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The following attorneys have been named to the Class of 2001 Fellows of the Tennessee Bar Foundation: Bruce C. Bailey, C. Phillip Bivens, Stephen Carrol Daves, Richard H. Dinkins, Marcia M. Eason, James Howard Jarvis II, Victor S. Johnson III, William C. (Bill) Killian, Randall L. Kinnard, Allen T. Malone, Paul A. Matthews, Thomas C. McKee, Marcia M. McMurray, Jimmie C. Miller, Marlene Eskind Moses, Barbara J. Moss, Bob Ramsey, William T. Ramsey, John Wiley Rollins, Robert L. J. Spence Jr., Jill M. Steinberg, Jeffrey F. Stewart, Edwin E. Wallis Jr., AC Wharton Jr., and Thomas A. Wiseman III.

Nashville attorney Anne Russell, of Stokes Bartholomew Evans & Petree, spearheaded the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville campaign for 2001-2002. Russell's campaign has been deemed both the best and the most successful in the history of the Nashville chapter, generating first-time participation from 54 companies and increasing this year's contributions by over $400,000.

Stokes Bartholomew Evans & Petree was also a recipient of this year's Werthan Award, recognizing a business professional firm that has made an outstanding contribution to the United Way Campaign.

Knoxville attorney Sarah Y. Sheppeard was selected by House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh to serve a 6-year-term on the Judicial Evaluation Commission, which evaluates appellate judges and publishes reports on the performance of those seeking retention for a full term. The Tennessee Bar Association Board of Governors had submitted three names for the Speaker's consideration: Sheppeard, Nancy Miller-Herron of Dresden and Jane Powers of Crossville.

Nashville attorney Randy Haynes has been selected to chair the newly created Juvenile and Children's Law Section of the Tennessee Bar Association, which will carry on work started by the Juvenile Justice Commission. Haynes is an attorney at Weeks, Anderson, Russell & Baker. Barbara Holmes of Harwell, Howard, Hyne, Gabbert & Manner PC in Nashville has been its chair.

James K. Simms IV has joined the Nashville law office of Cornelius & Cornelius LLP as an associate attorney. Sims received his bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from David Lipscomb University and his law degree from the University of Tennessee.

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Welcome . . .

The TBA welcomes Kathleen Caillouette as the new CLE administrator. Kathleen, an Athens, Ala., native with a degree in communications from the University of Alabama, is responsible for coordinating TennBarU's on-site CLE programs. Prior to coming to the TBA, Kathleen served as executive director of the Junior Chamber in Nashville and was later the development and environmental manager for the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce's Downtown Partnership.

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Noted disability rights attorney Gary D. Buchanan of Nashville died unexpectedly Jan. 9. He was 47. After graduating from Duke Law School, Buchanan worked as staff attorney at the Association of Retarded Citizens, at King & Ballow, and in solo practice before joining Tennessee Protection and Advocacy in 1995 as its senior staff attorney. Nationally known as a successful special education attorney, he won numerous important cases, including Sixth Circuit decisions such as Metropolitan Bd. of Public Educ. v. Guest, 193 F.3d 457 (6th Cir. 1999); Tennessee Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation v. Paul B., 88 F.3d 1466 (6th Cir. 1996); and Krichinsky By and Through Krichinsky v. Knox County Schools, 963 F.2d 847 (6th Circuit 1992). His wife, Linda Buchanan, and several family members survive him.