Letters of the Law

Brittenum was manager in 2005

The "People You Need to Know" section of the January 2009 edition of the Tennessee Bar Journal contains a statement that Melvin Malone "is believed to be the first African-American to serve as manager of a large Tennessee law firm." For your information, Dedrick Brittenum, an African-American, served as chief manager of Farris Bobango Branan PLC (formerly Farris Mathews) in 2005. Farris Bobango has offices in Memphis and Nashville.

Nevertheless, congratulations to Mr. Malone for his success!

Subject of Haltom column gets the joke

My name is Kim Shrigley. I was forwarded a copy of the "Big Orange Alimony" article by my attorney ("But Seriously, Folks! by Bill Haltom, January 2009 Tenn. Bar Journal). I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the article. I would like to extend an open invitation to Mr. Haltom to visit our salon at any time, with one word of caution. I am not the person he wants doing his hair, as I am a nurse by profession. I would be happy to start an IV or administer medications, but we may be wise to leave the hair styling to the professionals.

Thanks again for providing some humor in a situation that at times has been unbearable. I truly appreciated the article and your comments.