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#MeToo: How the Social Movement is Impacting the Law

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 21, 2018
Participate in a discussion of how the #MeToo movement has impacted the legal world in this June 1 program at the Tennessee Bar Center in Nashville. Attendees will hear how employment and human resources issues are being reported and resolved, a panel discussion on the different perspectives arising from the social movement, and finally the ethical implications of the Supreme Court model rule change on discrimination. This program promises to be a lively conversation on the current social and legal issues impacting the legal community from the #MeToo movement.

Putnam County Lawyer Reinstated

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 21, 2018
The Supreme Court of Tennessee today reinstated Putnam County lawyer Jaramiah Justin Hruska to the practice of law. Hruska had been suspended by the court on April 19 for a period of two years with 30 days to be served as an active suspension and the remainder served on probation. Hruska filed a petition for reinstatement and the Board of Professional Responsibility found that the petition was satisfactory.

2 New Vandy Law Grads Named Gideon’s Promise Fellows

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 18, 2018
Kevin Coker and Sean Dowling, two graduates from Vanderbilt Law’s class of 2018, will serve as Gideon’s Promise Fellows for the next three years. Dowling will be posted at the Shelby County Public Defender’s Office and Coker will serve at the Metro Nashville Public Defender’s Office. The pair will also be a part of the organization’s three-year training program, after which they are expected to take positions as assistant public defenders. Gideon’s Promise is a national organization aimed at training and supporting public defenders to provide equal justice for marginalized communities.

Judge Allows Bond for Giannini After New Statutory Rape Charge

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 18, 2018
Criminal Court Judge W. Mark Ward has set a $40,000 bond for Mark Giannini, who was in court to determine whether he violated his probation, mandated from a 2017 drug conviction, through his recent arrest for aggravated statutory rape involving a teenager. The Commercial Appeal reports that Giannini, the former Memphis businessman who was acquitted last year of raping a woman in 2014, could be out on bail immediately, though he will have to wear an ankle monitor. Giannini was arrested and charged in April for his sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, and still has two rape cases pending from 2002 and 2013.

Former Knox Trustee Pays Restitution After New Charge

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 18, 2018
Former Knox County trustee Mike Lowe, who was convicted of stealing approximately $750,000 from the county, appeared at a violation of probation hearing today after falling behind on his restitution payments by more than $13,000, Knoxnews reports. His attorney says he has caught up on his payments following the probation violation charge and therefore the charge should be dismissed, but Knox County Assistant District Attorney General Bill Bright said that Lowe is “willfully” refusing to make restitution.

Did Tennessee’s Juvenile Justice Reform Measure Come Up Short?

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 18, 2018
Though the Juvenile Justice Reform Act passed Tennessee’s General Assembly this year, some of the architects of the bill say that changes made prior to its approval have left the measure “gutted,” WPLN reports. The goal of the law was to keep juveniles from being locked up for minor offenses like truancy, but the final version of the bill turned many of its strictest provisions into guidelines. The bill’s sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, blamed the changes on juvenile court judges, who would have lost power under the law in its original form.

CBA Honors Corker with Liberty Bell Award

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 18, 2018
The Chattanooga Bar Association honored retiring U.S. Sen. Bob Corker today with its Liberty Bell Award, the Times Free Press reports. The CBA’s only award for non-attorneys recognizes "community service that has strengthened the American system of freedom under law.” Corker served as the keynote speaker for CBA’s 60th Annual Law Day breakfast.

2018 Family Law Forum is All About Kids

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 18, 2018
This year's annual Family Law Forum is all about the kids. Held on May 23, it will include sessions on child support, a creative parenting plan and grandparent and stepparent visitation. An additional session will cover the guardian ad litem role and its limits. Mediations involving kids and the violation of parenting plans are also on the agenda. The day will conclude with a panel featuring Judge Michael Binkley and Judge Sharon Guffee.

Pennsylvania Lawyer Disbarred

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 18, 2018
The Tennessee Supreme Court today disbarred Thomas Allen Crawford of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, retroactively to Nov. 14, 2017, by Order of Reciprocal Discipline. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania had disbarred Crawford on Nov. 14, 2017, and on April 3, 2018, the Tennessee Supreme Court entered a notice of reciprocal discipline directing Crawford to inform the Tennessee court within 30 days why the discipline imposed by thePennsylvania court should not be imposed in Tennessee. Crawford provided no response.

NBA YLD Helps Host Arts Council Benefit

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 18, 2018

The Nashville Bar Association's YLD, in partnership with the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville, is hosting the Arts Immersion summer party on May 23, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Fort Houston. The evening will feature live performances, a silent auction, drinks and more. Tickets are available here, with proceeds going to support the Arts & Business Council’s Volunteer Lawyers and Professionals for the Arts program, which has provided over $3.5 million in free legal services to the Nashville arts and entertainment community.

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