Thomas W. "Tom" Lawless - Lawyer in Nashville, TN

Thomas W. Lawless earned his JD in 1980 from the Nashville Schoolof Law and was admitted to practice in Tennessee in 1981. He is admitted topractice in all state and federal courts in Tennessee as well as the Court ofAppeals for the 6th Circuit, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and theUnited States Supreme Court. He is a board certified Creditors Rights LawSpecialist by the American Board of Certification and the Tennessee Commissionon Continuing Legal Education and Specialization as well as a Rule 31 Mediatorby the Tennessee Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution. His practiceincludes representation of financial institutions and mortgage lenders inmatters involving classified assets, workouts, extensive bankruptcyrepresentation of creditors, collections, foreclosures, civil litigation andcommercial and residential closings and documentation. He is a member of theNashville, Tennessee, American and International Bar Associations as well as amember of the Federal Circuit Bar Association. He is the present Chairman ofthe Professionalism and Ethics Committee and is a member of the BankruptcyCommittee, Legislative Committee and the Judicial Selection Committee of theNashville Bar Association and serves on the American Bar Associations SmallFirm 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 activemember of the American Bankruptcy Institute, National Association of Chapter 13Trustees and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. He is involved incivic activities, participating as Chairman of the Davidson County RepublicanParty, serving as a Poll Officer for Davidson Country Election Commission, apast candidate for the 5th Congressional District Republicannomination for the U.S. Congress and is active in the local Rotary Clubs. He isactive in the Dial-A-Lawyer Program of the Nashville Bar Association. He was afounding member of the Nashville Chapter of the Federalist Society and servedas its first President. He is a member of the Republican National LawyersAssociation. He has been listed in the NashvilleBusiness Journals Best of the Bar 2004 through 2014. He is listed inWhos Who in American Law, Whos Who in America and Whos Who in the World. Heis listed in Martindale-Hubble as AV rated as well as being selected in the BarRegister of Preeminent Lawyers (in America) 2006 through 2014. He has beenlisted in the Mid-South Super Lawyers 2006 through 2014. He has been recognizedand included in Best Lawyers in America.He has also been recognized in Chambers USA Americas Leading Lawyersfor Business 2011 through 2015. He is a frequent lecturer and has publishednumerous articles on creditor issues in the financial industry. He is presentlyserving 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 theChairman of the Tennessee Governor's Commission for Judicial Appointments, Secretary of theTennessee Board of Judicial Conduct and Secretary of the Tennessee Election Finance Registry. He is a member of the Board of the Wang Foundation for SightRestoration.