Featured Thompson Burton acquires Meridian Law Franklin law firm welcomes Thomas Shumate and his Brentwood-based legal team in deal for undisclosed terms Nicolle S. Praino Nicolle S. Praino Author email Nov 17, 2025 Nov 17, 2025 Updated Nov 17, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Meridian Law team left to right: Colton Adams, Sydney Simmons, Tom Shumate, Katelyn Barham, Mikayla Joyner, and Ethan Eggleston Photo: Evoto Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Franklin-based law firm Thompson Burton has acquired Brentwood-based Meridian Law.Details of the deal were not disclosed in a release. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm%9@>AD@? qFCE@? |2?28:?8 !2CE?6C (2=E qFCE@? D2:5 :? E96 C6=62D6 E92E E96 255:E:@? @7 |6C:5:2?VD D:I =682= AC@76DD:@?2=D[ :?4=F5:?8 7@F?56C %9@>2D $9F>2E6[ 6IA2?5D E96 7:C>VD =:E:82E:@? 42A24:EJ 24C@DD >F=E:A=6 AC24E:46 2C62D]k^Am Tom Shumate Photo: Evoto kAm$9F>2E6 D2:5 :? E96 C6=62D6 E92E |6C:5:2? 925 6IA6C:6?465 J62C\@G6C\J62C 4=:6?E 8C@HE9[ H:E9 a_ad 36:?8 E96 7:C>VD >@DE AC@7:E23=6 J62C] $9F>2E6 25565 E92E 2D E96 7:C> =@@<65 7@C H2JD E@ D42=6 E96 3FD:?6DD[ 96 7@F?5 %9@>AD@? qFCE@? E@ 36 2 DEC@?8 7:E] k^AmkAmx? 255:E:@? E@ $9F>2E6[ |6C:5:2? {2H 2DD@4:2E6 2EE@C?6JD r@=E@? p52>D[ z2E6=J? q2C92> 2?5 tE92? t88=6DE@?[ 2D H6== 2D =:E:82E:@? AC24E:46 >2?286C 2?5 A2C2=682= |:<2J=2 y@J?6C 2?5 =:E:82E:@? A2C2=682= $J5?6J $:>>@?D[ H:== ;@:? E96 %9@>AD@? qFCE@? E62>]k^AmkAmp 8C25F2E6 @7 '2?56C3:=E &?:G6CD:EJ 2?5 }@EC6 s2>6 {2H $49@@=[ $9F>2E6 92D H@C<65 7@C }2D9G:==6 7:C>D }@CE9[ !FCD6== 2?5 #2>@Dj tG2?D[ y@?6D 2?5 #6J?@=5Dj 2?5 z2J vC:77:?] w2G:?8 7@F?565 |6C:5:2? :? a_`c[ 9:D AC24E:46 46?E6CD @? 3FD:?6DD =:E:82E:@?[ 6>A=@J>6?E 5:DAFE6D[ :?DFC2?46 5676?D6 2?5 F?72:C 4@>A6E:E:@?[ H:E9 A2CE:4F=2C 6IA6CE:D6 :? ?@?\4@>A6E:E:@? 28C66>6?ED[ EC256 D64C6ED 2?5 3FD:?6DD E@CED]k^AmkAm%9@>AD@? qFCE@? A2CE?6C y]z] $:>>D H@C<65 H:E9 $9F>2E6 E@ 3C:?8 E96 |6C:5:2? E62> :?E@ E96 7:C>]k^AmkAm“x7 x H@F=5 92G6 4C62E65 2 H:D9 =:DE @7 2EE@C?6JD x H@F=5 =:<6 E@ D66 ;@:? %9@>AD@? qFCE@?[ %@> H@F=5 92G6 2=H2JD 366? 2E E96 E@A @7 E92E =:DE[” $:>>D D2:5 :? E96 C6=62D6]k^AmkAm“w6 2?5 x 92G6 366? 4@==628F6D 7@C @G6C 2 564256 2?5 E92E AC@76DD:@?2= C6=2E:@?D9:A 56G6=@A65 :?E@ 2 7C:6?5D9:A] (6 92G6 366? @? E96 D2>6 D:56 :? >2EE6CD 2?5 H6 92G6 925 42D6D 282:?DE 6249 @E96C] x 92G6 E96 FE>@DE C6DA64E 7@C %@> 2?5 9:D =682= D<:==[ :?E6==64E 2?5 492C24E6C] %9:D :D 2 3:8 562= 7@C %9@>AD@? qFCE@?] x 2> D@ 6I4:E65 E@ ;@:? 7@C46D H:E9 9:> 2?5 9:D E62>]”k^AmkAm%9@>AD@? qFCE@? 92D 255:E:@?2= @77:46D :? }2D9G:==6[ wF?EDG:==6 2?5 (2D9:?8E@?[ s]r] %96 7:C> k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^3FD:?6DD^=682=^E9@>AD@?\3FCE@?\255D\4@@^2CE:4=605663h57`\64hf\cfh5\h`5`\ff27aec_e452]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmC646?E=J 25565 2 49:67 @A6C2E:?8 @77:46Ck^2m E@ :ED =6256CD9:A 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^3FD:?6DD^56G6=@A>6?E^C62=\6DE2E6\?@E6D\4F>>:?D\DE2E:@?\=2?5D\AC:G2E6\4=F3^2CE:4=60ef53_dfh\6_6e\c_6_\2cb5\54a67he43b2d]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm6IA2?565 :ED |:5E@H? 9:89\C:D6 @77:46 DA246k^2m]k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nicolle S. Praino Author email Follow Nicolle S. Praino Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you
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