One of the anchors of our annual Leaders issue is the In Charge list, the definitive who's who of Middle Tennessee's business, political and civic leaders. The roughly 450 women and men on our sixth installment of this list are helping drive progress across Nashville and setting the stage for the rest of us to succeed. They truly are "in charge."

Tara Aaron -- Partner, Aaron Sanders Law: Has more than 12 years of experience in intellectual property. Helps clients across multiple industries with licenses and disputes involving copyrights, trademarks, patents, domain names, software, and trade secrets.