Federal Practice Section

This section was formed in 2005 to serve the needs of Tennessee attorneys whose primary practice is in the federal courts. Its purpose is to further the knowledge of its members and to act as an advocate for those attorneys.

Federal Practice Leadership

Chair
John McCann
Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC
130 N. Court Ave
Memphis, TN 38103
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jmccann@bpjlaw.com
(901)524-5000
Immediate Past Chair
Amy Pepke
Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens...
PO Box 171443
Memphis, TN 38119
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amy.pepke@butlersnow.com
(901)680-7324

Federal Practice News

Reeves to be Nominated for Federal District Court

By Stacey Shrader ... on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 5:12pm

President Barack Obama today announced his intention to nominate Knoxville attorney and former TBA President Pamela Reeves for the federal district court seat currently held by U.S. District Judge Thomas Phillips, who plans to retire July 3. Reeves practices with Reeves, Herbert & Murrian PA focusing on commercial litigation, labor and employment law and dispute resolution. She is known statewide for her work as a Rule 31 registered mediator and as an approved mediator for the Eastern and Middle district federal courts. Reeves was the first female to serve as TBA president. She currently serves on the Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission and on the Board of Judicial Conduct. She also writes a monthly column on business law for the Knoxville News Sentinel. Reeves earned her law degree in 1979 from the University of Tennessee College of Law. She is married to Charles Swanson, another former TBA president, who serves as Knoxville city attorney.

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Senate Committee Approves 3 Judicial Nominees

By Stacey Shrader ... on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 4:40pm

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today approved three judicial nominees, including Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Raymond Chen to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and Jennifer Dorsey to a federal district court in Nevada. Srinivasan, currently the principal deputy in the Office of the Solicitor General, was approved on a unanimous vote. If confirmed by the full Senate, he will be President Obama’s first nominee to a court often seen as a stepping stone to the U.S. Supreme Court. WRCB TV3 NBC has the AP story.

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