| Tennessee Bar Association

March, 2012

Cover Story

As more and more attorneys are starting solo/general practices, it is important to know some fundamentals of immigration law. This is especially true in Tennessee, where we have a large population of immigrants, some with legal status and others without any status.

Feature Story

Pro Se or Pro Bono?

After seven years of providing free legal forms and explanatory booklets, we at Southeast Tennessee Legal Services find that many of the same documents can be used for three different but related purposes.[1] There is overlap between self-representation, pro bono counseling, and even limited representation by an attorney for a fee.

Feature Story

40 Percent Strict Liability Penalty

Introduction. The economic substance doctrine has been a long-standing judicial doctrine disallowing tax benefits arising from transactions that meet the technical requirements of the Internal Revenue Code but do not result in a meaningful change to the taxpayer’s economic position other than the purported reduction in federal income...

President's Perspective

Lawyers Play a Unique Role in Our Political Process

By the time you read this, we will have likely voted as a state in the Super Tuesday primaries. This election season seems to be more divisive and polarizing than any that I can recall. With all of the issues swirling around, it is important to remember that we play a unique role in our political process. Far too few people in our society have an
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People

Stephanie A. Elkins recently joined the Nashville law firm of Morgan & Akins PLLC, where she will focus on civil litigation, including workers’ compensation and insurance defense. Prior to joining the firm, Elkins was a law clerk to Justice Edward Thomas Brady of the North Carolina Supreme Court. She earned her law degree from the...

But Seriously, Folks

Aero Shot: The Fix for Latte-Addicted Lawyers

Like many lawyers, I’m addicted to caffeine. Every morning when I’m on my way to my office, I stop at the Starbucks at the corner of Union and McLean in Midtown Memphis. I am to the Midtown Starbucks what Norm was to Cheers. At the Midtown Starbucks, everybody knows my name.

When I walk in the door at Starbucks early each morning, I don’t even...

Book Review

American Emperor: Aaron Burr’s Challenge to Jefferson’s America

By David O. Stewart | Simon & Schuster | $30 | 432 pages | 2011

News

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Letters of the Law

Long-term care insurance explained well in recent column

This letter was written to Monica J. Franklin, who writes the Journal’s column, “Senior Moments.”

I’m a non-practicing attorney that enjoys reading the TBJ, and I found your article in the recent issue (“Educate Your Clients about Long-Term Care Insurance,”...

Disciplinary Actions

Reinstated

The following attorneys have been reinstated to the practice of law after complying with Supreme Court Rule 21, which requires mandatory continuing legal education: Joseph Mathew Grant, Houston, Texas; Steven Curtis Limbrick, Brentwood; William Lee Wheatley, Pigeon Forge....

Paine on Procedure

Optional Appendix to Appellate Brief

Mary Pullins was a young mother (age 22) in July 1973 when she was admitted to Fentress County Hospital complaining of chest pain. During the evening of July 20 she was bitten on the left thigh by a brown recluse spider. These deadly pests infested the exterior of the hospital; some crept inside through crevices. The All-American Extermination Company...