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Health Law Program Celebrates 30 Years

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 4, 2018
Recognized as one of the premier health law programs in the country, the TBA Health Law Forum on Oct. 11-12 will  address key issues impacting health law providers, practitioners and regulators. New to the practice area? Register and attend the Health Law Primer on Oct. 10. Both programs will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Cool Springs.

Government Denying Passports to Americans With U.S. Birth Certificates

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 31, 2018
The U.S. government is denying passports to American citizens with Hispanic names who reside near the Mexico border, The Washington Post reports. The Trump administration is accusing hundreds of such individuals of using fraudulent birth certificates since they were babies. In some cases, passport applicants with U.S. birth certificates are being jailed and entered into deportation proceedings. The Department of Justice said it has not changed any policies, and added that the border “happens to be an area of the country where there has been a significant incidence of citizenship fraud.”

Volunteers Needed for YMCA Model United Nations and Youth in Government Programs

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 31, 2018

The Tennessee Bar Association's Public Education Committee is partnering with the YMCA to help mentor future lawyers in the Model United Nations and Youth in Government programs. The programs are designed to allow students ages 11-19 to experience the processes of government in a hands-on way. Model United Nations conferences occur in the Fall and Youth in Government conferences happen in the Spring. The YMCA is always in need of volunteers to help our young lawyers argue their cases well and to help our youth justices deliberate wisely. The Public Education Committee seeks volunteers for programs all across the state. Volunteers are welcome to help serve for one, two or three days during the conferences. Each conference runs a similar program, with different students from across Tennessee attending each weekend. For more information about the program, please visit the YMCA's website or contact Elise Dugger.

Lawsuit: Nashville Surgeon Left Needle Inside Patient, Couldn’t Remove It

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 31, 2018
The family of a now-deceased man is suing TriStar Centennial hospital, claiming a surgeon left a needle inside his body and was unable to retrieve it in a second operation, The Tennessean reports. The man died a month after the surgery, with his health deteriorating after the needle was lost in his body. The lawsuit alleges that the man suffered in his final month and describes his death as “painful, unnecessary and wrongful.”

Dickson County Court Clerk to Retire After 40 Years of Service

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 31, 2018
After 27 years as Dickson County General Sessions Court Clerk, Barbara Spann will retire from her post, The Dickson Herald reports. Spann served as an employee of Dickson County for more than 41 years. She was appointed to the position of clerk in 1991 by Judge Durwood Moore, and when the position became an elected one in 2010, she was elected in her own right. She was reelected in 2014.

Shelby County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 31, 2018
By order of the Tennessee Supreme Court entered Aug. 30, the law license of George Ernest Skouteris was transferred to disability inactive status after the Board of Professional Responsibility filed a petition for discipline against Skouteris. By orders filed Feb. 21, 2014, April 21, 2015 and Feb. 9, 2016, the Tennessee Supreme Court previously disbarred Skouteris. Skouteris has not requested, nor been granted, reinstatement from these disbarments and they remain in effect. Skouteris cannot practice law while on disability inactive status and may not return to the practice of law unless and until he is reinstated from his disbarments, his disability status is removed, he is determined to be fit to resume the practice of law by the Tennessee Supreme Court, and his pending disciplinary action is resolved. 

Commission to Consider 10 for 22nd District Vacancy

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 31, 2018
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission will consider 10 applicants when it meets on Sept. 25 in Columbia to select nominees for the Circuit Court judge vacancy in the 22nd Judicial District. This district covers Giles, Lawrence, Maury, and Wayne Counties. There is a vacancy in this position due to the impending retirement of the Honorable Robert L. Jones, who will end his service effective Oct. 31. The applicants are Micah Caleb Bayless, William B. Bottoms, Lee E. Brooks, Wesley Mack Bryant, Thomas J. Dancison, Jr., Travis B. Jones, Robert D. Massey, Stanley K. Pierchoski, Christopher V. Sockwell and Samuel Jason Whatley. The commission will interview the applicants in the gymnasium of Columbia Central High School, located at 921 Lion Parkway. The meeting will include a public hearing starting at 9 a.m. Those wishing to attend can enter through the event center entrance located to the left rear of the school. The commission is expected to vote immediately following the interviews and forward three names to Gov. Bill Haslam for his consideration.

Florida Attorney Disbarred

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 31, 2018
On Aug. 31, the Supreme Court of Tennessee entered an order of reciprocal discipline disbarring Robert Alan Lenter of Boca Raton, Florida. The Board of Professional Responsibility submitted a notice of reciprocal discipline based upon an order of the Supreme Court of Louisiana accepting Lenter’s permanent resignation from the practice of law in lieu of discipline. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel in Louisiana was conducting an investigation of Lenter into allegations that he mishandled client settlement funds, among other misconduct. Lenter must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and 30, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of disbarred attorneys.  

Administrative Suspensions Removed for 19 Attorneys

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 31, 2018
Nineteen attorneys suspended earlier this month for failing to comply with CLE requirements have been reinstated. See the full list of suspended attorneys with updated reinstatements here.

2018 Inactive Status Fee Suspensions

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 31, 2018

The Tennessee Supreme Court has suspended the following attorneys for failure to pay the annual inactive license fee. On Jan. 1, 2012, the court adopted amendments to Rule 9, Sections 20.1, 20.2 and 20.8. The amendments included a new requirement that lawyers assuming inactive-status must pay an annual inactive-status fee to the Board of Professional Responsibility. Pursuant to the rule, the fee is due on or before the first day of each attorney’s birth month of each year.

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