Ten FMS attorneys were named by Knoxville’s CityView Magazine as Top Attorneys in 2015 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.


Arthur Seymour, Jr.

• Real Estate Finance & Development
• Personal Injury – Auto Accident – Defense
• Insurance Law
• Corporate Law
• Business Litigation
• Appellate Practice

Reggie Keaton
• Construction Law
• Federal Court Practice

Donald Howell
• Administrative Law

Debra Fulton
• Workers’ Compensation – Defense

Michael Ewell
• Bankruptcy – Creditor
• Banking Law

John Lawhorn
• Labor & Employment Law – Employer
• Labor & Employment Law – Employee
• Employee Benefits/ERISA – Plaintiff

James Wagner
• Personal Injury – Auto Accident – Defense

Beverly Nelms
• Personal Injury – Motorcycle Accident – Defense

Mary Elizabeth Maddox
• Social Security Disability Law
• Workers’ Compensation – Defense
• Workers’ Compensation – Plaintiff

Benjamin Mullins
• Collections/Foreclosures
• Product Liability – Defense
• Personal Injury – Motorcycle Accident – Defense