Thomas Wormouth Shumate
Experience. Service. Satisfaction. That's the Meridian way.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.
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Insurance Defense
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
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- English
- Managing Member
- Meridian Law, PLLC
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- Partner/Associate
- Kay, Griffin, Enkema & Colbert, PLLC
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- Evans, Jones & Reynolds, PC
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- North, Pursell, Ramos & Jameson
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- University of Notre Dame
- J.D. (1998) | Law
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- Vanderbilt University
- B.A. (1995) | English; Communication Studies
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- Leadership Law
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Rising Star Award
- Mid-South SuperLawyers
- Rising Star Award
- Mid-South SuperLawyers
- Tennessee State Bar # 019595
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- Nashville Bar Association
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- American Bar Association
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- Ethics of Wills and Estates 101
- Tennessee Bar Association
- An Analysis of the Statutory Presumption of Reasonableness and Necessity of Medical Bills - Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-5-113
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Covenants Not to Compete
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Departing Employee Technology Checklist: Keeping the Fox Out of the Henhouse
- Law Practice Today
- Udom Undone: Tennessee Enacts New Law Regarding Physician Non-Compete Agreements
- Tennessee Medicine
- Technology in the Courts, Law Tech 2008, Nashville, TN
- Summary Judgments After Hannan and Tennessee’s New E-Discovery Rules, Auto-Owners Regional Meeting, Nashville, TN
- Intentional Interference with Business Relationships in Tennessee: An Overview, Update, and Litigation Tips, Nashville, TN
- M. Lee Smith
- Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator
- Tennessee Supreme Court
