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Government, health care top 'what's hot' for lawyers
Some practice areas are always in demand, while others are cyclical, depending on the economy, new legislation by Congress or new regulations by federal and state governments. Lawyers are good at identifying
certain trends -- some of which will be short-lived and others that will be permanent -- and capitalizing on these trends. In this report,
The Legal Intelligencer tells you what's hot right now, especially the "red hot" areas regulatory, government affairs and health care.
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SUPREME COURT DISCRETIONARY APPEALS Grants & Denials List
Court: TSC
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TSC/2011/certlist_052311.pdf
REBECCA DARBY BURGESS, IND. AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX/PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT E. DARBY, DECEASED ET AL. v. HARRIS MORGAN DEERE ET AL.
Court: TCA
Attorneys:
Gary Jester, Florence, Alabama, and Jane Jennings, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, for the appellants, Rebecca Darby Burgess, Individually and as Administratratrix/Personal
Representative of the Estate of Robert E. Darby, deceased, and Danny R. Darby, Individually.
Charles W. Holt and Alan C. Betz, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, for the appellees, Harris Morgan Deere and Myrna J. Deere.
Randy Hillhouse and William Michael Harris, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, for the appellees, Amanda Darby Dalrymple and Jerry Dalrymple.
Judge: PER CURIAM
The plaintiffs have appealed from an order upholding a settlement agreement between the plaintiffs and two of the defendants. Because the order appealed does not resolve the
plaintiffs' claims against all the defendants or the two defendants' cross claim, we dismiss the appeal for lack of a final judgment.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2011/burgessr_052311.pdf
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. GEOFFREY ALEXANDER
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Larry D. Drolsum, Franklin, Tennessee, for the Defendant-Appellant, Geoffrey Alexander.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Lindsy Paduch Stempel, Assistant Attorney General; Ronald L. Davis, District Attorney General; and Sean B. Duddy, Assistant
District Attorney General, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: MCMULLEN
The Defendant-Appellant, Geoffrey Alexander, appeals the revocation of his probation. In this appeal, Alexander argues that (1) the trial court erred by revoking his probation and (2)
the trial court should have granted his request for a continuance. Upon review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/alexanderg_052311.pdf
BILLY RAY IRICK v. STATE OF TENNESSEE
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
C. Eugene Shiles, Jr., and Howell C. Clements, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellant, Billy Ray Irick.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; James E. Gaylord, Assistant Attorney General; Randall E. Nichols, District Attorney General; and Leland Price and Kenneth Irvine, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: WITT
The petitioner, Billy Ray Irick, appeals from the Knox County Criminal Court's denial of his petition for writ of error coram nobis, which challenged his 1987 convictions of felony
murder and aggravated rape and resulting death sentence. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the coram nobis court erred by ruling that due process considerations did not toll the one-year statute of limitations applicable to coram nobis petitions, see T.C.A. section 27-7-103 (2000), and that the newly discovered evidence "would not have" resulted in a different verdict had it been presented to the convicting jury. Discerning no error, we affirm the judgment of the coram nobis court.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/irickb_052311.pdf
WILLIE BOB KING v. STATE OF TENNESSEE
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Willie Bob King, pro se, Nashville, Tennessee.
Robert E. Cooper, Attorney General and Reporter; Matthew Bryant Haskell, Assistant Attorney General; and Lisa Zavogiannis, District Attorney General, for the Appellee, State
of Tennessee.
Judge: WEDEMEYER
This matter is before the Court on the State's motion to affirm the judgment of the trial court by memorandum opinion pursuant to Rule 20 of the Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Petitioner, Willie Bob King, filed a petition for post-conviction relief, which the post-conviction
court denied, and this Court affirmed on appeal. Thereafter, the Petitioner did not file for permission to appeal to the supreme court. After the period in which to file such an
application expired, the Petitioner filed a second petition for post-conviction relief, seeking a delayed appeal to the supreme court. The post-conviction court denied this petition
without a hearing and refused the Petitioner's request to reconsider its decision. The Petitioner appeals the post-conviction court's dismissal of his second petition for post-conviction relief. Upon our review of the record in this case, we conclude that the Petitioner is not entitled to a delayed appeal and that this case meets the criteria for affirmance pursuant to Rule 20 of the Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. Accordingly, the State's motion is granted and the judgment of the post-conviction court is affirmed.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/kingw_052311.pdf
BRIAN ERIC MCGOWEN v. STATE OF TENNESSEE
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
David M. Hopkins, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Brian Eric McGowen.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Nicholas W. Spangler, Assistant Attorney General; Victor S. Johnson, III, District Attorney General; and Amy Eisenbeck,
Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: OGLE
The petitioner, Brian Eric McGowen, appeals the Davidson County Criminal Court's denial of his petition for post-
conviction relief from his convictions for first degree felony murder, especially aggravated robbery, and attempted especially aggravated robbery and resulting effective sentence of life plus forty years to be served at one hundred percent. The petitioner contends that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel. Based upon the record and
the parties' briefs, we affirm the judgment of the post-
conviction court.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/mcgowanb_052311.pdf
TRIPLETT MCNEAL v. STATE OF TENNESSEE
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Triplett McNeal, Pro se, Henning, Tennessee.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Lindsy Paduch Stempel, Assistant Attorney General; and D. Michael Dunavant, District Attorney General, for the Appellee,
State of Tennessee.
Judge: WEDEMEYER
The Petitioner, Triplett McNeal, pled guilty to aggravated robbery, especially aggravated kidnapping, and especially aggravated robbery and agreed to an effective sentence of thirty years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. He filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Lauderdale County Circuit Court, and the habeas corpus court dismissed the petition. The Petitioner now appeals the denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief and, after a review of the record in this case, we conclude that the Petitioner's notice of appeal is untimely. As such, we dismiss the Petitioner's appeal.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/mcnealt_052311.pdf
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MARIO ANTOWINE MIDDLEBROOKS
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Clifford K. McGown, Jr., Waverly, Tennessee (on appeal); Gary F. Antrican, District Public Defender; and Shana Johnson, Assistant Public Defender (on appeal and at trial), for the appellant, Mario Antowine Middlebrooks.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; J. Ross Dyer, Senior Counsel; D. Michael Dunavant, District Attorney General; and Joe L. VanDyke, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: WILLIAMS
The defendant, Mario Antowine Middlebrooks, was convicted by a Hardeman County jury of aggravated robbery, three counts of aggravated kidnapping, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and theft under $10,000. Following a sentencing hearing, the trial court imposed sentences of ten years for the robbery, ten years for each kidnapping, ten years for the possession of a firearm, and two years for the theft. The court further determined that partial consecutive sentencing was warranted and imposed an effective sentence of forty years to be served in the Department of Correction. On appeal, the defendant has raised three issues for our review: (1) whether his convictions for aggravated kidnapping violate due process and are, thus, precluded under State v. Dixon; (2) whether the evidence is sufficient to support his kidnapping convictions; and (3) whether the trial court erred in imposing consecutive sentences. Following review of the record, we conclude that
the defendant's three aggravated kidnapping conviction are violative of due process principles and, thus, must be vacated. Moreover, we conclude that the trial court did not
follow the mandates of our caselaw in its imposition of consecutive sentencing. As such, the case is remanded to the trial court for reconsideration of consecutive sentencing.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/middlebrooksm_052311.pdf
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JARVIS NICHOLS
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
J. Liddell Kirk (on appeal), Knoxville, Tennessee, and Mack Garner, District Public Defender (at trial) Maryville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Jarvis Nichols.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Matthew Bryant Haskell, Assistant Attorney General; Michael L. Flynn, District Attorney General; and Andrew Watts, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: MCLIN
The defendant, Jarvis Nichols, appeals the judgment of the Blount County Circuit Court, revoking his probation and imposing service of the remainder of his sentence in confinement. In this appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion in ordering service of the balance of the sentence in confinement when less severe sanctions were available. Upon a thorough review of the record and the parties' briefs, we affirm the decision of the trial court.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/nicholsj_052311.pdf
TIMMY REAGAN v. STATE OF TENNESSEE
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
John Milton Meadows, III, Livingston, Tennessee, for the appellant, Timmy Reagan.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; J. Ross Dyer, Assistant Attorney General; Bill Gibson, District Attorney General, and Owen Burnett, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: SMITH
Petitioner, Timmy Reagan, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. After an unsuccessful direct appeal, Petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction
relief. See State v. Timmy Reagan, No. M2002-01472-CCA-R3-CD, 2004 WL 1114588 (Tenn. Crim. App, at Nashville, May 19, 2004). The post-conviction court denied relief.
Petitioner appealed. See Timmy Reagan v. State, No. M2007-01396-CCA-R3-PC, 2009 WL 230355 (Tenn. Crim. App., at Nashville, Feb. 2, 2009). On appeal, this Court questioned the timeliness of the petition for post-conviction relief and remanded the case to the post-conviction court "for a determination of whether the petition was filed within one year of this court's opinion affirming the petitioner's conviction or whether due process requires the tolling of the one-year statute of limitations in this case." Id. at *1. On remand, the post-conviction court first determined that Petitioner's post-conviction petition was untimely. Then, the post-conviction court held that trial counsel failed to withdraw pursuant to Rule 14 of the Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court and that his failure to withdraw or pursue
an appeal was a misrepresentation to Petitioner of his intent to seek permission to appeal. Id. Based on this finding, the post-conviction court determined that trial counsel's actions
denied Petitioner the opportunity to seek post-conviction relief in a timely manner. The post-conviction court held that the statute of limitations for filing Petitioner's petition should have been tolled. Then the post-conviction court reviewed the post-conviction petition and the transcript from the previous post-conviction hearing as well as the trial record, and agreed with the prior determination of the post-
conviction court that Petitioner was not entitled to post-
conviction relief. On appeal from the denial of post-
conviction relief, we determine: that the post-conviction court properly determined that Petitioner's petition was untimely but improperly determined that due process required the tolling of the statute of limitations for
Petitioner's post-conviction petition. Therefore, the post-
conviction court improperly addressed the merits of the petition for post-conviction relief. Accordingly, the judgment of the post-conviction court is reversed, and the petition for post-conviction relief is dismissed.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/reagant_052311.pdf
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. CHRISTOPHER JAKE REYNOLDS
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Christopher Jake Reynolds, Pro Se, Nashville, Tennessee.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Brent C. Cherry, Assistant Attorney General; Mike Bottoms, District Attorney General, and Beverly White, Assistant District
Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: SMITH
Appellant, Christopher Jake Reynolds, was indicted by the Giles County Grand Jury in October of 2003 for two counts of selling .5 grams or more of cocaine. After a jury trial in
June of 2005, Appellant was found not guilty of Count One and guilty of the lesser included offense of possession of .5 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to sell in Count Two.
Appellant was sentenced to thirty years as a Career Offender. A motion for new trial was denied. Nearly one and a half years later, Appellant sought a delayed appeal and post-
conviction relief on the basis he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel had been disbarred. The trial court found that it was without jurisdiction to consider Appellant's claims. Appellant seeks relief in this Court. After a review of the record, we
conclude that Appellant's claims are barred by the statute of limitations and that he has failed to establish a reasonable explanation for the delay that would justify the tolling of the statute of limitations for purposes of a delayed appeal or post-conviction relief. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/reynoldsc_052311.pdf
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. EUGENE TAYLOR
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Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Ardena Garth, District Public Defender and Richard Kenneth Mabee, Assistant Public
Defender, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellant, Eugene Taylor.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Rachel E. Willis, Assistant Attorney
General; William H. Cox, III, District Attorney General; and Darren Gibson, Assistant
District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: WELLES
The Defendant, Eugene Taylor, entered a plea of guilty to possession of cocaine for resale and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Under the terms of the plea
agreement, the Defendant received concurrent terms of four years as a Range I, standard offender for these convictions. As part of the plea agreement, the Defendant reserved a
certified question of law challenging the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress the evidence resulting from his traffic stop. After our review, we affirm the judgments of the
Hamilton County Criminal Court. We remand for the entry of a corrected judgment.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/taylore_COR_052311.pdf
THOMAS J. TUCKER v. STATE OF TENNESSEE
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
David J. Mckenzie, Lewisburg, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Thomas J. Tucker.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Benjamin A. Ball, Assistant Attorney General; Chuck Crawford, District Attorney General; Weakley E. Barnard, Assistant District Attorney General, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: WEDEMEYER
A Marshall County jury found the Petitioner, Thomas J. Tucker, guilty of facilitation of aggravated robbery and facilitation of aggravated burglary, and the trial court sentenced him
to an effective sentence of thirteen years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. The Petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief, which the post-conviction court denied
after a hearing. On appeal, the Petitioner contends that the post-conviction court erred when it dismissed his petition because he received the ineffective assistance of counsel. After a thorough review of the record and applicable law, we affirm the post-conviction court's judgment.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/tuckert_052311.pdf
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. KELLY WALKER
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Brett B. Stein, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Kelly Walker.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Clarence E. Lutz, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Reginald Henderson and Pam Fleming, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: GLENN
The defendant, Kelly Walker, was convicted by a Shelby County Criminal Court jury of facilitation of first degree premeditated murder, a Class A felony, and aggravated assault, a Class C felony. He was sentenced as a Range I offender to twenty-five years and six years, respectively, to be served consecutively in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress his statements and challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and the sentences imposed by the trial court. After review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/walkerk_052311.pdf
ERIC D. WALLACE v. STEPHEN DOTSON, WARDEN
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Eric D. Wallace, Whiteville, Tennessee, Pro Se.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Leslie E. Price, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Jerry Kitchen, Assistant District
Attorney General, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: MCMULLEN
The Petitioner, Eric D. Wallace, was convicted by a Shelby County Criminal Court jury of felony murder and attempted first degree murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the felony murder conviction and to a consecutive fifteen-year sentence as a Range I, standard offender for the attempted first degree murder conviction, for an effective sentence of life plus fifteen years. He subsequently filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Hardeman County Circuit Court, which was summarily dismissed. On appeal, the Petitioner argues that he is entitled to habeas corpus relief because (1) he asserts that he is "actually innocent" of the charges, (2) his indictments are defective, and (3) the trial court improperly instructed the jury on flight. Upon review, we affirm the judgment summarily
dismissing the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/wallacee_052311.pdf
WILLIAM WILSON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Lance R. Chism (on appeal) and Matthew Ian John (at hearing), Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, William Wilson.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Lacy Wilber, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; and Summer Morgan, Assistant
District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: GLENN
The petitioner, William Wilson, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief,arguing that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to adequately advise him of the consequences of not testifying at trial. Following our review, we affirm the denial of the petition.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/wilsonw_052311.pdf
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. DOUGLAS WAYNE YOUNG
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
C. Brad Sproles, Kingsport, Tennessee, for the appellant, Douglas Wayne Young.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Leslie E. Price, Assistant Attorney General; H. Greeley Wells, District Attorney General; and Barry Staubus and Teresa Nelson, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: TIPTON
The Defendant, Douglas Wayne Young, was convicted by a Sullivan County Circuit Court jury of especially aggravated kidnapping, a Class A felony; four counts of aggravated rape,
a Class A felony; aggravated assault, a Class C felony; and aggravated burglary, a Class C felony. See T.C.A. sections 39-13-305 (2010), 39-13-502 (2010), 39-13-102 (2006) (amended 2009, 2010), 39-14-403 (2010). He was sentenced as a Range I, standard offender to twenty-five years' confinement for especially aggravated kidnapping, twenty-five years' confinement for each aggravated rape conviction, six years' confinement for aggravated
assault, and six years' confinement for aggravated burglary. The kidnapping conviction was ordered to be served consecutively to the remaining convictions, for an effective sentence of fifty years. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of prior bad acts and by enhancing his sentence based upon enhancement factors not found by the jury or admitted by the Defendant. We affirm the judgments of the trial court.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/youngd_052311.pdf
IN RE: JOHN BROADBENT CUNDIFF, BPR 024382
Court: TSC-Disciplinary_Order
Judge: CLARK
Suspension
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TSC/2011/cundiffj_052311.pdf
IN RE: CHARLES E. STANBERY, JR., BPR 021268
Court: TSC-Disciplinary_Order
Judge: CLARK
Disbarment
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TSC/2011/stanberyc_052311.pdf
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| Judge Dale Young dies, services Thursday |
| Retired Circuit Court Judge W. Dale Young died Saturday, May 21. He was 73.
After 26 years on the bench, Judge Young recently retired from the Circuit Court in the 5th Judicial District.
A celebration of his life ceremony will be held at 4 p.m. on May 26 at Grandview Cemetery in Maryville.
In lieu of flowers please make memorial contributions to Harmony House Adoption Center, 131 Cherokee Heights Drive, Maryville 37801-5413 or Haven House, Suite 210, 101 West Broadway Ave., Maryville 37801-4718. |
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| Legal News |
| Rash of elected officials, employees, in trouble lately |
| In less than a year, at least one elected official or government employee has been charged criminally in four of the six counties that make up Tennessee's 12th Judicial District, The Times Free Press reports.
In Shelby County, an FBI embezzlement probe in the Chancery Court Clerk's Office is underway where sources say the loss could reach several hundred thousand dollars. Although no one has been charged yet, funds were released in the absence of judicial orders, and, it appears, employees authorized payments without proper backup paperwork. The Commercial Appeal reports.
And in Davidson County, officials are looking into whether
Criminal Court Clerk David Torrence, exposed recently by an investigative reporter, can be
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| Farris Bobango awards Professor Kritchevsky |
| Professor Barbara Kritchevsky received the first Farris Bobango Faculty Scholarship Award during the University of Memphis Law School graduation ceremony May 20. Kritchevsky is director of advocacy at Cecil C. Humphreys Professor of Law at the School. |
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| Father-son team carry on 7-generation legal tradition |
| Chattanooga lawyer Harry B. Ray is a sixth generation lawyer who has been practicing law for 32 years. Recently, his son Scott joined him in practice. |
The Hamilton County Herald talked with the Rays
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| 'Freedom Riders' bus bring hope, questions |
| The Freedom Riders' reenactment made it all the way to New Orleans 50 years after the original, and this time it was greeted by celebrations, not violence.
Last week, nine original Freedom Riders, all former students at Fisk and Tennessee State universities, watched as Nashville's racially diverse legislative body honored them through a standard proclamation, commemorating the 50th anniversary of one the key historical moments that led to the eventual upheaval of the South's government-protected segregation. But the Riders had a message for the Metro Council: Why is there no monument or commemoration of the city's "significant role in the civil rights movement?" |
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| Stats on domestic violence cases questioned |
| Metro Nashville police made more domestic violence arrests and dropped far fewer cases without arrest in 2010 when compared with prior years, ending a four-year period in which cases were shelved because police said victims would not cooperate.
The change appears not so much that victims suddenly want to cooperate, but to be a sign that the department has corrected a bad practice, an expert on police accountability and crime statistics said. Samuel Walker said that the department's earlier numbers showed evidence of possible data manipulation. |
The Tennessean reports
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| Disciplinary Actions |
| Nashville lawyer censured, suspension dissolved |
| Nashville lawyer John Broadbent Cundiff was censured and suspended for one year by the Tennessee Supreme Court on May 18. In its order of enforcement, the court also dissolved a temporary suspension ordered that had been issued March 19, 2010. |
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| Chattanooga lawyer disbarred |
| On May 18 Charles E. Stanbery Jr., of Chattanooga was disbarred by order of the Tennessee Supreme Court for client neglect, overdrawing his trust account and abandoning his practice. He was further ordered to pay restitution to 11 former clients. |
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