Nashville Law School to honor two
Posted on June 10, 2009 at 7:54 am
Mark June 12 on your calendar if you’re up for The Nashville School of Law’s 16th annual Recognition Dinner, which will honor Tom Thurman (at left here) and John Lewis.
Tom B. Thurman has served as the deputy district attorney for Nashville since 1989. Prior to that, he was Assistant District Attorney for Nashville and an attorney with Haynes and Smith. Thurman is on the board of directors for the Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation, where he received the Trial Advocacy Award, and is a member of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference, where he received the President’s Award and the Extraordinary Service Award. Additionally, Thurman is a member of the Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations and the National District Attorneys Association.
John W. Lewis has taught at NSL since 1986. During his 23 year teaching career, he has taught contract law to more than 2,000 students. He practices law with Lewis, King, Krieg and Waldrop, P.C., Nashville, Tennessee. Lewis is a former interim judge of the Second Circuit Court for the Twentieth Judicial District of Tennessee and also a former member of Nashville-based law firm of Frost Brown Todd. Mr. Lewis served as a Judge Advocate Officer in the US Army. He graduated from Georgetown University Law School in 1972 and has been a member of the Davidson County and Nashville Bar since 1978.
