Carr Allison Tennessee Welcomes New Attorney

Carr Allison is pleased to welcome Associate Derek W. Mullins to our Chattanooga, TN office.  His practice will include commercial litigation, insurance, premises liability, transportation and other general litigation matters.  Derek earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) and his Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law.  While in law school, Derek earned several awards and honors, recognition from the Supreme Court of Tennessee for more than 100 hours of pro bono service and a nomination to the Order of Barristers, a national honors organization recognizing exceptional skill and achievement in trial advocacy, oral advocacy and brief writing.  He is admitted to practice in all Tennessee state courts and before the United States District Court for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee.

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Sausaman Granted a Summary Judgment

Alison H. Sausaman of our Jacksonville (FL) office won a recent appeal of an order granting Defendant’s motion for summary judgment on behalf of a convenience store. The Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s order, which held that an undefined change in elevation where concrete met asphalt […]

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Summer 2026 Law Clerks

Carr Allison Welcomes 10 1Ls and 23 2Ls to the 2026 Summer Clerk Program!

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DeCoudres and Brown Granted a Summary Judgment

Shaun DeCoudres and Web Brown of our Birmingham (AL) office were granted summary judgment in Jefferson County (AL) on claims of negligent hiring, training and supervision in a death case involving a temp agency and tire wholesaler. Shaun and Web argued that the temp agency scans possible employees for placement […]

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