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Revenue, profits up at largest firms
Revenue, net income, and profits per partner rose during the first half of the year at some of the country's largest law firms, a new survey by Wells Fargo Wealth Management's Legal Specialty Group reports. The report showed a marginal increase at
"between 120 and 125 firms" of the country's largest law firms.
The AmLaw Daily has more on the report
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DIANA (SCHUTTS) GILBERT v. DREW EDWARD GILBERT
Court: TCA
Attorneys:
K.O. Herston, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant(s), Drew Edward Gilbert.
Jerrold L. Becker, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellee(s), Diana (Schutts) Gilbert.
Judge: MCCLARTY
In this divorce case, the husband appeals the trial court's division and valuation of the marital estate. On appeal, the husband raises several issues and essentially argues that the trial court should have restored the parties to their respective premarital situations due to the short duration of the marriage. The wife also challenges the trial court's division of the marital estate. After an extensive review of the record, we find no error in the trial court's division
and valuation of the marital estate in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. section 36-4-121(a)(1). Therefore, we affirm.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2011/gilbertd_091511.pdf
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. SUSAN RENEE BISE
With a separate concurring in part and dissenting in part opinion and concurring in results only opinion
Court: TCCA
Attorneys:
Charles C. Harrison, Jr., Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, for the appellant, Susan Renee Bise.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Lacy Wilber, Assistant Attorney General; C. Berkeley Bell, District Attorney General; and J. Chalmers Thompson, Assistant
District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: GLENN
The defendant, Susan Renee Bise, was convicted by a Greene County Criminal Court jury of facilitation of aggravated burglary and two counts of theft of property in an amount
greater than $1000 but less than $10,000, all Class D felonies, and was sentenced to an effective term of three years as a Range I offender. On appeal, she challenges the sufficiency of the evidence of her theft convictions and the sentence imposed by the trial court. After review, we affirm the defendant's convictions, but we conclude that the trial
court inappropriately enhanced the defendant's sentences. Therefore, we modify the defendant's sentences to the minimum in the range of two years.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/bises_91511.pdf
WOODALL concurring in part and dissenting in part
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/bise_DIS_091511.pdf
WILLIAMS concurring in results only
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCCA/2011/bise_CON_091511.pdf
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| Former Maryville city attorney Roy Crawford Sr. was honored by the city this week for his long and distinguished service to the community. In a formal proclamation, the city council said, "Roy's integrity, sense of humor and belief in being forthcoming with the city managers, councilmen and city staff earned him not only the trust of all that had the privilege to work with him, but many long-lasting relationships that followed since his retirement." Crawford, 90, served as city attorney from 1966 until his retirement in 2000. |
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