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Attorneys Question Tennessee Lethal Injection Rules

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 13, 2018
In the case challenging Tennessee's use of a controversial lethal injection cocktail, lawyers on Thursday suggested the state's rules surrounding executions were unclear and incomplete, The Tennessean reports. Attorneys for the 33 inmates named as plaintiffs spent hours questioning Department of Correction leaders about a revised protocol for lethal injections, released last week. The protocol released July 5 requires that the lethal injection components should be "transferred, stored and maintained in accordance with the pharmacy." 

Judicial Nominations Still Stalled After 1 Year

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 13, 2018
The federal nominations of Mark Norris and Eli Richardson have officially been in limbo for one year, the Nashville Post reports. Richardson was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee and Norris for the Western District exactly one year ago. Two others nominated the same day, Judge Chip Campbell and Judge Thomas Parker, were confirmed more promptly in January. An aide for U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander said the stalled nominees are expected to be confirmed later this summer.

2017 Tennessee Bar Foundation Fellows

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 13, 2018
The Tennessee Bar Foundation welcomed its 2017 class of Fellows recently. These Fellows were originally meant to be honored in January, but a snow storm postponed their induction until recently.
 
The Tennessee Bar Foundation is an organization of attorneys from across the state, active since 1982. The Foundation has a three-fold purpose: to honor attorneys who have distinguished themselves in the profession by electing them to membership as “Fellows,” to use the contributions of these Fellows to support selected, law-related public interest projects, and to administer Tennessee’s IOLTA (Interest On Lawyers’ Trust Accounts) program.
 
The Fellows are:
 
L. Thomas Austin – Austin Davis & Mitchell, Dunlap
Daniel P. Berexa – Cornelius & Collins, LLP, Nashville
Alan C. Betz – White & Betz, Lawrenceburg
Cynthia C. Chappell – Law Offices of Cynthia C. Chappell, Nashville
Lewis L. Cobb – Spragins, Barnett & Cobb, PLC, Jackson
Pamela A. Fleenor – Chancellor, Hamilton County Chancery Court, Chattanooga
Sheri A. Fox – Executive Director, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Chattanooga
James L. Gass – Judge, 4th Judicial District Circuit Court, Sevierville
Molly A. Glover – Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC, Memphis
Robb S. Harvey – Waller, Nashville
Samuel L. Jackson – Lewis Thomason, Nashville
JoeDae L. Jenkins – Chancellor, Shelby County Chancery Court, Memphis
Mary Elizabeth Maddox – Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP, Knoxville
G. Mark Mamantov – Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC, Knoxville
Charles Anthony Maness – Maness Law, Union City
Travis R. McDonough – Judge, U.S. District Court, Chattanooga
Robert G. McDowell – Baker Donelson, Nashville
Camille R. McMullen – Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Memphis
Dalton M. Mounger – Mounger & Molder, PLLC, Columbia
Gary S. Napolitan – Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC, Chattanooga
James R. Newsom III – Special Counsel, Office of the Attorney General and Reporter, Memphis
John R. Rucker, Jr. – Rucker & Rucker, P.C., Murfreesboro
Emily A. Shouse – Patterson Intellectual Property Law, P.C., Nashville
Jimmy C. Smith – Judge, Obion County General Sessions Court, Union City
Vicki S. Snyder – Judge, Henry County General Sessions Court, Paris
Edward L. Stanton III – Butler Snow, LLP, Memphis
Barry A. Steelman – Judge, Hamilton County Criminal Court, Chattanooga
Joycelyn A. Stevenson – Executive Director, Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville
Libby Sykes – Retired, Clarksville
C. Scott Taylor – Bernstein, Stair & McAdams, LLP, Knoxville
Christopher L. Vescovo – Lewis Thomason, Memphis
Melanie D. Wilson – Dean, University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville

Early Voting Begins Today in Tennessee

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 13, 2018
Early voting in the state primary election began today across Tennessee and will continue until July 28. For a list of voting locations in your county, visit the Tennessee Secretary of State’s website to find your county election commission office. Election Day is Aug. 2.

Prosecutors Speak Out On Pilot Flying J Official's Attempt at New Trial

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 13, 2018
Federal prosecutors are speaking out against former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood’s motion for a new trial in his case, in which he was convicted in a scheme to rip off smaller trucking companies, Knoxnews reports. “Hazelwood was fairly tried, and his motion for new trial should be soundly rejected,” Assistant U.S. Attorneys Trey Hamilton and David Lewen wrote in a response filed earlier this week in U.S. District Court.

Johnson & Johnson Must Pay for Dangerous Talcum Powder

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 13, 2018
Johnson & Johnson was ordered Thursday to pay $4.69 billion to 22 women and their families who had claimed that asbestos in the company’s talcum powder products caused them to develop ovarian cancer, The New York Times reports. A jury in a Missouri circuit court awarded $4.14 billion in punitive damages and $550 million in compensatory damages to the women, who had accused the company of failing to warn them about cancer risks associated with its baby and body powders.

Saturday Ethics CLE, Aug. 18

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 13, 2018
Don't have time during the week to get your ethics hours? Stop by the Bar Center on Aug. 18 for three hours of ethics hours and hot coffee! Speakers will address timely, relevant topics designed to benefit and protect your practice.  

Davidson County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 12, 2018
James D. R. Roberts Jr. received a public censure today from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. During a period of suspension from the practice of law, Roberts worked for the mailing service used by his law firm. While working for the mailing service, Roberts utilized his law firm email address to communicate with a client and to provide him with copies of letters being sent from his law firm through the mailing service. Roberts’ conduct constituted the unauthorized practice of law.

Hamblen County Attorney Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 12, 2018
Alan C. Lee received a public censure on Monday from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Lee issued two checks from his trust account to two clients for settlement funds to those clients. At the end of the month, he mistakenly believed the two checks had been cashed by the clients, so he took the remaining funds on those matters as a fee. The two clients later cashed the checks, and the checks were covered by other funds in the account. Lee discovered the error, but did not replace the funds in his trust account which had been inadvertently taken as a fee for almost two months.

Sherra Wright’s Attorneys File to Withdraw

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 12, 2018
Lawyers for Sherra Wright, charged with the murder of her ex-husband NBA star Lorenzen Wright, filed a motion yesterday to withdraw their representation, citing a deteriorating relationship with their client, The Commercial Appeal reports. “We owed an ethical duty to her to file a motion to withdraw,” co-counsel Steve Farese Jr. said. The motion came during what was supposed to be a routine report hearing. Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee appointed Memphis attorney Juni Ganguli as a replacement. 
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