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Oregon Lawyer Named Legal Innovator for Using Analytics in Detainee Representation

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Dec 18, 2017
The Financial Times has named Stephen Manning, legal director of the Innovation Law Lab, as the top legal innovator in North America, the ABA Journal reports. Manning was recognized for using data analytics and technology to help lawyers in immigration and refugee cases. The Innovation Law Lab has advocated for the release of over 30,000 women and children from detention centers with a 99 percent success rate. The online platform fosters links between lawyers and provides legal support and resources to detainees and volunteers.

3 Nominated for Nashville General Sessions Vacancy

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Dec 18, 2017
Three attorneys have been nominated for the Davidson County General Sessions Court vacancy created by Gov. Bill Haslam’s appointment of Judge Angelita Blackshear Dalton to the 20th Judicial District Criminal Court, the Nashville Post reports. The nominees are Assistant District Attorney Ana Escobar, Metro Councilman Dominic Leonardo and criminal defense attorney Newton S. Holiday. Escobar was previously nominated for the General Sessions position that ultimately went to Councilman Sam Coleman, and was the top-rated choice by Nashville Bar Association members. Leonardo was previously in the running for the criminal court vacancy to which Dalton was appointed. The Metro Council will vote on the replacement at its Jan. 2 meeting.

Nashville ADA Warns Domestic Violence Peaks Around Holiday Season

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Dec 15, 2017
Davidson County Assistant District Attorney Ana Escobar spoke to NewsChannel5 about the uptick in instances of domestic violence that typically surround the holiday season. Escobar said she talks with about 30 domestic violence cases during a typical week, but around holidays like Christmas and even Easter, there is a surge in occurrences. In Nashville alone, there have been 13 confirmed domestic violence homicides in 2017. Escobar warns that children who are a witness to domestic violence are twice as likely to become victims or abusers themselves. 

UTK Law Professor Takes Home KBA Governor’s Award

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Dec 15, 2017
The Knoxville Bar Association bestowed its annual Governor’s Award on University of Tennessee College of Law Professor Penny White. The Governors’ Award is given annually to a lawyer who has “brought distinction and honor to the legal profession” and “who has consistently and generously served the Knoxville Bar Association and Knoxville community.” White is the Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law at the school and is director of the Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution. She served as a Circuit Judge in Tennessee’s First Judicial District starting in 1990, was appointed to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 1992 and to the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1994.

Emergency Hearing Held in Brentwood Academy Case

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Dec 15, 2017
A Williamson County Circuit Court Judge today considered issuing a bench warrant to require the attorney representing the alleged victim in the Brentwood Academy sexual assault case to appear in court, The Tennessean reports. In an emergency court session that was held this afternoon, attorneys for the school requested a warrant for attorney Bureon Ledbetter, but Judge Deanna Johnson denied the request. The case was in the discovery process this week when on Thursday, lawyers for alleged victim John Doe filed notice of “nonsuit without prejudice.” Defense attorneys for Brentwood Academy then made a motion to dismiss the case with prejudice, which Johnson granted.

Nashville Judicial Nominee Appears Before Senate Panel

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Dec 15, 2017
Eli J. Richardson appeared before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee this week as it considered him for one of two vacant federal judgeships in Nashville, the Nashville Post reports. The Bass, Berry & Sims attorney introduced his family at the hearing and thanked President Donald Trump for the nomination. He faced few tough questions, other than a line of inquiry about a Rule 11 sanction he received.

Video of Judicial Nominee Struggling Over Basic Legal Terms Goes Viral

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Dec 15, 2017
A clip of federal judicial nominee Matthew Spencer Petersen going up for questioning against a U.S. Senate panel has gone viral, the ABA Journal reports. The video depicts Sen. John Neely Kennedy, R-Louisiana, asking Peterson about his experience. Kennedy asked Peterson to explain concepts like the Daubert standard and motion in limine. “My background is not in litigation,” Peterson said. “I haven’t had to do a deep dive.” Peterson was an associate for three years at Wiley Rein, worked as counsel to the Republican National Committee and worked for the Federal Election Commission prior to his nomination to federal court.

1L Enrollment Slightly Higher at Law Schools

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Dec 15, 2017
While there was a 0.7 percent overall decrease in law students at ABA-accredited law schools between 2016 and 2017, there was a slight increase in the number of new enrollees, the ABA Journal reports. The number of 1L students went up from 37,107 in 2016 to 37,398 in 2017, according to an overview from the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. For the first time, bar passage rates for the year by school will be included in a separate report.

Knox County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Dec 15, 2017
The law license of Knox County lawyer Keith Lane Edmiston was transferred to disability inactive status today, pursuant to Section 27.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Edmiston cannot practice law while on disability inactive status. He may return to the practice of law after reinstatement by the Tennessee Supreme Court upon showing of clear and convincing evidence that the disability has been removed and he is fit to resume the practice of law.

Jury Convicts 3 in Death of Zaevion Dobson

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Dec 14, 2017
A Knox County jury today convicted three men in the fatal shooting of Zaevion Dobson, the Knoxville teen who died shielding his friends from gunfire in December 2015, Knoxnews reports. Christopher Drone Bassett was found guilty of first-degree murder, while Richard Gregory Williams III and Kipling Colbert Jr. were found guilty of facilitation of first degree murder. Bassett will receive an automatic life sentence with the possibility of parole after 51 years. Williams and Colbert potentially face 15 to 25 years. 
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