Ten FMS attorneys were named by Knoxville’s CityView Magazine as Top Attorneys in 2014 in their respective fields.

Each year the magazine calls upon members of the local bar association to vote for their peers in various practice areas. We have listed our winning attorneys and the categories in which they were named as Top Attorneys below. We are proud that for over 100 years, our attorneys have been recognized as skilled lawyers and leaders in the community. Click here to see CityView page congratulating our firm’s attorneys.


Arthur Seymour, Jr.

• Personal Injury – Auto Accident – Defense
• Insurance Law
• Contract Law, Professional Malpractice – Defense
• Corporate Law
• Business Litigation
• Appellate Practice

Reggie Keaton
• Federal Court Practice

Donald Howell
• Personal Injury – Auto Accident – Defense
• Personal Injury – Motorcycle Accident – Defense

Debra Fulton
• Mediation / Arbitration
• Workers’ Compensation – Defense
• Appellate Practice

Michael Ewell
• Bankruptcy – Creditor
• Banking Law

John Lawhorn
• Personal Injury – Auto Accident – Plaintiff
• Labor & Employment Law – Employer
• Labor & Employment Law – Employee
• Employee Benefits/ERISA – Plaintiff
• Employee Benefits/ERISA – Defense

Beverly Nelms
• Personal Injury – Motorcycle Accident – Defense
• Workers’ Compensation – Defense

Mary Elizabeth Maddox
• Personal Injury – Auto Accident – Defense
• Insurance Law
• Social Security Disability Law
• Workers’ Compensation – Defense

Benjamin Mullins
• Personal Injury – Motorcycle Accident – Defense
• Personal Injury – Auto Accidents – Defense

Matthew Grossman
• Corporate Law