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Still Need CLE Hours for 2017?

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 23, 2018
The TBA Winter CLE Blast is offering programming from 7 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Feb. 21, giving you the possibility of completing up to 11 hours of Dual CLE credit. You can create your own schedule and take as many or as few hours as you need. The registration desk will be open all day. 

Fastcase to Offer Expert Treatises from Wolters Kluwer

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 23, 2018
TBA partner Fastcase today announced that it will begin offering a collection of expert treatises, handbooks and other secondary sources from Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S., Law Sites Blog reports. The collection includes 129 titles covering areas of law such as bankruptcy, business, construction, elder law, employment, estate planning, family, litigation, health, insurance, pension and benefits, personal injury and real estate. Fastcase users will see the new titles in the library immediately.

Lawsuit Filed Against Maury County School Board Over Tad Cummins

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2018
A lawsuit has been filed against the Maury County Board of Education and Tad Cummins, the former teacher facing kidnapping charges for fleeing the state last year with a 15-year-old student, The Tennessean reports. The lawsuit seeks damages from both Cummins and the school district, claiming school officials ignored clear warning signs regarding Cummins’ behavior. Cummins has pleaded not guilty to transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual conduct and obstruction of justice.

ABA House to Consider Expanding ATJ, Mandatory Sentencing, Attorney Well-Being

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2018
The American Bar Association House of Delegates will consider about three dozen resolutions at the ABA Midyear Meeting in Vancouver, B.C., including recommendations to expand access to the courts, limit use of mandatory sentences, encourage more attention to lawyer health and well-being, and improve civil rights protections for Americans, particularly on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The 601-member House will meet Feb. 5 at 8:30 a.m. to conclude the Midyear Meeting, which begins Jan. 31.

Haslam Debuts $30 Million Plan to Fight Opioid Crisis

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2018
Gov. Bill Haslam today unveiled a comprehensive $30 million proposal to combat the opioid epidemic in the state, The Tennessean reports. The plan will consist of three main components: treatment, prevention and law enforcement. The largest portion — $25 million — will go towards paying for treatment and recovery programs, including supplying emergency rooms with specialists and addiction-fighting drugs. The plan also provides for education for children, adding 25 agents to the TBI and adding more than 500 beds to the prison system while expanding treatment services.

Morgan County Man Sentenced in Scheme to Hide Millions from IRS

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2018
A Morgan County man who concocted a plot to rip off the Department of Energy and hid millions from the IRS was sentenced today to a year and a day in prison, Knoxnews reports. Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas Phillips sentenced Joseph A. Armes II, who paid family members off the books using a government contract. Armes is currently a key contractor for Google in its efforts to bring fiber optic cable to Nashville.

Davidson County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2018
Davidson County lawyer Jefre Scot Goldtrap today received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Goldtrap failed to prepare written discovery requests on behalf of his client despite the client’s requests on a number of occasions for him to do so. Goldtrap also failed to adequately communicate with his client about the status of his case and the status of attorney fees; additionally his billing invoice, which included only four entries over a six-month period, was inadequate and billed for time that should not have been billed. A public censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorney’s ability to practice law.

Humble to Run for Signal Mountain Judge

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2018
Gary Humble, former assistant U.S. attorney in Chattanooga, is running for the post of Signal Mountain town judge in the Aug. 2 election, the Times Free Press reports. He is the only candidate to have filed his qualifying petition so far. Since his retirement from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Humble has maintained a private law practice, and has also previously served as an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law.

Services Tonight, Tomorrow for Murfreesboro Attorney Guy Dotson

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2018
Murfreesboro lawyer Guy Roosevelt Dotson died on Jan. 16, at the age of 76. A native of Elora, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. and was a 1967 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law. He was appointed District Attorney General for the 16th Judicial District in 1969 and served in that position until his retirement in 1995. Funeral services will be tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel, 1488 Lascassas Pike. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, 519 Greenland Drive. Visitation with the family will also be at Woodfin Chapel, from 3 to 7 p.m. today. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Charity Circle of Murfreesboro or the Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County.

Texas Judge to Jury: God Told Me Defendant is Not Guilty

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 22, 2018
Members of a Texas jury went ahead and convicted Gloria Romero Perez, on trial for sex trafficking, despite the fact that the judge informed them that God told him she was innocent, the ABA Journal reports. The jurors had already decided to convict Perez on a charge of continuous trafficking of a person, when Judge Jack Robison entered the jury room and said God told him she should not be convicted. Robison recused himself from sentencing and Perez was given 25 years.
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