Founding partner of Smith Cashion & Orr, PLCMr. Cashion devotes his practice to construction law and litigation. He earned a BS degree in Civil Engineering, magna cum laude, from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (1979). Mr. Cashion worked as a co-op engineer for CFW Construction Company, Inc., and after graduating, he worked as a project manager for Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc., and as a structural engineer for United Engineers & Contractors at TVA’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. Mr. Cashion is a registered professional engineer in Tennessee. In 1983, Mr. Cashion earned his JD degree from the University of Tennessee School of Law and began practicing law with a Nashville law firm until co-founding Smith Cashion & Orr, PLC in 1998. He is an adjunct professor for Vanderbilt University, College of Engineering where he teaches construction law and contracts in a graduate program. He has earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) credential. Mr. Cashion is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers. He is a certified mediator and arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Cashion was a member of the Governing Committee of the ABA, Forum on the Construction Industry (2008-2011). He is amember of the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel, for which he served on the Executive Committee for six years, and as president in 2009. Mr. Cashion has co-authored several publications.

Vic L. McConnell is a Partner with Smith Cashion & Orr, PLC in Nashville, TN. Mr. McConnell represents owners, developers, contractors, and design professionals and concentrates his practice in the areas of construction litigation and design professional defense. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Auburn University and a Master of Science degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Mr. McConnell also received a Master of Science degree in Environmental Management from Samford University and a J.D. degree from Samford’s Cumberland School of Law. Prior to obtaining his law degree, Mr. McConnell worked in the construction industry as a design engineer/project manager with several engineering-consulting firms in the southeast. Mr. McConnell is a registered professional engineer and a LEED® AP. Furthermore, he is a member of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers Nashville Chapter, is a Board Member of AGC of Tennessee, and has served as board member and president of the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel. Mr. McConnell has co-authored several publications related to construction law including the Tennessee chapter of State-by-State Guide to Construction Contracts and Claims (Aspen Publishers). Mr. McConnell also teaches Construction Law and Contracts as an adjunct professor for Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering.