Joshua L. Baker has joined the law firm of Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C., as an associate. He received a dual J.D./M.B.A. from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and the Fogelman College of Business and Economics. Prior to law school, Baker served as a sergeant in the United State Marine Corps and completed two combat deployments. He will focus his legal practice in the areas of Commercial and General Civil Litigation, Business Law, Intellectual Property, and Transportation Liability Defense.


Drew Davis and Shalondra Pickford have joined Donati Law, PLLC as associates. Davis practices in the areas of civil litigation, personal injury, workers’ compensation and criminal defense. He earned his law degree from the University of Memphis in 2013. Pickford concentrates her practice in the areas of Social Security disability and employment law. Pickford earned her law degree from the University of Memphis in 2013 and her master of business administration from the University of Memphis in 2003.


Bass, Berry and Sims PLC welcomed two new associates to their Memphis offices. Angelica Fortney is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law and will focus on executive compensation and employee benefits. Robin Wright joins the firm’s Corporate and Securities practice. She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law and a former legislative correspondent for Senator Jon Kyl.


Tennessee Journal of Business Law and was vice president of the Moot Court Executive Board.


Drew Davis Austin Purvis


On Monday, December 16, 2013, Memphis Area Legal Services’ Board of Directors held its quarterly board meeting at the new Memphis Bar Association office in the Bank Tennessee building.


Officer elections were Shalondra Pickford Jason Hood


held as a part of the meeting. Te following officers were elected to a one-year term: President - Jonathan Hancock, Shareholder, Baker Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC; Vice President – Mary Wolff, Partner, Wolff Ardis, PC; Treasurer – Clayton Purdom, Shareholder, Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston; and Secretary – Rose Benson, Program Coordinator, Porter-Leath.


Sedgwick has named Jason P. Hood its chief administrative officer, in addition to executive vice president and chief legal officer. Hood oversees the legal, compliance and corporate administration groups at Sedgwick.


Angelica Fortney Marcy Ingram


Shelby County Mayor Mark H. Luttrell has appointed Deputy Shelby County Attorney Marcy Ingram as interim Shelby County Attorney, beginning Jan. 1. Former Shelby County Attorney Kelly Rayne left Dec. 31 to become vice president of public policy at the Greater Memphis Chamber.


Robin Wright


Baker Donelson has added two new associates to its Advocacy department, Steven Fulgham and Austin K. Purvis. Fulgham is a 2013 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law where he was a member of Transactions: Te Tennessee Journal of Business Law. Purvis is a 2013 cum laude graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law; he served as a Research Editor for Transactions: Te


Liz Keough


Liz Keough was promoted to senior vice president and general counsel of EdR. Keough was a director with Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C. before joining EdR in 2012.


Steven Fulgham Kristen Collier Wright


AutoZone has promoted Kristen Collier Wright to senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of customer satisfaction. Wright was a partner at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC before joining AutoZone in 2012 as vice


president and assistant general counsel.


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