Firm
Lawless & Associates, P.C.
Thomas W. Lawless earned his JD in 1980 from the Nashville School
of Law and was admitted to practice in Tennessee in 1981. He is admitted to
practice in all state and federal courts in Tennessee as well as the Court of
Appeals for the 6th Circuit, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the
United States Supreme Court. He is a board certified Creditors’ Rights Law
Specialist by the American Board of Certification and the Tennessee Commission
on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization as well as a Rule 31 Mediator
by the Tennessee Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution. His practice
includes representation of financial institutions and mortgage lenders in
matters involving classified assets, workouts, extensive bankruptcy
representation of creditors, collections, foreclosures, civil litigation and
commercial and residential closings and documentation. He is a member of the
Nashville, Tennessee, American and International Bar Associations as well as a
member of the Federal Circuit Bar Association. He is the present Chairman of
the Professionalism and Ethics Committee and is a member of the Bankruptcy
Committee, Legislative Committee and the Judicial Selection Committee of the
Nashville Bar Association and serves on the American Bar Association’s Small
Firm Practice and Solo Attorney Committee and well as the Bankruptcy Committee.
He is a Fellow of the Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations. He is an active
member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, National Association of Chapter 13
Trustees and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. He is involved in
civic activities, participating as Chairman of the Davidson County Republican
Party, serving as a Poll Officer for Davidson Country Election Commission, a
past candidate for the 5th Congressional District Republican
nomination for the U.S. Congress and is active in the local Rotary Clubs. He is
active in the Dial-A-Lawyer Program of the Nashville Bar Association. He was a
founding member of the Nashville Chapter of the Federalist Society and served
as its first President. He is a member of the Republican National Lawyers
Association. He has been listed in the Nashville
Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar 2004 through 2014.” He is listed in
Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World. He
is listed in Martindale-Hubble as AV rated as well as being selected in the Bar
Register of Preeminent Lawyers (in America) 2006 through 2014. He has been
listed in the Mid-South Super Lawyers 2006 through 2014. He has been recognized
and included in Best Lawyers in America.
He has also been recognized in Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers
for Business 2011 through 2015. He is a frequent lecturer and has published
numerous articles on creditor issues in the financial industry. He is presently
serving as the Judge of the City of Oak Hill, Tennessee, the former Chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals for the City of Oak Hill, TN, serves as the
Chairman of the Tennessee Governor's Commission for Judicial Appointments, Secretary of the
Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct and Secretary of the Tennessee Election Finance Registry. He is a member of the Board of the Wang Foundation for Sight
Restoration.