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Ashworth Speaks on Arbitration

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 5, 2018

Nashville Attorney and former TBA President Gail Vaughn Ashworth will speak at the annual Dispute Resolution Forum on April 11 in Nashville. This year’s forum offers 5.5 hours of CLE and CME credit. Other topics include ADR provisions, ethics and family law.

Services Friday for Nashville Lawyer Warner McNeilly

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 4, 2018
Nashville attorney Warner McNeilly Jr. died on April 1 at 89. A native of the city and a graduate of Vanderbilt Law, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserves from 1953 through 1973, and was an active duty officer in the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy. He served as Deputy Clerk and Master for Davidson County before entering private practice with Watkins and McNeilly in 1960, where he worked until his retirement in 2002. A memorial service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 4815 Franklin Road, with visitation preceding beginning at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Nashville Rescue Mission and Nashville Humane Association.

Williamson County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 4, 2018
Aundreas W. Smith of Williamson County today was publicly censured by the Tennessee Supreme Court. On May 23, 2017, the Board of Professional Responsibility filed a petition for discipline against Smith, which included one complaint of misconduct alleging that she took her fee from medical payments issued by her client’s insurance company and deposited the medical payment checks into her operating account rather than her IOLTA account. She also failed to provide her client with a written settlement statement. The court ordered Smith to pay restitution to one client, complete an additional three hours of continuing legal education with a focus on management of IOLTA accounts and accounting associated with contingency fee cases, and pay costs and expenses to the board.  

Tennessee’s First Female African-American Senator to Retire

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 4, 2018
Sen. Thelma Harper, Tennessee’s first African-American woman to serve in the State Senate, announced today that she is stepping down after 27 years in the legislature. NewsChannel5 reports Harper, the Nashville Democrat representing the 19th district, was also the first woman to preside over the Senate, and spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2000.

State Remembers King on 50th Anniversary of Death

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 4, 2018
Fifty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was tragically killed in Memphis, events in commemoration are going on all day and all week in Memphis. Follow events on The Commercial Appeal’s live blog. TBA President Lucian Pera tweeted a call for all Tennessee lawyers to pause at 6:01 p.m., the time Dr. King was shot. Pera's challenge asked attorneys to respond to @TennessseeBar with "one thing you can personally do to help the cause of justice."

Bill Would Add Judge to 23rd District

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 4, 2018
A proposal under consideration at the General Assembly would add another judge to the 23rd Judicial District, which serves Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys and Stewart counties, The Tennessean reports. With the counties’ population growing, a fourth trial judge in the district has been “greatly needed,” said District Attorney Ray Crouch.

Lawsuit Against Wellmont Health Systems Granted Class-Action Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 4, 2018
A lawsuit filed against Wellmont Health Systems two years ago in Sullivan County has been granted class-action status, the Kingsport Times-News reports. The suit was filed by Highland Physicians (HPI) and claims Wellmont tried for years to undermine or destroy HPI, an independent practice association whose members mostly reside in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. It was first granted class action status in July 2017 by Sullivan County Chancellor E.G. Moody, but Wellmont appealed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals and the Tennessee Supreme Court, both times unsuccessfully.

Bump Stock Ban Fails at Legislature

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 4, 2018
An effort to ban bump stocks in Tennessee has failed, the Associated Press reports. While President Donald Trump has shown support for a ban on bump stocks following their use in a mass shooting in Las Vegas last year, the proposal didn’t generate enough Republican support at the Tennessee legislature to pass. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Lee Harris, D-Memphis, and Rep. Dwayne Thompson, D-Cordova.

Knox Ethics Committee Grants Continuance in Complaint Against Commissioners

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 4, 2018
At a committee meeting today, Knox County Ethics Committee Chairman Jonathan Cooper granted a continuance to counsel representing two county commissioners accused of impropriety, Knoxnews reports. The commissioners, Charles Busler and Bob Thomas, are accused of accepting a golf outing and gift cards prior to a major vote on the county’s emergency services contract. Thomas is now running for Knox County mayor while Busler is running for re-election to the commission, so there’s a push to resolve the issue prior to the May 1 primary election. The complaint is now scheduled to be taken up again on April 13, two days after early voting starts.

Ethics Investigators Say Duncan Improperly Used Campaign Funds

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 4, 2018
Congressional ethics investigators say they’ve found “substantial reason” to believe U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. improperly used campaign dollars on personal expenses for himself and his family, Knoxnews reports. The House Ethics Committee released a 57-page report today detailing the allegations against the Knoxville Republican. The expenses totaled more than $100,000 and included multiple family trips, membership dues and private parties. Duncan issued a statement calling the report “false and misleading.”
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