Regan S. Steepleton is an attorney who focuses her practice on construction law. Regan has experience representing owners, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, design professionals, and sureties on projects of all different types and sizes, including commercial, residential, industrial, and public works projects. Her construction law practice encompasses contract drafting, review, and negotiation, project delivery methods, contractor and subcontractor licensing, construction defect claims, delay and acceleration analysis, change order disputes, defective and nonconforming work, mechanics’ and materialmen’s lien claims, surety and bond claims, bid protests and procurement disputes, payment disputes, scope of work disputes, indemnification and risk allocation, construction insurance coverage, job-site safety compliance, and other construction-related matters. Regan represents clients in construction disputes through mediation, arbitration, and litigation in state and federal courts, and has experience navigating multi-party construction disputes involving complex factual and expert issues.
Regan also assists her clients with a range of civil litigation and complex commercial litigation disputes, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts. Her commercial litigation experience includes contract and transaction disputes, business divorces and ownership disputes, partnership and shareholder disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, non-compete and restrictive covenant enforcement, fraud and misrepresentation claims, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and other business and tort matters. Regan has experience at all stages of litigation, including pre-suit investigation and demand, pleadings and motion practice, discovery, mediation and settlement negotiations, trial preparation, and post-trial proceedings.
Regan also has experience in employment law, counseling employers and employees on a wide range of workplace matters. Her employment practice includes the drafting and negotiation of employment agreements, severance agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and independent contractor agreements. Regan advises clients on wage and hour compliance, employee classification, workplace policies and handbooks, disciplinary actions and terminations, and leave and accommodation issues. She also represents clients in employment litigation, including claims involving wage and hour, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and breach of employment contracts.
Regan has experience guiding personal representatives, executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries through all phases of probate administration and related proceedings. Her probate practice includes the preparation and filing of probate petitions, identification and marshaling of estate assets, creditor claims and estate debt resolution, accountings and distributions, fiduciary dispute resolution, and contested probate matters including will contests and disputes over fiduciary conduct. Regan works closely with families and fiduciaries to ensure the orderly and efficient administration of estates in compliance with applicable state law.
In addition to her practice, Regan is actively involved in several professional organizations. She is an active member of the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel and the ABA Forum on Construction Law. She currently serves as the 2025-2026 Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Construction Law Section. Regan is also a member of the Tennessee Bar Association and the Memphis Bar Association.
Regan has been selected to the Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Stars list in 2025 for Construction Litigation. She was also recently selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2026 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, and Trusts and Estates for the sixth year.
