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Attorney Pleads Guilty to Lying to Investigators in Russia Probe

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2018
Alex Van Der Zwaan, a former associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, pleaded guilty today to lying to investigators in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, CBS News reports. Van Der Zwaan "did willfully and knowingly make materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations" while answering FBI questions regarding his position at a firm doing work for Ukraine, according to a court filing. He faces up to five years in prison and up to a $25,000 fine.

Lawsuit: Lethal Injection Drugs Cause Torture

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2018
A new lawsuit filed by attorneys representing 33 Tennessee death row inmates claims that the state cannot execute convicts using a controversial three-drug mixture because doing so would constitute cruel and unusual punishment. The Tennessean reports that the suit, filed in Davidson County Chancery court today, likely delays any potential executions. The filing comes days after Attorney General Herbert Slatery pushed for the scheduling of eight lethal injections before June 1.

House Ethics Committee Investigating Knoxville’s Rep. Duncan

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2018
The U.S. House Ethics Committee confirmed today that it is investigating a complaint against Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Knoxville, Knoxnews reports. The committee offered no further details about the nature of the complaint. The review was prompted by a referral in January from the Office of Congressional Ethics. Duncan. previously announced that he would not seek re-election this year.

Goins Announces Retirement from Legislature

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2018
Morristown Republican Rep. Tilman Goins says he will not seek reelection in November, Humphrey on the Hill reports. Goins was first elected in 2012 after defeating incumbent Rep. Don Miller in the Republican primary. Goins represents State House District 10, which covers Hamblin County.

Corporate Counsel CLE Forum Set for March 2

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2018
A CLE on corporate counsel will be held at the Tennessee Bar Center on March 2. Topics will include updates in employment law, the latest in mergers and acquisitions, career options for in-house counsel and privilege considerations when working with corporate subsidiaries. Professor Joan MacLeod Heminway of The University of Tennessee will also present on data security, and this year’s roundtable discussion will offer various perspectives on contract management and procurements. 

Terica Smith to Lead TBA YLD in 2020

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 19, 2018
Jackson lawyer Terica Smith will lead the TBA’s Young Lawyers Division in the 2020-2021 bar year, according to election-qualifying results certified on Friday. No other candidate qualified for the vice president position by the Feb. 15 deadline. Smith, who works in the Office of the District Attorney General and currently serves as the ABA Affiliate Representative on the TBA YLD board, is a 2006 graduate of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and a member of the TBA’s Leadership Law class of 2013. Smith will serve as vice president during the 2018-2019 bar year and move on to the president-elect seat in 2019-2020 prior to assuming her presidency.

Nominate a Rising Young Lawyer for ABA Top 40 Award

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 19, 2018
Know a lawyer on the rise? The American Bar Association honors the Top 40 Young Lawyers every year with its Annual On the Rise list. Winners exemplify high achievement, innovation, vision, leadership and legal and community service. To be eligible, the attorney must be a member of the ABA and younger than 36 on Aug. 30. Individuals cannot nominate themselves. The deadline to submit nominations is March 1.

Volunteers Needed for Wills for Heroes Clinic in Dyersburg

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 19, 2018

The TBA's Young Lawyers Division is seeking volunteers for a Wills for Heroes Clinic scheduled for March 10 in Dyersburg. The clinic, which aims to provide wills and other end-of-life documents to first responders, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the McIver’s Grant Public Library, 410 W. Court St. Volunteers should contact Megan Warden, (901) 821-0044 if interested.

Appeals Court Overrules Judge in Brentwood Academy Case

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 19, 2018
A Williamson County son and mother will be allowed to refile their lawsuit accusing Brentwood Academy students and administrators of wrongdoing in connection with alleged sexual assaults, thanks to a Tennessee Court of Appeals ruling filed Friday, The Tennessean reports. The decision overturns one made previously by Williamson County Circuit Court Judge Deanna Johnson. The appellate court found that Johnson should have allowed attorneys for the mother and son to dismiss their case in a way that would allow them to refile it in the future.

Lawmakers Push for Study of Juvenile Homicides, Prostitution

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 19, 2018
Two lawmakers have introduced legislation to create a fund for the study of juveniles involved in homicides and prostitution, The Tennessean reports. Rep. Mike Stewart, D-Nashville, and Sen. Sara Kyle, D-Memphis, said the bill aims to decrease youth violence. In 2017 in Nashville alone, nearly one fourth of homicide victims were teenage or younger, a trend Stewart referred to as a “civic emergency.” 
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