Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles has secured the Republican nomination for the 5th Congressional District despite a barrage of attack ads and federal campaign finance issues, the Tennessean reports. Ogles comfortably carried five of the district's six counties, while former state House speaker Beth Harwell won Davidson County. Ogles will face Democrat Heidi Campbell in the November election to succeed Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville. Campbell, a state senator, ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The newly redrawn district includes parts of Davidson, Williamson and Wilson counties and all of Lewis, Marshall and Maury counties.

National Republican leaders today officially picked Milwaukee as the host site for the 2024 Republican National Convention, finally ending Nashville’s bid for the event. The selection was all but guaranteed before Friday, as Metro Council leaders rejected proposals to cooperate with the Republican National Committee on the event, citing potential violence at the nominating convention, the Nashville Post reports.

Jason Martin will face Republican Gov. Bill Lee in the November general election after winning the Democratic gubernatorial primary yesterday. Martin beat out Carnita Atwater and JB Smiley Jr. in the primary, the Nashville Post reports. Martin is a surgeon who lives in Nashville. He raised more money than either of his competitors. Smiley is a Memphis City councilmember and the only candidate in the primary with experience in elected office. Atwater is a community organizer in Memphis.

The Elder Law Basics 2022 program will be presented virtually this fall on Nov. 11. The program is designed for attorneys new to the practice of elder law or those looking to brush up on their knowledge in this area. Session will include an overview of powers of attorney, estate recovery, reverse mortgages, how clients can find and afford health care in retirement, ethics and more. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from seasoned practitioners!

Baker Donelson is hiring in a number of its Tennessee offices. In Chattanooga, the firm is seeking a transactional associate, trust/estate/tax attorney, real estate partner, long term care partner and health care partner. In Knoxville, the firm is seeking a litigation attorney. In Memphis, the firm is seeking an employment law associate. And in Nashville, the firm is seeking a corporate associate, an intellectual property associate and a real estate shareholder. All job descriptions are posted on the TBA’s JobLink platform.

The Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law has announced important dates for the fall semester. A virtual orientation for 1Ls will be held tomorrow, while an in-person orientation will take place Aug. 8-9. The first day of fall classes will be Aug. 11. The school also announced that Katie Tolliver Jones has been promoted to associate professor of law. Jones joined the faculty in 2017. Since then, she has taught first-year academic success courses as well as upper-level electives such as estate planning and contract drafting. In 2020, Jones was promoted to director of academic success and assessment. In this role, she not only oversees the law school’s academic success program, but also has chief responsibility for administering exams and programmatic assessments. She previously was in private practice in Knoxville. She was the TBA Young Lawyers District Representative for the area from 2012-2013.

The Memphis Lawyers’ Chapter of the Federalist Society is hosting an in-person lunch program on Aug. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT. The program will focus on “Remembering John L. Ryder and His Contributions to Election Law.” Presenters include U.S. District Judge Jon P. McCalla, Tennessee Deputy Attorney General Janet Kleinfelter, Tennessee Assistant Attorney General Pablo A. Varela and Harris Shelton attorney Jacob R. Swatley. Any TBA member interested in attending can register online or by contacting Greg Grisham, 901-333-2076.

Law school applications for the 2022 enrollment year have decreased by 11.7%, compared to 2021, according to data recently released by the Law School Admission Council. The review looked at the applicant pool over a three-year period. According to the American Bar Journal, the data shows there were 62,624 law school applicants, compared to 70,904 in 2021. Scores for the LSAT test also have declined. For the top band (175 to 180 range), there was an 11.7% decrease between the 2021 and 2022 school years. For the 170 to 174 range, there was a 14.4% decrease.

Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens in Knox County Circuit Court for violations of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, violating Tennessee’s public nuisance statute, and creating a common law public nuisance through the unlawful sale and distribution of opioids. The suit argues that the company’s failure to maintain effective controls against abuse and diversion has directly contributed to the ongoing opioid crisis in the state. “Walgreens did not flood the State of Tennessee with opioids by accident,” Slatery said. Rather, it “was the result of knowing — or willfully ignorant — corporate decisions.”