TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 1, 2022

Merchant & Gould has named John Winemiller as managing partner of the Knoxville office and the firm’s first-ever chief diversity officer. In this new role, Winemiller will serve as the firm’s expert on current and emerging developments in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), including best practices for recruitment, retention and promotion of underrepresented attorneys and non-attorney employees. Winemiller previously served as the chair of the firm’s Diversity Committee. He will remain based in Knoxville but will work across the firm's seven offices to advance DEI initiatives. Winemiller also was a member of the TBA’s Diversity Task Force in 2020.