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Lawrence County Sheriff Charged with Official Misconduct

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 11, 2018
Lawrence County Sheriff Jimmy Brown and Captain Adam Brewer have been charged with official misconduct for allegations, including the improper release of jail inmates whose relatives made campaign contributions to the sheriff, Humphrey on the Hill reports. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation looked into problems at the department and found that inmates were allegedly granted furloughs without proper authorization by a judge or released without the proper order. Brown also allegedly violated multiple laws in his handling of confiscated moonshine.

Davidson County Lawyer Reinstated

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 11, 2018

The Supreme Court of Tennessee today reinstated Davidson County lawyer James Daniel Marshall to the practice of law. Marshall had been suspended on March 22, but the Board of Professional Responsibility found his petition for reinstatement to be satisfactory and had submitted an order of reinstatement to the court.

Environmental Court Begins in Rutherford County on June 6

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 11, 2018
Rutherford County’s new Environmental Court will hold its initial docket at 1 p.m. on June 6 at the county’s new Judicial Center, the Daily News Journal reports. General Sessions Court Judge Lisa Eischeid will preside. Jeff Davidson, deputy to the county mayor, said officials are hoping the court will provide better understanding in the community of the costs of dealing with trash, especially when a local private landfill is expected to close in the next decade. Residents can earn rewards for violations that lead to convictions.

CLE Compliance Deadline, May 31

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 11, 2018
Deadline for establishing CLE compliance and avoiding the $200 delinquent fee is May 31. The Tennessee Bar Association offers several live programs and many online offerings to help you meet the deadline, including the Spring CLE Blast, where you can purchase live CLE programming by the hour. This May 17 program offers 11 hours of dual credit CLE programming at the Tennessee Bar Center in Nashville.

Student, Professor File Suit Against ABA Over Charlotte Law Accreditation

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 10, 2018
A former professor and a former student of the Charlotte School of Law have filed a lawsuit against the American Bar Association, claiming that it never should have accredited the failed school, the ABA Journal reports. The plaintiffs say that the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar knew or should have known that the school was not complying with standards. The Charlotte School of Law closed last year after losing its state license.

U.S. Senate Confirms Judge Over Home State Senator’s Objections

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 10, 2018
In a rare move, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Milwaukee attorney Michael Brennan over the objections of one of his home-state senators, the Associated Press reports. The Senate traditionally gives lawmakers a “blue slip,” which allows them the chance to weigh in on a judicial nominee from their home state. Sen. Tammy Baldwin declined to return her blue slip, a sign of her disapproval of the nomination. Until this year, it had been almost 30 years since the Senate confirmed a judge without two positive blue slips. Brennan will serve on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Tennessee Lawmakers Appeal Refugee Resettlement Dismissal

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 10, 2018
The Tennessee General Assembly is appealing a judge’s dismissal of its lawsuit against the federal government over the refugee resettlement program, the Associated Press reports. The lawsuit, filed in March 2017, argued that Tennessee spends money on health care and education as a part of the program, which the state in 2008 officially stopped participating in. The lawsuit did not have the backing of Gov. Bill Haslam or Attorney General Herbert Slatery, and is being handled by the Thomas More Law Center.

Execution of Convicted Shelby County Killer Stayed

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 10, 2018
The execution of James Hawkins Jr., which was scheduled for Wednesday, has been stayed as the appeals process continues, The Commercial Appeal reports. Hawkins, who was convicted in the murder of Charlene Gaither in 2011, will instead appear before Shelby County criminal court Judge Chris Craft on June 18. He has already lost one appeal in 2015. 

Blount County Lawyer Disbarred

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 10, 2018
Charles Michael Clifford of Maryville was disbarred from the practice of law today. In his representation of clients in a personal injury auto accident claim, Clifford failed to provide opposing counsel with his client’s authorization for release of records relevant to injuries sustained as promised and as ordered by the court. In addition, he and his clients failed to appear at a motion for pre-trial conference, and failed to appear for scheduled depositions. After opposing counsel filed a motion to dismiss, Clifford filed a notice of voluntary nonsuit with a proposed order before the motion could be heard. Clifford’s clients were not included on the certificate of service nor updated about the status of the case. The clients were unable to contact Clifford, which ultimately contributed to the clients’ statute of limitations for re-filing expiring. Clifford did not respond to this complaint.   

Music City Legal Hackers Meetup Set for May 24

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 10, 2018
The Music City Legal Hackers will host their May Meetup on May 24 at the Vanderbilt University School of Law’s Ray Room at 5:30 p.m. Join the legal hackers to recap their annual Hackathon.
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