TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jul 7, 2026

The July/August issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal is live online and arriving in mailboxes soon. In this issue's cover story, Joy Boyd Longnecker, Matthew Lybeck and David Raybin highlight the glaring disparities in criminal and civil discovery under Tennessee law. Memphis Law student Brenden King considers how the paralegal role might be redefined by AI. Newly installed TBA President Charlotte Knight Griffin shares her vision for the 2026-2027 bar year in her inaugural President's Perspective column, The Legal Life recaps the TBA's Annual Convention held in Knoxville June 10-13 and Buddy Stockwell says "farewell" in his final column for the Journal. Other columns include Russell Fowler's History's Verdict, Wade Davies' Crime & Punishment and Marlene Eskind Moses and Ansley Owens Tillett's Family Matters.