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Memphis Law Firm Staff Disappears, Clients Remain Unserved

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 25, 2019
Clients are seeking answers about a Memphis law firm that appears to have closed unexpectedly last year, the Commercial Appeal reports. The firm operated until August 2018, and unserved clients claim that staffers disappeared and took their money with them. Some clients reported having paid fees to the firm but when their court date arrived, no attorney appeared to meet them in court. Records show the firm was owned by Gerald Waggoner, whose license was suspended in 2017.

Adams and Reese Consolidates Nashville Office

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 25, 2019
Adams and Reese has announced the consolidation of its Nashville operations in the firm’s downtown location. After its longtime building on Nashville’s famed Music Row was sold, Adams and Reese’s Music Row attorneys have moved to the firm’s Nashville office at Fifth Third Center, 424 Church Street, joining a group of more than 30 attorneys and government relations professionals in that location. Lynn Morrow, who served as the partner in charge for the Music Row office, called the move "the end of an era."

New $22 Million Justice Center Planned for Rhea County

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 25, 2019
A new, nearly 300-bed jail and justice center is planned for Rhea County, and the price tag came in this week at $22.7 million, the Time Free Press reports. Rhea County leaders were informed of the cost estimate for the jail, which will be built at the old Rhea Medical Center in Dayton, at a commission meeting. The facility, which will also house offices for the courts and the sheriff’s department, is meant to replace the county’s current aging jail, which has only 88 beds and as of 2017 was packed with more than 200 inmates.

Campbell County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 25, 2019
On Jan. 23, Campbell County lawyer Donald Brent Gray received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility. Gray was appointed to represent an indigent criminal client in General Sessions Court and was required to represent the client throughout the proceedings, including any appeals, until the case had been concluded or he was granted permission to withdraw by the court. The client was indicted in General Sessions and Gray improperly advised the client that he could no longer represent him unless a $10,000 retainer fee was paid. The client paid $2,750 toward the fee and no written fee agreement was memorialized nor did Gray deposit the funds into his trust account until the fee had been earned. Gray also failed to inform the Circuit Court that he had been appointed to represent the client in that court. 

Davidson County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 25, 2019
On Jan. 23, Davidson County lawyer Pamela Anderson Taylor received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility. In the representation of a client in a divorce action, Taylor issued a subpoena in noncompliance with applicable law. While representing a client in another divorce action, Taylor failed to comply with discovery deadlines established by the court and otherwise failed to expedite litigation. Taylor was also unresponsive to requests for information from the board in its investigation of these matters.

Supreme Court Upholds Suspension of Memphis Attorney's Law License

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 24, 2019
The Tennessee Supreme Court today upheld a decision to suspend the law license of Gerald S. Green, a Memphis attorney with a long history of disciplinary sanctions. The suspension includes 30 days of active suspension with the remaining five and a half months to be served on probation with conditions. The suspension stems from two client complaints against Green and an additional complaint that he practiced law in Mississippi without complying with that state’s rule governing pro hac vice admission. The first complaint involved a client in a dispute over subpar plumbing work, in which Green offered no proof and made no argument, and his client lost. The second complaint saw a client whom Green failed to advise on numerous occasions. In deciding his suspension, the hearing panel took into account Green's 17 prior disciplinary violations. Read a press release from the Board of Professional Responsibility.

Parents Sue Rutherford County Schools Over Sexual Misconduct Towards Special Needs Student

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 24, 2019
A new lawsuit is claiming that the Rutherford County Board of Education failed to protect a non-verbal student with autism from sexual harassment from an employee, The Daily News Journal reports. The complaint, which only identifies the boy and his parents by their initials to protect their privacy, was filed Jan. 17. Court documents say the eighth-grader has "suffered a torrent of avoidable injuries through Rutherford County's neglect and indifference to his care." The suit claims that on two occasions, school employees walked in on the boy being subjected to inappropriate sexual contact by a male teacher's aide who was hired to help care for the student. The parents were not informed about the situation until after the second incident, and the teacher's aide wasn't fired until the boy's parents took legal action, the complaint says.

Lee Priorities Include Criminal Justice, Mental Health

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 24, 2019
As he prepares to hold hearings that will shape the first budget of his administration, Gov. Bill Lee and his finance commissioner said their proposal will prioritize five key areas, including criminal justice and mental health, The Tennessean reports. The other focus areas of the estimated $37.8 billion budget include K-12 education, health care and rural economic development. Lee's budget is expected to be finalized by Feb. 8. He is set to address the legislature for his first State of the State address on March 4. 

Slatery Joins 45 Other AGs in Consent Judgement Over Hip Implant Devices

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 24, 2019
Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and 45 other attorneys general reached a $120 million consent judgment with Johnson & Johnson and DePuy to resolve allegations DePuy unlawfully promoted its metal-on-metal hip implant devices. Under the settlement Tennessee will receive $2,354,489.83. The attorneys general allege DePuy engaged in unfair and deceptive practices in its promotion of the ASR XL and Pinnacle Ultamet hip implant devices by making misleading claims as to the longevity of the devices. The ASR XL was recalled from the market in 2010 and DePuy discontinued its sale of the Pinnacle Ultamet in 2013. Read more here.

TSC Allows Applicants Affected By Federal Government Shutdown To Take Tennessee Bar Exam

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 24, 2019
The Tennessee Supreme Court issued an order today allowing the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners to reopen bar exam applications for the February 26-27, 2019, exam to allow applicants who had applied to take the exam in Washington, D.C. to take the exam in Tennessee. Around 900 law graduates had planned to take the D.C. bar exam, which may be canceled because of the federal government shutdown. By reopening the applications for the Tennessee exam, the Supreme Court will extend an opportunity for up to 70 February D.C. exam applicants, many of whom are from Tennessee, to take the exam in Nashville. "Tennessee is in a position to help bar exam applicants adversely affected by the federal government shutdown," said Chief Justice Jeff Bivins. "We are known as the Volunteer State, and the Tennessee Supreme Court and the Board of Law Examiners are ready to step up and do what is needed." 
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