From a modern perspective, one of the most obscure intervals in Tennessee history is the period after the adoption of the Constitution of 1870, in which the settlement of the state debt was a bitterly divisive issue. By way of background, the state first issued bonds in 1832. Substantial debt began to to be incurred in 1852, as Tennessee, like other...

The Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women inducted new officers and board members at its annual meeting in June. Among the new leaders are the following TBA members: President Rebecca C. Blair with Day & Blair in Brentwood; President-elect Wynne Hall with Paine, Tarwater & Bickers LLP in Knoxville; Treasurer ...

Thirty-two years ago, I graduated from the Big Orange College of Law. I honestly don't recall my class standing or my GPA. I have conveniently forgotten both. Suffice to say I did not graduate summa cum laude. I did not graduate magna cum laude. In fact, I graduated thank you laude or laude have mercy.

I may have been the only student in the...

A. History

Collaborative Law, an alternative dispute resolution process, was started in the 1980s by Stuart G. Webb, a family and divorce attorney in Minnesota.[1] Collaborative Law is defined as a voluntary, nonadversarial, problem-solving, interdisciplinary approach to resolving disputes.[2] The hallmark of Collaborative Law that distinguishes...