W. Bradley Gilmer has joined Te Hardison Law Firm as a partner. Brad has been practicing law, with concentrations in medical malpractice and nursing home defense, since 2001.


Bradley Gilmer


Molly Glover recently joined the law firm of Burch, Porter & Johnson. Her practice focuses on general litigation and mediation. Glover was recently listed by the Tennessee Supreme Court as a Rule 31. She is a graduate of the University of Memphis School of Law.


Molly Glover Kathy Gomes


Kathy Gomes was named as interim probate judge by the Shelby County Commission. Gomes replaces retiring Probate Court Judge Robert Benham, who has served in that role since 1997. Gomes has practiced law in Tennessee since 1980 and is a partner with Peppel, Gomes & MacIntosh of Memphis. Te


interim judge will serve until the county election in August 2014.


Vandana Peterson has joined Jackson Lewis LLP as an associate. She has served as an assistant dean and adjunct professor at the University of Alabama School of Law and as an associate in Clifford Chance LLP's corporate finance and restructuring groups.


Shea Sisk Wellford, a director and partner with the Memphis law firm of Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, has been elected as a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation (TBF).


Shea Wellford Mark Nance Jason McDoniel


Mark Nance recently joined BankTennessee as a vice president in the treasury management department. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science in finance.


Jason McDoniel recently joined BankTennessee as


controller. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville with a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration in accounting.


launching an extensive recognition program. Chief Justice Gary R. Wade announced in February that the Court will honor all attorneys providing at least 50 hours of service annually, with a goal of increasing statewide pro bono work to 50 percent participation. Presently, it is estimated that only 45 percent of the more than 17,000 Tennessee attorneys offer pro bono services. In the program, attorneys meeting the Court’s minimum goal of 50 pro bono hours annually will be named “Attorneys for Justice” by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Te program is entirely voluntary and based on self-reporting. Attorneys’ pro bono work must be primarily for persons of limited means and/or organizations serving such clients. Recipients will be honored in regional events throughout the state, where they will receive certificates signed by all five Justices. Each honoree’s name will be included in an Honor Roll published on the Court’s website, and recipients also will be able to download a seal indicating the honor, which may be used on firm websites or marketing materials. Attorneys are encouraged to begin tracking service work in 2013. To be considered for the program, all service must have been provided without a fee or expectation of a fee. Law offices located in Tennessee may also submit applications for the honor. For information on how attorneys will report pro bono service and the law office application process, please visit www.tncourts.gov. Te program is the result of a recommendation by the Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission, which is tasked with making such recommendations to the Supreme Court of projects and programs necessary for enhancing access to justice.


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Supreme Court to Recognize Pro Bono Hours


n an effort to increase the number of attorneys and law offices providing pro bono services to those who cannot afford legal costs, the Tennessee Supreme Court is


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