Tarasha Payne has joined Fulton CPAs PLLC as a senior accountant in the areas of taxation, compilation and reviews, and client services. Payne has more than 15 years’ experience in the field and is working toward CPA certification. The announcement comes on the heels of big changes at the accounting firm, including new ownership and a name change from Polsgrove & Fulton. (See The Daily News’ Monday, Dec. 17, edition for more information.)

2. Full Docket - Monday, November 5, 2012

Here’s a look at what’s going on at the moment in the city’s legal community and some things that are on the horizon.

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law is celebrating its golden anniversary this year. On Oct. 27, the school held its 50th anniversary celebration for the Downtown facility, which opened in 2010 and marked a new chapter for a building that once was the Front Street post office for nearly 40 years and a federal courthouse before that.

3. Askew to Lead FedExFamilyHouse - Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Bridgette Askew has been named general manager of the FedExFamilyHouse at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

4. Andrasik Named Chair of UM Psychology Dept. - Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Frank Andrasik has been named chairman of the University of Memphis Department of Psychology.

Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
Education: Received Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Ohio University in 1979 after completing an internship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (Department of Psychiatry) at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Family: My wife, Candy; three daughters, Meghan, Kelly and Holly; one son, Dodge; and two young granddaughters, Harper and Rhiley.
Favorite quote: From my now deceased father: “Anything worth doing is worth doing well.”
Activities you enjoy outside of work: Several. Dining out and going to movies, plays, or concerts. We’ve already been to see Sheryl Crow at Mud Island. Anything outside and exercising. Before hip surgery I enjoyed running, but now I am confined to walking.
Who has had the greatest influence on you? I need to mention two. First would be my father, from whom I received my strong work ethic. Second would be professor Kay Deaux, who helped me find my way in psychology.
Why did you pursue a career in psychology? Like many undergraduates, I struggled to find my niche. I took a class with professor Kay Deaux, a well-known social psychologist, and afterwards she invited me to work in her laboratory.
In seconds, I was hooked on psychology. I needed only to find the right area of specialization, which for me was clinical psychology.
What attracted you to the University of Memphis? Many things. The quality of the faculty, students and staff. The exciting projects being pursued. The many possibilities to collaborate with folks on and off campus. The opportunity to help make a very strong program even more so.
What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishments? Contributing to the knowledge base of psychology and the professional development of students and more junior colleagues.
What do you most enjoy about your work? Working with students and seeing their eyes light up when they get excited by psychology.

5. Crafton Joins Memphis Goodwill As Director of Marketing, PR - Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Kimberly Crafton has joined Memphis Goodwill Industries as director of marketing and public relations.

6. Dress Newest Pathologist At Pathology Group of the MidSouth - Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Dr. Matthew A. Dress has joined Pathology Group of the MidSouth PC as its newest pathologist.

Before joining Pathology Group of the MidSouth, Dress served as the chief resident in anatomic and clinical pathology at the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Tennessee. He then completed a fellowship in hematopathology at the University of Rochester Medical Center-Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. 

7. Three Memphis Firms Honored In 2010 Best Lawyers - Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Three Memphis law firms have attorneys who have been honored in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC had four attorneys from its Memphis office honored: Donna K. Fisher, Thomas L. Henderson, Charles V. Holmes and Frederick J. Lewis were named to the list as top lawyers in labor and employment law. All four previously have been recognized by Best Lawyers.

8. 2 Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Ranked in 2009 Chambers USA - Monday, June 15, 2009

Two attorneys in the Memphis office of the law firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC recently were ranked in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA.

Shareholders Frederick J. Lewis and Whitney King Fogerty were named leaders in the field of labor and employment law. Each attorney received high marks for their leadership abilities.

9. Smith & Nephew Settles Race Bias Suit - Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Smith & Nephew Inc. has agreed to pay up to $3.5 million plus legal costs to settle a lawsuit filed in 2006 over allegations of racial discrimination in hiring, paying and promoting at its Memphis operation.

10. Saint Francis Weight Loss Center Appoints Weaver Medical Director - Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Virginia Weaver has been appointed medical director of the Saint Francis Center for Surgical Weight Loss.

11. Lewis Addresses Proposed Legislation, Possible Changes in Employment Law - Thursday, February 5, 2009

Frederick J. Lewis, a shareholder in the Memphis office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, has been named to the 150 Best Lawyers 2009 list published by BusinessTN magazine. Lewis was one of only eight labor and employment lawyers named to the list.

12. Rawson Named President Of Benefit Recover Inc. - Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Win Rawson has been named president of Memphis-based Benefit Recover Inc.

Rawson joined the company as general counsel in June 2007. Previously, he worked at Lawrence & Russell LLP, where he developed and managed employment and benefits litigation for several Fortune 100 clients.

13. Lewis Honored in Chambers For Labor and Employment Work - Thursday, July 3, 2008

Frederick J. Lewis, a shareholder with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, recently was ranked as a top attorney in the labor and employment field in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA.

Chambers is published annually and is compiled from more than 10,000 interviews conducted with both clients and lawyers.

14. Professional Tennis Dreams Become Labor and Employment Law Reality - Thursday, October 4, 2007

Thomas L. Henderson is one of four attorneys in the Memphis office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC to be named in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Henderson, along with Charles V. Holmes, Frederick J. Lewis and Donna K. Fischer, were named top lawyers in the area of labor and employment. The four were among 77 of the firm's attorneys across the U.S. and the U.S. Virgin Islands featured in the new edition of Best Lawyers.

15. Ogletree Deakins' Holmes Honored for Labor and Employment Work - Thursday, September 27, 2007

Charles V. Holmes is one of four attorneys in the Memphis office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC to be named in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Holmes, along with Thomas L. Henderson, Frederick J. Lewis and Donna K. Fischer, were named top lawyers in the area of labor and employment. The four were among 77 of the firm's attorneys across the U.S. and the U.S. Virgin Islands featured in the new edition of Best Lawyers.

16. Tutor Receives Transplant Nursing Excellence Award - Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Dr. Ruth Tutor has received the 2007 Transplant Nursing Excellence Award from the International Transplant Nurses Society. Tutor is a Critical Care/Transplant Advance Practice Nurse at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute. She has worked with transplant patients since 1985. She joined the nursing staff at the Transplant Institute in 2004.

17. Ogletree Deakins Shareholder Honored for Labor and Employment Work - Thursday, September 20, 2007

Frederick J. Lewis is one of four attorneys in the Memphis office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC to be named in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Lewis, along with Thomas L. Henderson, Charles V. Holmes and Donna K. Fischer, were named top lawyers in the area of labor and employment. The four were among 77 of the firm's attorneys across the U.S. and the U.S. Virgin Islands featured in the new edition of Best Lawyers.

18. Fisher's Labor and Employment Work Receives National Recognition - Thursday, September 13, 2007

Donna K. Fisher is one of four attorneys in the Memphis office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC to be named in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Fisher, along with Thomas L. Henderson, Charles V. Holmes and Frederick J. Lewis, were named top lawyers in the area of labor and employment. The four were among 77 of the firm's attorneys across the U.S. and the U.S. Virgin Islands featured in the new edition of Best Lawyers.

19.  Ogletree Deakins RankedIn Chambers USA - Friday, July 6, 2007
     The Memphis office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC has been ranked as one of Tennessee's best law firms in the 2007 edition of Chambers USA. The office was recognized in the publication by its peers and cl

20. Homegrown Law Firm Goes Big Time Thanks to Merger - Thursday, June 28, 2007

One of the largest labor and employment law firms in the country now has a presence in Memphis thanks to a homegrown firm with ties to the Bluff City that goes back 20 years. Effective Sunday, the Memphis firm of Lewis Fisher Henderson & Claxton LLP will join with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, the nation's third-largest labor and employment law firm.

21. Ogletree Deakins OpensTwo Mid-South Law Offices - Wednesday, June 20, 2007
     Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Steward PC, the third-largest labor and employment law firm in the country, has announced plans to open new offices in Memphis and Jackson, Miss. The firm will be joined by Memphis-based

22. Archived Article: Law Talk - Thursday, March 31, 2005
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Frederick J. Lewis, partner in the Memphis law firm of Lewis, Fisher, Henderson, Claxton & Mulroy LLP, recently was named among the top U.S. a...

23. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Holiday Inn Founder to Receive Legacy Award

Holiday Inn Founder to Receive Legacy Award

The late Kemmons Wilson, founder of Holiday Inn, was named the recipient of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Councils Legacy Award. The ...

24. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Goldsmith Honored Posthumously with Lion Heart Award

Goldsmith Honored Posthumously by Youth Villages The late Elias J. E.J. Goldsmith was honored with Youth Villages 5K Lion Heart Award. Goldsmith, who served Goldsmiths stores, his family busine...

25. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, May 30, 2002
Supreme Court High court issues landmark ruling in Memphis case By MARY DANDO The Daily News A recent ruling by the state Supreme Court allows an in-house attorney to turn the tables on the firm that hired the attorney to ward off lawsuits. The opin...

26. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, October 16, 1997
Frederick J Frederick J. Lewis, partner in the McKnight, Hudson, Lewis, Ford & Harrison law firm, was inducted as a fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers of the American Bar Association. The college was established in 1996 to rec...

27. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, October 16, 1997
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