<![CDATA[<IMG SRC="spacer.gif" ALT="" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="24" BORDER="0"><BR><H2>Welcome to the Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Web Site</H2><TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="472"> <TR ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="22"> <IMG SRC="spacer.gif" ALT="" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="22" HEIGHT="18" BORDER="0"><BR> </TD> <TD WIDTH="320"><IMG SRC="homeintro.gif" ALT="Developing Winning Strategies, In the Boardroom and the Courtroom" WIDTH="293" HEIGHT="135" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="spacer.gif" ALT="" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="310" HEIGHT="20" BORDER="0"><BR>Bass, Berry & Sims PLC is an innovative, dynamic law firm with a regional practice spanning the full spectrum of today's business environment. Currently, approximately 125 attorneys practice in our offices in Nashville, Knoxville, and Memphis, Tennessee. 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