Wendy Guzmán | Memphis Business Journal
In December, Stimac began as a shareholder and the new chair of the litigation practice group at Memphis-based law firm Evans Petree PC.
Stimac spent a dozen years practicing at Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox PC with her father, Richard Glassman.
“This role at Evans Petree was one that was too exciting for me to pass up,” Stimac told MBJ. “The opportunity to grow my practice in a larger firm and be able to provide more of a full-service range of representation to my clients through my partners here, that was something that was very appealing to me.”
As chair of litigation, Stimac works closely with Evans Petree’s litigators and interfaces with other practice groups to develop client services.
Stimac described Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox as a boutique civil litigation firm. She viewed Evans Petree’s full scope of services as beneficial to her career progression.
“[At Evans Petree], the people are very forward-looking: ‘How can we grow and looking at the future?’” she said.
Evans Petree, a 117-year-old firm, has offices in East Memphis and Downtown; Franklin, Tennessee; and Oxford, Mississippi.
Stimac also became the president of the Memphis Bar Association (MBA) on Jan. 1. One of her passions is serving as a mentor and connecting with young lawyers.
“We welcome Lauran’s litigation experience to add to the depth and breadth of resources we bring to our clients every day,” Evans Petree president Joe Getz said in a news release. “In addition, we appreciate her commitment to the greater legal community as incoming president of the Memphis Bar Association. We look forward to supporting Lauran in her leadership roles.”
While representing the the Memphis Bar Association, Stimac is able to work with law schools and young lawyers, along with other bar associations such as the Tennessee Bar Association and the Association for Women Attorneys.
Stimac has practiced as a trial attorney since 2007 and previously worked in Richmond, Virginia. She received her bachelor’s and juris doctorate degrees from the University of Richmond.
“[MBA] also provides a lot of networking opportunities, and we have a very significant pro bono component as well as helping to coordinate the provision of free legal services,” she said.
