High Honors
Kent graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2015 with high honors.
Posted on: 5 Jan, 2016
Kent graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2015 with high honors.
Posted on: 5 Jan, 2016
Wiseman Ashworth Trauger received a Tier 1 ranking in the 2016 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants.
Posted on: 4 Nov, 2015
Howard Hayden and Minton Mayer recently spoke on directors and officers liability for non-profit long term care operators at the annual convention of the Tennessee Health Care Association.
Posted on: 4 Nov, 2015
Howard Hayden recently co-authored and successfully lobbied the Tennessee Legislature on behalf of the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association to gain passage of an amendment to a state law that clarifies the right of defense counsel in health care liability actions to meet privately with non-party medical providers for case investigation and evaluation.
Posted on: 4 Nov, 2015
Howard Hayden recently spoke on legislative issues at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association.
Posted on: 4 Nov, 2015
Gail Vaughn Ashworth was selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants practice area.
Posted on: 20 Aug, 2015
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.
Posted on: 20 Aug, 2015
Minton Mayer and Howard Hayden have been selected to speak at the Leading Age Tennessee Annual Meeting and Vendor Showcase August 4th, 2015. Their presentation is entitled, “Recent Developments of Director Liability Law for Nonprofits, New OIG Regulations and the Impact re: Lemington Home for the Aged.”
The Leading Age Tennessee Annual Meeting will be held at Franklin Marriott Cool Springs in Franklin, TN on August 3rd – August 5th, 2015.
Posted on: 8 Jun, 2015
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.
Chambers 2015 – Tennessee Litigation
Posted on: 22 May, 2015
Thomas A. Wiseman, III was named Best Lawyers® 2015 Nashville Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”.
Posted on: 16 Apr, 2015
Minton Mayer has been selected to speak at the Tennessee Health Care Association Convention on August 30, 2015 at the Music City Center on the following:
HIPAA/HITECH Privacy and Security Compliance in a LTPAC Environment – What You Need to Know.
He will be presenting along with John DiMaggio, CEO of BlueOrange Compliance. This is Minton’s fourth consecutive year to be selected to speak at the THCA Convention.
Posted on: 16 Apr, 2015
Anthony C. Bills & Fred C. Statum III, The Use of Experts in Fidelity Litigation, The Fidelity Law Journal, Vol. XX, November 2014, at 267.
Posted on: 10 Apr, 2015
Howard Hayden has been selected as Lobbyist for the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association
Posted on: 13 Mar, 2015
Wiseman Ashworth Trauger welcomes new associate Anthony Bills to the firm.
Posted on: 13 Mar, 2015
Minton Mayer has been selected to speak at the 2015 DRI NURSING HOME/ALF SEMINAR in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 10-11, 2015. Memory Care Units and Acuity Creep.
Posted on: 13 Mar, 2015
Minton Mayer has been selected to speak at the Joint Meeting of the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association and the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association on June 18-21 in Sandestin, Florida. The Reptile Theory Advanced Techniques and Trial Tactics for the Defense.
Posted on: 13 Mar, 2015
Gail Vaughn Ashworth was selected by The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers for 2015.
Posted on: 13 Mar, 2015
Thomas Wiseman was named to the list of Top 100 Lawyers in the State of Tennessee by the 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers.
Posted on: 13 Mar, 2015
Gail Vaughn Ashworth was named to the list of Top 50 Women Lawyers in the Mid-South by the 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers.
Posted on: 13 Mar, 2015
Minton Mayer was featured in an article regarding organizational governance in the March 2015 LeadingAge Magazine.
http://www.leadingage.org/How_Improved_Governance_Can_Turn_Around_a_Struggling_Provider_V5N2.aspx
Posted on: 13 Mar, 2015
Member of the Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Outstanding Student Award
Posted on: 2 Dec, 2014
Minton P. Mayer is a panelist on “Steering the Top 10 Drivers Toward Better Claim Outcomes” and is presenting “Reptile Theory: Taming the Lizard” at the DRI Nursing Home/ALF Litigation Seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona September 19-20, 2013.
Posted on: 19 Sep, 2013
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).
Posted on: 25 Jun, 2012
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).
Posted on: 25 Jun, 2012
Reported Cases: Peck v. Tanner, 181 S.W.3d 262 (Tenn. 2005); Hale v. Ostrow, 166 S.W. 3d 713 (Tenn. 2005)
Posted on: 25 Jun, 2012
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)
Posted on: 25 Jun, 2012
Member, Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, 1990-1992
Posted on: 24 Jun, 2012
Board of Barristers: Member, Fall 1997-Spring 1998 (Top Oral Advocates in Graduating Class)
Posted on: 24 Jun, 2012
Certified Civil Trial and Medical Malpractice Specialist Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization
Posted on: 23 Jun, 2012
General Counsel, Memphis Jewish Rehab and Home
Posted on: 23 Jun, 2012
Board of Directors, Memphis Jewish Community Center (2009-2011)
Posted on: 22 Jun, 2012
Board of Directors, Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Posted on: 22 Jun, 2012
Memphis Jewish Community Center, Youth Sports Advisory Committee (2007—)
Posted on: 21 Jun, 2012
Member, Medical Ethics Committee, Centennial Medical Center
Posted on: 21 Jun, 2012