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'Girl Walks Out of a Bar' Author Interviewed at TBA

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 8, 2018
Lisa Smith, author of Girl Walks Out of a Bar, was recently interviewed by Nashville attorney Nancy Corley for the TBA’s Attorney Well Being Committee. Smith talked about her commitment to attorney well-being and shared her thoughts on challenges for today’s lawyers. Watch the full interview here.

Waffle House Shooter to Receive Mental Health Evaluation

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 7, 2018
Suspected mass shooter Travis Reinking, accused of killing four at a Nashville Waffle House on April 22, will get a mental health evaluation before his case moves forward, The Tennessean reports. General Sessions Judge Michael Mondelli approved public defender Jon Wing’s request for a forensic examination today in the case’s first major court date. The evaluation will address Reinking’s “competency to stand trial” and his “mental condition at the time of the crime.”

Use of Sub-Subcontractors Makes it Hard to Fix Liability, Newspaper Reports

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 7, 2018
In the booming city of Nashville, more construction workers have died in 2016 and 2017 than in any two-year stretch in the previous three decades, The Tennessean reports. Assigning liability in these and other accidents has also grown more difficult, as construction companies have moved to using more and more small “subs of subs” in the tight labor market. Many of those workers are sent onto scaffolding and roofs without safety equipment or training, The Tennessean says. Federal law places primary safety responsibility on the direct employer, so of the 16 fatalities reported in 2016 and 2017, only three resulted in the general contractor being held accountable.

Glen Campbell’s Widow Files to Protect Inheritance

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 7, 2018
The wife of the late singer Glen Campbell made legal moves on Friday to assure she will receive at least 40 percent of his estate, The Tennessean reports. In a court filing, Kimberly Campbell asserted her right to invoke the provisions of state law that guarantees a widow a set percentage of her husband’s estate in the event he dies without a valid will. Three of Campbell’s children have challenged the validity of the will filed by Kimberly Campbell last year, which excluded those children from benefiting from his estate. 

How Do Presidents Deal with Subpoenas?

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 7, 2018
With special counsel Robert Mueller raising the prospect of subpoenaing President Donald Trump in connection to the investigation into Russian tampering with U.S. elections, NBC News looks at previous presidential subpoenas and how they were handled. Thomas Jefferson was subpoenaed for documents in the treason trial of his former vice president, Aaron Burr. He initially declined to comply but ultimately produced material in the case. President Richard Nixon failed to shield tape recordings from the prosecutor working the Watergate case; a court rejected his claim that the recordings were protected by executive privilege. The Supreme Court was also called on to rule when President Bill Clinton was subpoenaed, saying that he was not immune from a lawsuit filed by Paula Jones, who accused him of sexual harassment.

Services Wednesday for Cleveland Attorney Carl Petty

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 7, 2018

Cleveland attorney Carl F. Petty died on May 5. He was 58. A native of Georgia, Petty graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1991. He practiced law in the Cleveland area until the time of his death, serving as Assistant District Attorney General in the 10th Judicial District from 1996 to 2001. Services will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Fike-Randolph and Son Funeral Home, with interment on Thursday at 2 p.m. at Westover Memorial Park in Augusta, Georgia, adjoining the Augusta National Golf Club. His family will receive friends from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home prior to the service. The family requests that memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Legal Sector Adds 800 Jobs Last Month

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 7, 2018
The legal services sector added 800 jobs in April, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ABA Journal reports that the total number of legal jobs in April was 1,136,300, which is 800 more than in March and 2,500 more than at the same time last year.

Services Saturday for Jackson Attorney Kristi Rezabek

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 7, 2018

Services have been set for Kristi Rezabek, staff attorney for the Tennessee Court of Appeals who died on May 3. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Lambuth Memorial United Methodist Church. The family will be receiving friends from 10 until 11 a.m. prior to the service at the church. The family is requesting donations be directed to Lambuth Memorial United Methodist Church, 160 Campbell Street, Jackson, TN 38301.

Risks of Protecting Electronic Information CLE

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 7, 2018
On May 15,
Chris Stiegemeyer is back at the Tennessee Bar Center on May 15 with a 3-hour ethics program. The prudent management of law firm data brings together not just a lawyer's ethical duties and malpractice risk management, but also your personal financial exposure. This seminar will help attendees learn to identify those risks and provide a roadmap for addressing them. 

Montgomery County Lawyer Disbarred

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 7, 2018
The Supreme Court of Tennessee today disbarred Montgomery County lawyer Carrie Leigh Gasaway and ordered her to pay restitution in the amount of $6,500 and costs of the disciplinary proceeding. She was previously disbarred on Oct. 15, 2015, and Oct. 29, 2017. Gasaway failed to comply with the terms and conditions of a prior public censure issued on April 13, 2016, for failing to provide competent and diligent representation and reasonably communicate with two clients, failing to account for funds held in trust, failing to deliver the trust funds to her client and failing to respond to the Board of Professional Responsibility concerning the disciplinary complaint. In the second disciplinary matter, she received a retainer fee but failed to provide professional services, adequately communicate with her client during her client’s military deployment or promptly refund unearned fees after being terminated.
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