A law firm specializing in entertainment industry transactions, and based primarily in Los Angeles and New York City, is growing its Nashville presence. Matt Jacobs, an equity partner at 3B Law, moved to Nashville in 2021, and has since hired two associates, the Nashville Post reports. The firm is currently based in temporary office space but is working to find permanent space in the urban core. Most of the firm’s work involves film studios, streaming companies and production houses in Los Angeles and New York. But the goal, according to Jacobs, is to build a client base in Nashville.

Nahon Saharovich & Trotz is seeking an attorney with one to two years of experience to join its Memphis office. A strong academic background is required. Experience in the personal injury field is preferred. Read the full job announcement and get instructions for applying on the TBA’s JobLink platform.

Applications are now being accepted for Scaling Small Law, a three-month-long advanced program for entrepreneurial lawyers, solo practitioners and newly formed solo/small firms. This comprehensive business education and development program program offers training in business planning, marketing, solo/small firm finance and budgeting, client service and experience, ethical considerations, and outsourcing and leveraging technology. To learn more, check out the syllabus and application process. Applications are due Dec. 15. The program launches on Jan. 10, 2023.

Witness an all-star lineup of women attorneys discuss resiliency in our profession during times of change, nontraditional legal careers, women supporting other women and much more during the “Raising the Bar” program next Thursday. Produced by the TBA Women in the Profession Committee, the in-person event will kick off with a keynote address from retired Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle, now with JAMS: Mediation, Arbitration and ADR Service, on withstanding career adversity, overcoming challenges and growing from those experiences. Programming will run from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. CST at Baker Donelson’s Nashville office and will be immediately followed by a networking reception. Learn more and register for the program.

Knox County lawyer Stephen Wayne Gibson was transferred to disability inactive status today. Gibson may not practice law while on inactive status and must comply with the obligations and responsibilities of attorneys transferred to disability inactive status. He may return to the practice of law after reinstatement by the Tennessee Supreme Court upon showing that his disability has been removed in accordance with Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 27.7.

Knox County lawyer Herbert Sanford Moncier was censured today by the Tennessee Supreme Court. The court found that he violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.7, 1.9, 3.1, 3.4(c) and 8.4(g) while pursuing a qui tam suit filed in state court. Moncier initially named a former client as a defendant in the action, but then voluntarily withdrew the complaint. The court found that he acted as his own attorney and had a personal interest in the case. The court ordered Moncier to retain successor counsel for the action, which he did not do.

The Nashville Predators have provided 48 bicycles and tricycles to children of 23rd District Recovery Court participants under a grant that promotes building strong families through parental involvement. The bikes are designed to develop the parenting skills of those recovering from addiction as they work to rebuild family relationships. The recovery court serves the counties of Cheatham, Dickson, Humphreys, Stewart and Houston. It is overseen by Circuit Judge Suzanne Lockert-Mash. Read the full release about the donation or see photos of the kids on their new bikes.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN) will honor Hedy Weinberg with its Lifetime Achievement Award at its Nov. 10 fundraiser. Weinberg was the organization’s executive director for more than 37 years, until she stepped down in early July. The event also will be an opportunity for supporters to welcome new Executive Director Kathy Sinback. The fundraiser will take place from 6-8 p.m. CDT at Wilburn Street Studio in Nashville. Tickets are $150 per person ($75 for attendees age 35 and under) and may be purchased online or by calling the ACLU-TN office at 615-320-7142.

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of race-conscious admissions policies in cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina today, The Hill reports. Over nearly five hours of oral argument, the justices posed sharp questions about admissions programs that consider the race of applicants in order to achieve student body diversity. They also appeared receptive to arguments by the conservative challengers, Students for Fair Admissions, who argued that the schools had impermissibly weighed race in admissions decisions.

A former Knox County Sheriff’s chief — who is accused of using the agency’s drug fund and credit card as his personal piggy bank and treating subordinates as his private construction crew — is no longer mentally competent to stand trial, his attorney says. Robert Kurtz says that David Henderson, the ex-chief of the narcotics unit, is showing signs of dementia and cannot meaningfully assist in the defense of federal charges filed against him earlier this year. The trial was set to begin Nov. 8, Tennessee Lookout reports. Given the claim, the court agreed to a competency hearing.