Thomas Wormouth Shumate

Tom Shumate is the founder of Meridian Law, PLLC, which represents individuals and businesses across Tennessee in a variety of civil matters including business, contract, and employment litigation; disputes involving non-competition agreements and theft of trade secrets; insurance defense; personal injury and wrongful death actions; and probate cases. Mr. Shumate graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University in 1995 and from Notre Dame Law School in 1998. He has practiced in Nashville, Tennessee since that time. In 2011 and 2013, Mr. Shumate was selected as a “Rising Star” by the Mid-South edition of Super Lawyers Magazine. He has a perfect 10 rating from Avvo (www.avvo.com) and a top “AV Preeminent” rating from Martindale-Hubbel in the areas of labor and employment, litigation, and torts. He is a past member of the Editorial Boards of Law Practice Today webzine and Law Practice magazine, monthly publications of the Law Practice Section of the American Bar Association. He is also a past Chair of the Law Office Technology and Management Section of the Tennessee Bar Association. Mr. Shumate has lectured to attorneys across the state and written on issues related to covenants not to compete, legal ethics, legal marketing, and technology. Mr. Shumate is actively involved in the Nashville community and various Bar organizations. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee, and has raised more than $140,000.00 for the agency over the past eight years through his annual “Lawyers for Littles” Bowl for Kids’ Sake event. He is the Past-Chair of the Father Ryan Alumni Board and is the immediate-Past-Chair of the School Board of Christ the King School. When not resolving his clients' matters as efficiently as possible, Mr. Shumate enjoys spending time with his wife and children, reading, running, and supporting Vanderbilt and Notre Dame athletics.

University of Notre Dame

J.D. (1998) | Law

1995 - 1998

Vanderbilt University

B.A. (1995) | English; Communication Studies

1991 - 1995

Managing Member

Meridian Law, PLLC

2014 - Current

Partner/Associate

Kay, Griffin, Enkema & Colbert, PLLC

2007 - 2014

Partner/Associate

Evans, Jones & Reynolds, PC

2001 - 2007

North, Pursell, Ramos & Jameson

1998 - 2001

Ethics of Wills and Estates 101

Tennessee Bar Association

June 1, 2012

An Analysis of the Statutory Presumption of Reasonableness and Necessity of Medical Bills - Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-5-113

Tennessee Bar Association

June 1, 2011

Covenants Not to Compete

Tennessee Bar Association

June 1, 2011

Departing Employee Technology Checklist: Keeping the Fox Out of the Henhouse

Law Practice Today

June 1, 2010

Udom Undone: Tennessee Enacts New Law Regarding Physician Non-Compete Agreements

Tennessee Medicine

June 1, 2007

Technology in the Courts, Law Tech 2008, Nashville, TN

June 1, 2008

Summary Judgments After Hannan and Tennessee’s New E-Discovery Rules, Auto-Owners Regional Meeting, Nashville, TN

June 1, 2009

Intentional Interference with Business Relationships in Tennessee: An Overview, Update, and Litigation Tips, Nashville, TN

April 6, 2014

M. Lee Smith

Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator

Tennessee Supreme Court

Leadership Law

Tennessee Bar Association

2016

Rising Star Award

Mid-South SuperLawyers

2013

Rising Star Award

Mid-South SuperLawyers

2011

Tennessee State Bar  # 019595

Member

Current

Nashville Bar Association

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Current

Tennessee

Tennessee

Since 1998

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