Lawrence R. Ahern, III

Lawrence R. Ahern, III is an author, writing and maintaining numerous publications for Thomson Reuters (West Publishing).  He is a Retired Partner with Brown & Ahern in Nashville, Tennessee.  His practice focused on consulting with law firms and financial professionals on commercial, real estate and bankruptcy law issues, expert testimony, alternative dispute resolution, writing and teaching as an adjunct professor of law at Vanderbilt University (Secured Transactions 1998-2020). He was a Rule 31 mediator in Tennessee and was Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification and the Tennessee Commission on CLE & Specialization.  He serves as Director Emeritus of the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors. Mr. Ahern is a long- standing member of the American Board of Certification, having served as Director and Chair, and he continues to serve as Director Emeritus. He has also served as Chair of the Tennessee Commission and is a former ABI Director and former President of the Turnaround Management Association. In addition, he is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Mr. Ahern served on the advisory board of the St. John's School of Law LL.M. in Bankruptcy program and was a visiting professor at Cumberland School of Law. He received his B.A. in 1969 and his J.D. in 1972 from Vanderbilt University.