Susan Stephenson is one of the most accomplished and highly visible women in the Memphis business community. She is the co-founder of Independent Bank, the city’s second-largest bank as ranked by assets and one that largely steered clear of the mortgage mess that dogged competitors during the financial bust.

2. Airports and Stock Exchange Reopen After Superstorm Sandy - Thursday, November 01, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – Two major airports reopened and the New York Stock Exchange got back to business Wednesday, while across the river in New Jersey, National Guardsmen rushed to feed and rescue flood victims two days after Superstorm Sandy struck.

3. Steinberg Honored For Supporting Women in Law - Thursday, July 12, 2012

Jill Steinberg, a shareholder in the Memphis office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, has received the firm’s 2012 Susan E. Rich Award for excellence in promoting and supporting the advancement of women in the legal profession.

4. Soul Celebration to Benefit MED Foundation - Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The Four Tops, The Temptations Review, Thelma Houston, and Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. will bring their legendary brand of soul to The Peabody hotel’s Grand Ballroom Saturday, March 31, during “Med Night: A Soul Celebration.”

5. Pruitt Keeps Centre Group Running Smoothly - Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Holly Pruitt is office manager of The Centre Group, a human resources consulting firm. Pruitt handles accounting and administrative duties and works closely with the company’s marketing firm.

6. MED Fdtn. Names Brandenburg Director of Development - Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Joe Brandenburg has joined The MED Foundation as director of development.

Hometown: Connersville, Ind.

Education: B.A., mass communications, Western Kentucky University; master’s in public administration, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

7. Events - Thursday, December 15, 2011

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC will present “Social Media Update” Thursday, Dec. 15, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Holiday Inn Memphis – Southaven, 280 Marathon Way in Southaven. Registration for the free event begins at 7:30 a.m. The briefing will address issues related to the National Labor Relations Act, including whether a company’s social media policy violates the act. To register, visit www.bakerdonelson.com/events or email rsvp@bakerdonelson.com.

8. Bradley Named Mid-South Super Lawyer - Wednesday, February 09, 2011

J. Anthony Bradley has been named for the third consecutive year to the Mid-South Super Lawyers for estate planning and probate practice areas.

9. Skypeck Elected to Brewers Association Board - Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Chuck Skypeck, founder of Bosco’s Brewing Co. and Ghost River Brewing, has been elected to the board of directors for the Brewers Association, a Boulder, Colo.-based nonprofit trade group dedicated to promoting and protecting America’s small and independent brewers. Skypeck previously served on the board from 2001 to 2006.

10. Treadway Joins Thomas & Betts as Senior VP for Electrical Business - Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Charles L. Treadway has joined Thomas & Betts Corporation in the newly created position of senior vice president, group president – electrical. Treadway will provide strategic and operational leadership to the company’s electrical products businesses on a global basis. The electrical segment of Thomas & Betts has approximately 60 manufacturing and distribution facilities in 11 countries and employs approximately 8,000 associates worldwide. The electrical segment reported $2.1 billion in revenues in 2008. Treadway previously served as president and chief executive officer for the Custom Sensors and Technology unit of Schneider Electric.

11. Addington Joins Memphis Heart Clinic - Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Dr. M. Brent Addington has joined Memphis Heart Clinic. Addington is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. A native of Memphis, he has been in private practice for more than 20 years in the Memphis community.

12. Rainey Chosen as President-Elect Of TN Women's Council of Realtors - Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Crye-Leike Realtors broker Patty Rainey has been chosen as president-elect of the Tennessee Women's Council of Realtors.

Rainey is a member of the Memphis Area, Northwest Mississippi, Tennessee and National Associations of Realtors. She is in the Multi-Million Dollar Club and MAARket Master Toastmasters, and in 2006, she served as the president of the local Certified Residential Specialists chapter.

13. Fentress Brings Patent Law Experience To Baker Donelson - Thursday, February 07, 2008

Susan Bennett Fentress has joined Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC as of counsel in its Memphis office. She is an intellectual-property attorney with an extensive knowledge of patent law and an interest in science.

14. Eoff Joins University of Memphis in Communications Role - Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Robert H. Eoff has been chosen to fill the newly created office of vice president of communications, public relations and marketing at the University of Memphis. Previously, Eoff worked for The New York Times Co. as president of the New York Times Broadcast Media Group since 2004. He has been with The New York Times Co. since 1969, when he began working for WREG Channel 3 in Memphis, which was a part of the Broadcast Media Group.

15. Memphis Heart Clinic Promotes Shirwany to Cardiovascular Practice - Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Memphis Heart Clinic recently appointed Dr. Arsalan Shirwany to its cardiovascular practice. Shirwany is board certified in cardiology, echocardiology and internal medicine. He has served as chief fellow during his cardiology fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). Previously, Shirwany was a staff physician with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Memphis and an assistant professor of medicine at UTHSC.

16. Baker Donelson AddsTo Public Policy Group - Wednesday, April 18, 2007
     Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has named Susan M. Christensen to its Federal Public Policy Group. Christensen will serve as senior public policy adviser on the firm's health public policy team.
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17. Meyerrose Heads Emerging National Businesses Division for First Horizon - Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Sarah Meyerrose has been promoted to president of emerging national businesses for First Horizon National Corp. In her new role, she will be the executive leader of several of First Horizon's growing national efforts, such as its health savings accounts business, Msaver, and its commercial insurance business, Synaxis. Meyerrose has worked for First Horizon for more than 24 years.

18. Speed Gets Swift Nod as Shareholder in Firm's Memphis Office - Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Lea Hall Speed has been named shareholder for Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC's Memphis office. Speed is a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group and an active member of the Tennessee Bar Association's intellectual property section.

19. Local Resident Named Land Realtor of America - Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Keith Morris of 4M Land Co. in Somerville was honored with the 2005 Land Realtor of America award by the Realtors Land Institute. Morris, current president of the Tennesseen RLI chapter, is the first Tennessean to receive the award. He graduated from the University of Memphis.

20. Lawyers Learn Hard Lessons From New Orleans - Thursday, October 06, 2005

After living in the New Orleans area, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC attorney Roy Cheatwood is familiar with hurricanes churning through the Gulf of Mexico. So it's understandable that he didn't think too much about Hurricane Katrina as it passed over South Florida as a building storm.

21. Legal Community Deals With Gulf Coast Disaster - Thursday, September 08, 2005

It's an unimaginable scene that will be ingrained in the memories of Americans for a lifetime. The death and destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast is affecting lives in ways that will be felt for years to come.

22. Luncheon Features Drowota in Last Public Appearance - Thursday, August 25, 2005

Each year, the Ben Hooks luncheon for the Memphis & Shelby County Bar Foundation is a special event in and of itself for the local legal community. But next week's annual gathering will serve as a special send-off for Tennessee Chief Justice Frank F. Drowota III.

23. Archived Article: Law - Thursday, April 28, 2005
Attorneys Learn to be Community Leaders

Attorneys Learn to Be Community Leaders

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Leaders arent born; they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. -Vince Lombardi

Whether its Lo...

24. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, April 06, 2005
MAAR Pinnacle Awards Winners Announced

MAAR Announces Pinnacle Award Winners

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors announced the following winners of the fourth annual Pinnacle Awards: Al Andrews Jr. of Panattoni Development Co., Commercial...

25. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, February 16, 2005
YMCA Appoints Senior Vice President for Development

YMCA Appoints Senior Development Officer

Rorie Trammel was promoted to senior vice president for development and community relations for YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South. Trammel joined the ...

26. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 15, 2004
MBA Elects Officers

Memphis Bar Names 2005 Officers, Directors

The Memphis Bar Association announced the election of the following 2005 officers: Susan M. Clark, president; Barbara Zoccola, vice president; David Cook, treasurer; and Amy Amunds...

27. Archived Article: Law - Thursday, October 28, 2004
Solo to Firm: Not That Easy

From Solo Practice to Big Firm: A Tough Leap

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Its the dream of many attorneys: going solo.

But hanging out a shingle as a solo practitioner, or even as an attorney in a small priva...

28. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, August 18, 2004
VA Medical Center Physician Recognized

Memphis Attorneys Complete Leadership Program

The Tennessee Bar Association announced that the following Memphis attorneys have completed the TBA Leadership Law program: Karen Campbell, Gary K. Smith &...

29. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, June 10, 2004
Summer associates

Class in Session at Memphis Law Firms

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

School is important. If it wasnt, a college degree would be worthless.

But knowing how to apply the knowledge gained in school might be more important,...

30. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Methodist Health Information Team Tops National List

Methodist Health Information Team Tops National List The Health Information Management team at Methodist University Hospital was named the best in the country by Advance Magazine, a national tr...

31. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Chancellor Arnold Goldin and General Sessions Judges Phyllis Gardner and Gwen Rooks completed a Judicial Academy conducted by

Local Judges Complete State Judicial Academy Chancellor Arnold Goldin and General Sessions Judges Phyllis Gardner and Gw...

32. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, September 26, 2002
Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell hosts a labor and employment law seminar at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N

The Memphis Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators board of directors monthly meeting is 5:15 p.m. at the Davis Kid...

33. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 08, 2002
Susan Hugel of Shelby County was elected to the Tennessee Education Association Susan Hugel of Shelby County was elected to the Tennessee Education Association board. Florestine Evans of Memphis was elected as a representative on the Tennessee Conso...

34. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, February 14, 2002
Burch Porter & Johnson has a new management structure Burch Porter & Johnson has a new management structure. Joel Porter assumed the position of chairman. David J. Harris will serve as the firms financial manager. Susan M. Clark will serve a...

35. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 12, 2000
Randall D Randall D. Noel was elected president of the Tennessee Legal Community Foundation during the annual meeting of the Tennessee Bar Association. Noel is a litigation partner with Armstrong Allen PLLC, where he has practiced 22 years. Colman B...

36. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, August 26, 1999
Resolute Systems Inc Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell has announced the appointment of new office managing partners in its Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Jackson, Miss., offices. New office managing partners include Laurence M. Papel i...

37. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, August 19, 1999
The Memphis legal community sponsors rummage   The Memphis legal community sponsors rummage sale to support breast cancer prevention and research By Jennifer Vollmert Harden of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell What does it take for the l...

38. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, July 29, 1999
The local legal community including the Association for Women Attorneys, Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Memphis Legal Secretaries Association, Greater Memphis Legal Assistant Association, Memphis Paralegal Association and Court Repo...

39. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, October 19, 1998
Oct Oct. 20 The Institute of Management Accountants will meet from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Rhodes College. The speakers will be Dan Walker of Thompson Dunavant PLC and Bob Morris of Baker, Donaldson, Bearman and Caldwell. Their topic will be the fundame...

40. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, September 10, 1998
District attorney Bill Gibbons plans to create an expanded domestic violence prosecution unit District attorney Bill Gibbons plans to create an expanded domestic violence prosecution unit. An existing unit has handled more than 5,000 misdemeanor dom...

41. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, September 03, 1998
The Memphis Bar Association will sponsor a seminar on coping with defeat at noon Wednesday at the Peabody The Memphis Bar Association will sponsor a seminar on coping with defeat at noon Wednesday at the Peabody. The speaker will be Bill Haltom of T...

42. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, August 27, 1998
The Memphis Bar Association will sponsor a seminar on coping with defeat at noon Sept The Memphis Bar Association will sponsor a seminar on coping with defeat at noon Sept. 9 at the Peabody. The speaker will be Bill Haltom of Thomason Hendrix Harvey...

43. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 30, 1998
April 1 April 1 Mensa will meet at the Unicorn restaurant, 6524 Quince Road, at 7 p.m. The speakers will be Susan Moskop and Jean Williamson, volunteers for the Memphis Symphony League, whose topic will be "Talking Music." For more informa...

44. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 23, 1998
March 23 March 23 The League of Women Voters will meet at 7 p.m. at the Poplar-White Station Public Library, 5094 Poplar Ave. The speaker will be Gay M. Johnston, executive director of the Memphis Literacy Council. For more information, call 327-689...

45. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 08, 1997
Billie Peterman has been named chief financial officer and executive vice president of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp Billie Peterman has been named chief financial officer and executive vice president of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. She pr...