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5 Reinstated from Administrative Suspensions

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 4, 2018
Five attorneys were reinstated this week following administrative suspensions. Three were reinstated after being suspended earlier this year for failing to pay the annual registration fee. One was reinstated for failing to pay the inactive status fee in 2016, while one was reinstated following noncompliance with CLE requirements in 2017.

Jackson Attorney Rezabek Dies at 57

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 4, 2018
Kristi Robbins Rezabek, staff attorney for the Tennessee Court of Appeals, died on May 3. She was 57. Rezabek worked for the Court of Appeals since 2006 and was based in the Jackson Supreme Court Building. She had previously worked as regional general counsel and senior staff attorney for the State of Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. She is the past president of the Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women, serving in 2012-2013, and the Howell Edmunds Jackson chapter of the American Inns of Court, serving in 2017. A native of Martin, Rezabek was a 1993 graduate of The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, where she served on law review and earned American Jurisprudence Awards in Property, Legal Methods, Evidence, and Domestic Law. Information on arrangements will be posted as available.

LAS Honors 2 at Nashville Law Day Luncheon

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 4, 2018
The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands announced the recipients of two awards to honor outstanding pro bono work. The Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year award was given to Chris Mayfield, assistant vice president of development for HCA Inc., and the Pro Bono Leadership Award was given to the Tennessee Office of the Attorney General & Reporter. Legal Aid Society Executive Director DarKenya Waller presented the awards today during the Nashville Bar Association’s annual Law Day lunch.

Trump Cites ‘Absolute Immunity,’ Asks Court to Dismiss Emoluments Suit

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 4, 2018
Citing the “absolute immunity” of his executive office, President Donald Trump has asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of violating the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments clause, which bars U.S. officials from accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments without congressional approval. Reuters reports that Trump’s lawyer, William Consovoy, claims that the president is “immune from any suit seeking to impose individual liability premised on his assumption of the Presidency itself.” The lawsuit was filed by the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia, which claim that local residents were harmed by unfair competition from Trump’s hotel and other businesses.

Prosecutor Reveals Alleged Third Conspirator in Lorenzen Wright Case

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 4, 2018
A prosecutor in the Lorenzen Wright murder case revealed today that a third person involved in the case, named Jimmy Martin, came forward and gave information to authorities, The Commercial Appeal reports. Prosecutor Paul Hagerman said that Martin is a cousin of one of the two already accused in the case, Wright’s ex-wife Sherra Wright. According to Martin, Sherra Wright and Billy Turner conspired to kill former NBA player Lorenzen Wright for insurance money.

Hamilton Commissioner Asks for Dismissal of Extortion Charge

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 4, 2018
An attorney for Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd has requested that Circuit Court Judge Andrew Freiberg dismiss an extortion charge against his client, who appeared in court today for his arraignment, Chattanoogan.com reports. Attorney Lee Davis said the commissioner committed no criminal act when he and East Ridge Mayor Brent Lambert spoke during two phone calls that were secretly recorded. Boyd defeated Lambert in Tuesday’s Republican primary election for District 8 commissioner, despite the fact that he was arrested last month.

Daily Herald Publisher, Senior Counselor, Dies at 91

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 4, 2018
Sam Delk Kennedy, publisher of The Columbia Daily Herald and former judge, died on Tuesday. He was 91. A native of Maury County, Kennedy served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army before attending Cumberland School of Law in Lebanon. After graduation he entered private practice in Columbia, and he later served as general sessions judge and district attorney for the 14th Judicial District. In 1965, he became the publisher of The Daily Herald, a role he held until 1983. Services are being held today at 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, with a celebration of life following at Greenway Farm, 1149 Mapleash Ave. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Columbia State Community College, First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, the James K. Polk Home or the Maury Regional Health Care Foundation.

Supreme Court Suspends Rutherford County Attorney

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 4, 2018
The Tennessee Supreme Court has suspended a Rutherford County attorney, James Carl Cope, for an additional 25 months. Cope was temporarily suspended in October 2016, and he requested that his final suspension be retroactive to the date of his initial suspension. The Court rejected his request and also rejected the Board of Professional Responsibility’s request to disbar him. Cope pleaded guilty to insider trading in 2016, and the Tennessee Supreme Court immediately suspended him and referred the matter to the Board of Professional Responsibility to determine his final discipline. A hearing panel of lawyers determined he be suspended retroactive to his summary suspension in 2016, but the Supreme Court disagreed, and ordered the suspension to begin upon the filing of their opinion.

CLE Real Estate Essentials: The Ins and Outs of Titles

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 4, 2018
Join practitioners for 3 hours of Real Estate Essentials on May 11 at the Tennessee Bar Center. Learn how to avoid pitfalls as we look at all the players in a real estate transaction and review the ins and outs of real estate titles and contracts. Two additional sessions will cover titles and common terms used in contracts.  

Several New Circuit, General Sessions Judges Elected Across the State

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2018
The AOC today posted election results from judicial elections on the May 1 ballot in counties across the state. Candidates running unopposed included Sullivan County’s William K. Rogers for Circuit Court Part II; Jim Gass, who ran to represent Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson and Sevier counties in District 4 for Circuit Court Part II; and Ben E. Bennett, who ran for General Sessions Part II in District 16, which serves Cannon and Rutherford Counties. Carter S. Moore won District 4’s contested race for Circuit Court Part I, Kyle E. Hendrick won for Hamilton County’s Circuit Court Division IV, Barry R. Tidwell won for District 16’s Circuit Court Division III, and David R. Howard won for Sumner County’s General Sessions Division II. Davidson County alone held four races, and the winners were: Angie Blackshear Dalton, Circuit Court Judge Division II; Anne C. Martin, Chancellor; Ana L. Escobar, General Sessions Division III; and Sam Coleman, General Sessions Division X.
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