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TBA Legislative Agenda – YLD CATALYST Legislation

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 7, 2019
 
Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, and Rep. Bill Beck, D-Nashville, this week introduced SB836/HB1002, which requires every person applying for a driver license or photo identification card to be automatically registered to vote upon the applicant's 18th birthday. This legislation is a result of the TBA Young Lawyers Division's Civic Achievement Through Activism in the Legislature by Young Students in Tennessee (CATALYST) program. The CATALYST program was created and implemented by the YLD and teaches high school students about their government by providing curriculum to the students, which in turn helped them draft legislation directly addressing issues in their communities. The YLD leadership selected legislation submitted by students from Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences and worked with sponsors, Akbari and Beck, to have it introduced. The students will meet with the sponsors of the bill and follow its progress as it moves through the General Assembly committee process.
 

34th Annual CLE Ski Concludes, Dates for 2020 Announced

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 7, 2019
The 34th Annual CLE Ski Seminar concluded today in Olympic Valley, California, near Lake Tahoe. Attendees enjoyed 15 hours of CLE programming on timely topics, camaraderie with lawyers from across the state and some terrific skiing. As a part of the program, TBA negotiated discounted room rates, lift tickets and equipment rental for attendees and guests. The 35th Annual CLE Ski Seminar will be held on Jan. 25 - 30, 2020, in Snowmass, Colorado. Mark your calendar now so you can take part.

Polly to Chair LAS Campaign for Equal Justice

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 7, 2019
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands has announced that Erin Palmer Polly will serve as the chair for its 2019 Campaign for Equal Justice annual fundraiser, The Nashville Post reports. The campaign, held annually since 1987, will launch in March with a goal of $830,000. Polly works in the Nashville office of Butler Snow and is the immediate past president of the Nashville Bar Association.

Bill Would Limit Public Records Access to People Deemed 'Harassing'

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 7, 2019
Tennessee House Majority Leader William Lamberth is sponsoring a bill that an open government advocate is concerned may harm the public's access to government records, The Tennessean reports. The bill would allow a custodian of records to petition a court for an injunction if the person requesting the documents is seen as harassing the government official. It defines harassment as someone who files three or more public records requests in a year, would have to be abusive or threatening, as would their conduct, and their request would be "not made in good faith or for any legitimate purpose." Deborah Fisher, executive director for Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, responded, saying that "requesting to see public records shouldn't come with the risk of getting sued by a government official."

Senate Minority Leader Proposes Redistricting Prior to 2020 Censes

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 6, 2019
Senate Minority Leader Jeff Yarbro, D-Nashville, is proposing a bipartisan congressional redistricting process ahead of the 2020 census, The Nashville Post reports. His plan would establish a five-member redistricting commission tasked with developing a new congressional map following each census, which would include four voting members appointed by the Republican and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. Each action by the body, including the appointment of a nonvoting chair, would require three votes. No one who ran for or held public office, or worked for a political party, in the previous four years would be allowed to serve on the commission, and no one who had been a lobbyist in the previous two years would be allowed. Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, the Republican Senate speaker, pushed back on the proposal, saying the commission was not necessary. 

Services Tomorrow, Friday for Memphis Lawyer George Williams

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 6, 2019
George Arthur Williams, an attorney who worked for decades in the Memphis area, died on Feb. 2. He was 95. Williams was born in Memphis and served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II before enrolling at the Memphis State University-Southern Law University. He passed the bar in 1949 and became licensed in 1950. With partner Jack Gillespie, they developed a successful insurance agency, Executive Underwriters, operating for several decades in Memphis and Denver. Visitation will be at Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Ave. in Memphis, from 5 to 8 p.m. with the rosary at 7 p.m. The funeral mass will be held at St. Louis Catholic Church, 203 S. White Station Rd., on Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. Donations may be made in his honor to the Alzheimer’s Association-TN Mid-South Chapter, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.

Deadline Near to Apply for ABA Presidential Appointments

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 6, 2019
The deadline to nominate yourself or another attorney for an American Bar Association presidential appointment for the 2019-2020 bar year is Feb. 15. ABA President-elect Judy Perry Martinez is expected to make approximately 700 appointments to ABA Standing Committees, Special Committees, Commissions and other association entities and initiatives, which are open to any ABA member. Questions can be directed to ABA State Delegate John Tarpley, (615) 259-1395, or ABA Resources Chair Jonathan Cole, (615) 726-7335.

Legislators File Bills Targeting LGBT Adoptions

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 6, 2019
Multiple bills filed this week in the Tennessee General Assembly would allow adoption agencies to deny services to same-sex couples based on religious objections, The Tennessean reports. One bill, filed by Sen. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald, and Rep. John Ragan, R-Oak Ridge, specifies that an adoption agency would not be required to provide services to a couple if it would conflict with the agency's "sincerely held religious beliefs," and prevents the state or a local government from taking adverse action against the group. Legislation filed by Rep. Tim Rudd, R-Murfreesboro, puts in place similar protections for discrimination based on religious beliefs and would prevent a couple from suing the adoption agency for refusing to provide services.

Volunteers Needed for Legal Help Clinic in Gallatin

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 6, 2019
The Legal Aid Society has scheduled a free clinic on Feb. 12 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Gallatin Civic Center, 210 Albert Gallatin Ave. Lawyers in all practice areas are invited and encouraged to help at this advice-only clinic in Sumner County. To volunteer or for more information please contact Krista Scruggs, 615-451-1880.

In-person Fastcase Training Set for Feb. 21

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 6, 2019
BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) and maximize your time at a live Fastcase training session. You will learn how to use the Fastcase legal research tool and enhance your research skills during this program at the Tennessee Bar Center in Nashville on Feb. 21. Representatives from Fastcase will be reviewing the basics and new features in this comprehensive training. Sign up today.
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