Last year, Ortale Kelley was honored to receive the Distinguished Partnership Award from Belmont University School of Law. This recognition is a collaborative spirit and shared commitment to the excellence that defines our partnership. We are deeply grateful to Belmont Law for this honor and for the opportunity to contribute to the [...]
Ortale Kelley enjoyed quality time at Pinewood Social, bowling and celebrating with our Partners and Associates, for a job well done by our Summer Associates, Kendall McMullen and Zachary Sterne. During their time away from their strenuous studies at Belmont University College of Law, these two All-Stars have been anywhere and [...]
Hayley Vos submitted an article to the Nashville Bar Journal interviewing a Former Major and Member of the Army Medical Service Corps in honor of the Veterans Edition. https://www.nashvillebar.org/?pg=NashvilleBarJournal
Ortale Kelley enjoyed a lovely afternoon of golf at the Towhee Club on April 5th raising funds for local law students to work in unpaid, public interest internships. Ortale Kelley’s Chuck Weirich was honored with a trophy (wine) for his closest to the pin shot on the 13th hole.
Ortale Kelly has elected Jeremy Cherry and Wendy Longmire as co-managing partners of The Firm. Their diverse practices and talents combine to provide effective leadership for the firm in this time of transition. Cherry joined the firm in 2002 and specializes in all matters of transactional law. He represents and advises builders, [...]
Richard Warren Sebastian passed away unexpectedly on February 9, 2024, at age 59. Richard was a devoted husband, father, brother, and law partner. Richard is survived by his soulmate and loving wife of 34 years, Lynda (Lynn) Sebastian, his beloved daughter, of whom he was so proud, Maria Sebastian, his sister, Carol Goodin (Len), and his [...]
Ortale Kelley attorney, Pete Weiss, was honored at the Nashville Bar Association’s 2023 Banquet for his fifty years of membership with the Nashville Bar! Pete graduated from Vanderbilt Law School in 1973. His legal experience is vast, ranging from establishing Horizonal Property Regimes to handling complex [...]
Ortale Kelley proudly announces that Emmie Kinnard, Hayley Vos, and William Ball have been named as the newest partners to the firm. All three are graduates of Belmont University College of Law and joined the firm in 2019. Emmie Kinnard has focused her litigation practice on all matters that touch on real property, including construction […]
Ortale Kelley’s real estate and alcohol licensing teams recently helped a regional convenient store operator acquire more than fifty locations in cities and counties across Tennessee and Kentucky, positioning the retailer for continued market presence and growth. Ortale Kelley’s attorneys provided comprehensive legal services and advice [...]
It’s a bittersweet time for us. Austin Warehime is leaving the firm to move back to his home state of Ohio and practice Environmental Law at Taft Law Firm. We are so sad to lose Austin, but so happy to see him move closer to his family and pursue his passion. We know you will […]
Congratulations to Auva Attar, Hallie Gillam, and Rick Modrzynski on being sworn into the Tennessee Bar! All three are 2022 graduates with Hallie and Rick graduating from Belmont College of Law and Auva graduating from the The University of Memphis: Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. All were sworn into the Tennessee Bar on November […]
DET Distributing (“DET”) in Tennessee has been acquired by Illinois-based Reyes Beer Division (“RBD”), with the transaction to close in November. DET is one of largest family-owned beverage distributors, selling and delivering over 200 brands of beer, wine, spirits, and non-alcoholic products to 24 counties in Tennessee. DET employs over 300 [...]
Ortale Kelley was honored to receive the Habitat for Humanity 2022 pro bono attorney of the year award at this weeks state impact award banquet. Thanks to William Ball and Richard Sebastian for volunteering their Legal acumen and time. We are all proud to be helping such a great organization and its mission.
