Lewis Thomason has announced that Christen Blackburn and Daniel Olivas have been inducted as Class of 2020 fellows into the Nashville Bar Foundation.
Blackburn represents Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, professionals, and governmental entities. She regularly handles tort litigation involving transportation, products liability, medical malpractice, and professional liability. She also focuses her practice on employment litigation and workers’ compensation, defending employers against allegations of discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
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