseman Ashworth Trauger have been named to Mid-South Super Lawyers, and one attorney was recognized as a Rising Star. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to the Super Lawyers list, and no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected for the Rising Stars list.
Founding member Gail Vaughn Ashworth was selected as a Top 50 Women Mid-South Super Lawyer, a Top 50 in Nashville, and a Top 100 Super Lawyer in Tennessee. Founding member Tom Wiseman was selected for inclusion in the Mid-South Super Lawyers list. Associate Anthony Bills was named a Mid-South Rising Star.
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Nashville, TN – Wiseman Ashworth Trauger founding members Thomas A. Wiseman, III, and Gail Vaughn Ashworth have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020.
Wiseman, founding member at the firm, is listed in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers® since 1999. He has tried more than 75 jury trials to verdict in Tennessee State and Federal trial courts and in other states. Wiseman is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Tennessee and Nashville Bar Foundations.
Ashworth, also founding member of Wiseman Ashworth Trauger, is listed for her work in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. She has been listed in Best Lawyers® since 1995. Ashworth has extensive experience at the civil and administrative trial and appellate levels as both defense and plaintiff’s counsel. She also is a Tennessee Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator. She is past president of the Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations and serves as a trustee of the Nashville Bar Foundation.
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November 8, 2018 – Two attorneys at Wiseman Ashworth Trauger have been named to Mid-South Super Lawyers, and two attorneys were recognized as Rising Stars.
Founding partner Gail Vaughn Ashworth was selected as a Top 50 Female Mid-South Super Lawyer, a Top 50 in Nashville and a Top 100 Super Lawyer in Tennessee. Founding partner Tom Wiseman was named a Top 50 in Nashville and Top 100 in Tennessee in Mid-South Super Lawyers.
Partner Kimberly Silvus, and associate Anthony Bills were named as Mid-South Rising Stars.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.
The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country. Super Lawyers Magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in the practice of law. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.
September 12, 2018 – Wiseman Ashworth Trauger founding members Thomas A. Wiseman III and Gail Vaughn Ashworth have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019.
Wiseman, founding member at the law firm, is listed in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. Additionally, Wiseman was named “Lawyer of the Year” in Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants in Nashville for 2019. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 1999. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Tennessee and Nashville Bar Foundations.
Ashworth, also founding member of Wiseman Ashworth Trauger, is listed for her work in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. She has been listed in Best Lawyers since 1995. She is past president of the Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations and serves as president of the Nashville Bar Foundation.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
June 2018 – Tom Wiseman, founding member at Wiseman Ashworth Trauger PLC is ranked in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA for his practice in the area of medical malpractice defense.
Wiseman is “highly regarded for his expertise in handling complex disputes at both state and federal court level,” according to Chambers.
Wiseman has practiced law for more than 30 years, concentrating on medical and hospital malpractice litigation, civil litigation and professional liability. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Tennessee and Nashville Bar Foundations, he has tried more than 75 jury trials to verdict in Tennessee State and Federal trial courts and in other states.
Chambers USA ranks the leading firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America. The research is in-depth and client focused and the guide is read by industry-leading companies and organizations throughout the US and worldwide. The guide determines its prestigious rankings through an extensive information gathering process that includes independent research and in-depth interviews with clients and attorneys.
Tom Wiseman has been recognized by his peers as a 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in the practice area of “Personal Injury Litigation- Defendants in Nashville” as well as again being listed in the 25th edition of Best Lawyers in Medical Malpractice Law- Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation- Defendants.
Tom Wiseman recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 Edition in his practice area and metropolitan region.
Tom Wiseman was selected to the 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers list.
Tom Wiseman has been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in the practice area of Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants in Nashville. He will be highlighted in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Tom Wiseman is speaking at DRI’s Medical Liability and Health Care Law Seminar March 10, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He will present Through the RetroSpectoScope: Dealing with Hindsight Bias in Discovery and at Trial.
Thomas A. Wiseman, III was selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants practice areas.
Tom Wiseman has been selected as a ranked lawyer in Chambers USA 2015 identifying him as one of the best lawyers in Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense – Tennessee.
Thomas A. Wiseman, III was named Best Lawyers® 2015 Nashville Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”.
Thomas Wiseman was named to the list of Top 100 Lawyers in the State of Tennessee by the 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers.
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
Certified Civil Trial and Medical Malpractice Specialist Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization
Best Lawyers 2012 “Lawyer of the Year”
Best Lawyers in America, 1999 —
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
Super Lawyers, 2006—
Life Member, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference
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.
Member and Executive Student Writing Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1981-1982.
Co-Author: “First-Party Bad Faith: Common Law Remedies and a Proposed Legislative Solution,” 72 Ky. L. Rev. 141, 1983-1984.
Adjunct Faculty, Vanderbilt University School of Law, Trial Advocacy