Sherrard Roe Names Four New Members
December 10, 2025 | Aimee Moore
Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison is pleased to announce that M. Alex Carver, Thomas B. Hall, Will D. Pugh, and Lora A. Wuerdeman have been named members at the firm.
Alex Carver represents businesses, executives, trade associations, and state and local governments in high-stakes litigation. He has represented clients at every level of the federal and state judiciaries, including the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and all Tennessee appellate courts. Alex graduated from Vanderbilt Law School, where he was Editor in Chief of the Vanderbilt Law Review. Before joining the firm, he clerked for Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and Judge R. David Proctor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He also served in the Tennessee Solicitor General’s Office, where he handled appellate matters at all levels of the federal and state courts.
Thomas Hall concentrates his practice on construction litigation and arbitration, representing owners, general contractors, design professionals, subcontractors, and suppliers on a variety of commercial and residential construction projects. Drawing on his deep knowledge of Tennessee’s construction laws, he advises clients on contract negotiations and regulatory compliance. He also prosecutes and defends clients in a range of disputes, including those involving construction defects, warranty claims, liens, and project delays and disruptions. He earned his J.D., M.B.A., and L.L.M. in Taxation magna cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Law. A Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America, Thomas also serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater Tennessee Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors and on the executive committees of both the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel and the Tennessee Bar Association’s Construction Law Section.
Will Pugh maintains a broad-based corporate practice focused on commercial real state, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and software licensing. In his real estate practice, he represents buyers, sellers, lenders, and investors in acquisitions, dispositions, financing, development, and leasing of commercial properties. His integrated real estate and corporate experience allows him to counsel clients efficiently across the full lifecycle of real estate investments—from structuring and due diligence to raising equity, financing, development, and exit. In his corporate practice, Will regularly represents buyers and sellers in middle-market mergers and acquisitions and advises companies as outside counsel on software licensing, services agreements, and day-to-day corporate matters. Will earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School. Prior to joining the firm, he clerked for the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Lora Wuerdeman counsels clients on corporate and securities issues including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and securities regulations matters and filings. Lora earned her J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law and a B.B.A. in management from the University of Mississippi. Prior to joining the firm, Lora was an associate in the Corporate and Securities group at a prominent Nashville law firm where she practiced in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, capital markets, and Securities and Exchange Act reporting and compliance.
“These four exceptional lawyers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to our clients and have contributed significantly to the success and growth of our firm” said Carla Lovell, Sherrard Roe Management Committee member. “Their advancement to member status reflects both their individual talents and our firm’s commitment to nurturing top legal talent. We look forward to their continued leadership as we build on our tradition of legal excellence and client service.”
