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Mark Your Calendar for Feb. 27 Winter CLE Blast

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 23, 2019
Looking for a CLE solution and fast? The TBA is hosting its annual Winter CLE Blast, offering programs from 7 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Feb. 27. Earn up to 11 hours of dual CLE. You can create your own schedule; take as many or as few hours as you need. We will provide the coffee, too! The registration desk will be open all day so you can come and go when convenient for you!

Service Jan. 26 for Knoxville Lawyer Roy Neuenschwander

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2019
Knoxville attorney Roy Patrick Neuenschwander died on Jan. 13 at the age of of 70. A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, Neuenschwander grew up in Knoxville and graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1973. Neuenschwander practiced law for four decades and retired just a few years ago. A memorial service will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 711 S Northshore Drive in Knoxville, on Saturday, Jan. 26, time to be determined later.

Services Thursday for Nashville Attorney Sam Bartholomew

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2019
Nashville attorney Sam Bartholomew Jr. died Friday at the age of 74. Bartholomew grew up in Kingsport and enrolled at the U.S. Military Academy, where he was commissioned as an armored cavalry officer and served in Europe, Panama and Vietnam. He arrived in Nashville in the early 1970s to attend Vanderbilt Law School, where he later taught from 1974 to 1984. In 1977, he helped launch Stokes Bartholomew and handled a wide range of work, including corporate, health care, government relations and economic development items. The firm grew to include Memphis-based Evans & Petree and local tax law specialists Holton Goodman & Blackstone. Four years later, he led talks to have his firm join forces with New Orleans-based firm Adams and Reese. Visitation with the Bartholomew family will take place at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 4715 Harding Pike, on Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon. A memorial service will follow at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that gifts be made to Abe’s Garden, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes or the Sam Bartholomew Vanderbilt Law Scholarship for Veterans.

CLE International Law Forum Set for Feb. 22

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2019
Join us Feb. 22 as the International Law Section shares the latest updates and hot topics in international law. The forum is applicable for the experienced and the new business attorney, corporate counsel, employment law and technology law attorneys as well as those exposed to the current and changing international law issues and events affecting Tennessee companies, individuals, and beyond the border. Three hours of general CLE are available. Stay following the event for a networking reception.

SCOTUS to Allow Transgender Military Ban

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court today allowed the Trump administration to go ahead, for now, with its plan to ban transgender military service, NBC News reports. The court, without comment, granted a request from the Justice Department to allow the government to enforce the ban while challenges to the policy play out in the lower courts. The earliest the Supreme Court could act on the issue would be during its next term, which begins in October.

Cleveland Utilities Clerk Who Spent Cash on Personal Items Given Judicial Diversion

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2019
A former clerk at Cleveland Utilities in Bradley County who went on a $5,400 spending spree with the utility's funds has been given judicial diversion and paid restitution, the Times Free Press reports. Investigators determined the clerk bought at least 92 items for her personal use by falsifying purchasing documents and using the utilities' tax-exempt status to avoid paying sales taxes. Steve Crump, district attorney for the 10th Judicial District that includes Bradley County, said his office is evaluating the full report to decide if anyone else needs to be charged in the financial diversion.

N.C. Judge Won't Allow Official into Office Amid Election Fraud Investigation

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2019
A state judge in North Carolina has declined to certify election results in the 9th Congressional District, citing state election officials’ authority to delay certification while they continue to investigate allegations of election fraud, The Washington Post reports. Wake County Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway ruled against Republican Mark Harris, who leads Democrat Dan McCready by 905 votes in unofficial results from the Nov. 6 election. At issue are accusations that a political operative hired by Harris to run his absentee-ballot program illegally collected mail-in ballots from voters. Also under investigation is whether the operative, Leslie McCrae Dowless, or his employees discarded ballots that were not cast for Harris.

Haslam Mulling 2020 U.S. Senate Bid

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2019
Former Gov. Bill Haslam said on Saturday he would spend the next several weeks mulling over a potential bid for the U.S. Senate, The Tennessean reports. The former governor said he's been advised by others to take a step back and consider his options before deciding on the race. Haslam said he was expected to finalize his decision by March.

SCOTUS to Hear First Gun Rights Case Since 2010

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2019
The Supreme Court agreed today to hear a challenge to a New York City gun ordinance that does not allow people licensed to have guns in their homes to transport the weapons outside the city, The New York Times reports. The court has not heard a Second Amendment case since 2010. The new case will illuminate the court’s approach to gun rights after the arrival of Justice Brett Kavanaugh in October installed a five-member conservative majority.

Putnam County Bar Association Elects New Officers

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2019
The Putnam County Bar Association met on Jan. 22, and elected officers for the 2019 year. Elected were Ashley Waters as President, Brett Knight as President-Elect, Amber Vargas as Secretary and Dale Bohannon as Treasurer.
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