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Twelve FMS Attorneys Named Top Attorneys in CityView Magazine

Twelve FMS attorneys were named by Knoxville’s CityView Magazine as Top Attorneys in 2012 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 ...

Francis A. Cain Named as a Senior Counselor by the TBA

Partner, Francis A. Cain (also know as Snake), was named as a Senior Counselor by the Tennessee Bar Association. Snake qualified as Senior Counselor because he has been a member of the Tenneesse Bar Association and practiced law for over 50 years. The firm would like to congratulate him on being a member of the legal profession for over a ...

Two Partners Featured in the Defense Research Institute Newsletter

Two partners, Beverly Nelms and Benjamin Mullins, were featured in the Defense Research Institute newsletter concerning a recent defense verdict. To view this article, click on the DRI Article link provided ...

TN Gift Tax Repealed and TN Inheritance Tax Restructured

Governor Bill Haslam signed legislation on May 21st that repeals the TN Gift Tax and restructures the TN Inheritance Tax. Effective Jan. 1, 2012, TN no longer has a Gift Tax. Any gifts made prior to Jan. 1, 2012, still fall under the old law [i.e. $13,000.00 tax free limit per year per Class A Donee/Immediate family members] and the ...

Mary Beth Maddox to Speak at KBA Seminar on Workers’ Compensation

Partner, Mary Beth Maddox, will be speaking at the Knoxville Bar Association lunch and learn seminar, Workers' Compensation: The View from Both Sides of the Fence. The lunch and learn will be held on Thursday, June 14th from 12:00 noon until 1:30 p.m. at the Foundry. If you are interested in attending, please click on the link below to sign ...

Sharon Potter Speaks at the Smoky Mountain Paralegal Association Meeting

On May 10, 2012, Sharon Potter was the guest speaker for the monthly meeting of the Smoky Mountin Paralegal Association, held at the U.S. Attorney's Office. Sharon's presentation was on the topic of "Probate and Estate Administration", which is the focus of her legal practice. She is a frequent lecturer on this topic and has taught a non-credit course at ...

Partners Beverly D. Nelms and Benjamin C. Mullins Successfully Defend 5 Million Dollar Golf-Cart Negligence Case

FMS Partners Beverly D. Nelms and Benjamin C. Mullins recently obtained a defense verdict for an individual defendant in a tort action seeking five million dollars in damages. The case involved a plaintiff who fell-off the back of a golf cart operated by the defendant at the Bristol Motor Speedway in August 2008. The plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury ...

FMS, One of the Most Prolific Trial Law Firms in Tennessee

The Tennessee Jury Verdict Reporter, an independent organization that studies and collects information regarding jury trials in the State of Tennessee, has named Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP the number eleven (11) most prolific trial firm in the State of Tennessee from 2005 to 2011. According to the TJVR, during that six year period, FMS attorneys tried a total of ...

FMS Lawyers Win Zoning Case in TN Court of Appeals

We recently represented a developer in a case before the Tennessee Court of Appeals. The case involves the appeal of a denial by the Board of Zoning Appeals. You may read more information on the case by reviewing the article published in the Knoxville News Sentinel or the actual decision from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Update: Knox County filed ...