Thomas Wormouth Shumate

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Experience. Service. Satisfaction. That's the Meridian way.

Experience: 25 years

Employment Law, Business Law, Insurance Defense and 5 others

Tennessee and Tennessee

Leadership Law, Rising Star Award and Rising Star Award

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Awards 3

Experience 25y

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Tom Shumate is the founder of Meridian Law, PLLC, which represents individuals and businesses across Tennessee in a variety of civil matters including business, contract, and employment litigation; disputes involving non-competition agreements and theft of trade secrets; insurance defense; personal injury and wrongful death actions; and probate cases. Mr. Shumate graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University in 1995 and from Notre Dame Law School in 1998. He has practiced in Nashville, Tennessee since that time. In 2011 and 2013, Mr. Shumate was selected as a “Rising Star” by the Mid-South edition of Super Lawyers Magazine. He has a perfect 10 rating from Avvo (www.avvo.com) and a top “AV Preeminent” rating from Martindale-Hubbel in the areas of labor and employment, litigation, and torts. He is a past member of the Editorial Boards of Law Practice Today webzine and Law Practice magazine, monthly publications of the Law Practice Section of the American Bar Association. He is also a past Chair of the Law Office Technology and Management Section of the Tennessee Bar Association. Mr. Shumate has lectured to attorneys across the state and written on issues related to covenants not to compete, legal ethics, legal marketing, and technology. Mr. Shumate is actively involved in the Nashville community and various Bar organizations. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee, and has raised more than $140,000.00 for the agency over the past eight years through his annual “Lawyers for Littles” Bowl for Kids’ Sake event. He is the Past-Chair of the Father Ryan Alumni Board and is the immediate-Past-Chair of the School Board of Christ the King School. When not resolving his clients' matters as efficiently as possible, Mr. Shumate enjoys spending time with his wife and children, reading, running, and supporting Vanderbilt and Notre Dame athletics.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Tennessee

Since 1998

Professional Experience

2014 - Current

Meridian Law, PLLC

Managing Member

2007 - 2014

Kay, Griffin, Enkema & Colbert, PLLC

Partner/Associate

2001 - 2007

Evans, Jones & Reynolds, PC

Partner/Associate

1998 - 2001

North, Pursell, Ramos & Jameson

Education

1995 - 1998

University of Notre Dame

J.D. (1998) | Law

1991 - 1995

Vanderbilt University

B.A. (1995) | English; Communication Studies

Awards

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Leadership Law

Tennessee Bar Association

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Rising Star Award

Mid-South SuperLawyers

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Rising Star Award

Mid-South SuperLawyers

Contacts

2900 Vanderbilt Place Suite 100 Nashville TN 37212 Telephone: (615) 229-7499 Fax: (615) 229-7498

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Thomas Wormouth Shumate Experience. Service. Satisfaction. That's the Meridian way.

Experience: 25 years

Website: Open

Phone: (615) 229-7499

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Insurance Defense

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Arbitration & Mediation

Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills