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ABA House Urges Changes Affecting Undocumented Immigrants

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 15, 2017
During the American Bar Association Annual Meeting in New York City, the ABA House adopted policies urging Congress to add courthouses to the “sensitive locations” list for immigration enforcement and licensing groups to admit to the bar undocumented law school graduates under certain circumstances. Resolution 108, proposed by the ABA Law Student Division and backed by the ABA YLD, recommended that undocumented law grads be admitted to the bar if they are “seeking legal status.” Resolution 10C urges Congress to add courthouses to the list of “sensitive locations,” which currently include places like schools, healthcare facilities and places of worship, as off-limits to immigration enforcement agents.

State Museum to Reconsider Code of Ethics in Face of Criticism

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 15, 2017
The chairman of the Tennessee State Museum board said that its controversial “code of ethics” will be reviewed in face of attacks from state legislators, Humphrey on the Hill reports. The Douglas Henry State Museum Commission had previously created an internal policy requiring commission members to provide copies in advance of statements to the public or media and prohibits them from making comments that “disparage” the museum, the staff or the commission. It calls for all commission members to sign the code, pledging to abide by its requirements and to resign from the commission upon a violation.

Memphis to Sue State to Remove Confederate Statues

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 15, 2017
The city of Memphis is prepared to sue the state of Tennessee to remove confederate statues from city owned land, Fox 13 reports. “There is no place in the city of Memphis for signs or symbols of hatred, bigotry or racism,” said City Council Chairman Berlin Boyd. The city must get approval from the Tennessee Historical Commission before a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest can be removed. That issue is currently being taken up in court, but a second statue of Jefferson Davis has not yet been addressed. City Attorney Bruce McMullen said the city will add him to the list of statues they want down on an amended waiver adding if that is denied, “We are prepared to go all the way to the Tennessee Supreme Court on this issue.”

N.C. AG Says Charlotte School of Law Must Close

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 15, 2017
After months of turmoil that included the loss of federal support and ABA accreditation, the Charlotte School of Law is closing, the ABA Journal reports. A spokesperson for the North Carolina Attorney General’s office said that if the school did not shut down, the agency would take action to ensure that it does. The school’s alumni association president confirmed that the school has shut its doors, and the institution’s website has been taken down as well.

Sen. Grassley Doesn’t Expect Imminent Supreme Court Vacancy

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 15, 2017
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the U.S. Senate committee that handles Supreme Court nominations, said he does not expect an imminent court vacancy, Reuters reports. The statement signals that Justice Anthony Kennedy will not retire this year, despite earlier speculation. "Evidently that's not going to happen," Grassley said. "I don't have any expectation we will have a vacancy as I thought there would be" earlier this year.

Law Firm Mourns Loss of Legal Assistant Killed in White Supremacist Attack

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 15, 2017
The Miller Law Group in Charlottesville, Virginia, described legal assistant Heather Heyer as “empathetic,” “conscientious” and with a good sense of humor, memorializing her just days after she was killed in a white supremacist attack. Law.com reports that Heyer, who was killed when a man drove his car into a group of people who were protesting a white nationalist rally, had worked at the firm for five years. “I’m going to miss her,” said firm attorney Larry Miller. “It’s a small firm. It’s like family.”

ABA and Jones Day Partner to Launch Website for Veterans Legal Services

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 15, 2017
The American Bar Association and the law firm Jones Day are partnering to launch VetLex, a web-based platform that matches veterans in need of legal services with pro bono attorneys. VetLex is open for interested attorneys, law firms and legal organizations to register. By Veterans Day, the platform will be available to accept veterans’ cases and rolled out in key cities and states for pilot operation and testing. The national platform will be fully operational in 2018.

ABA Offers New Recommendations for Attorney Well-Being

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 15, 2017
A coalition of groups, including the American Bar Association Commission of Lawyer Assistance Programs, released a comprehensive report yesterday aimed at addressing the problem of substance use and mental health disorders of lawyers. The report includes recommendations on five central themes: identifying stakeholders and the role each can play in reducing the level of toxicity in the legal profession; eliminating the stigma associated with help-seeking behaviors; emphasizing that well-being is an indispensable part of a lawyer’s duty of competence; educating lawyers, judges and law students on lawyer well-being issues; and taking steps to change how law is practiced and how lawyers are regulated to instill greater well-being in the profession.

Corporate Counsel Package Now Available

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 15, 2017

Wellness programs, legal technology and recent developments are included in the 1-Click package for corporate counsel attorneys. Speakers include Stacie Caraway of Miller Martin PLLC and Fredrick Bissinger of Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones PLLC.

Services Sunday for Knoxville Attorney

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 14, 2017
Ronald Gordon “Ron” Daves of Knoxville died on Aug. 9. He was 74. Originally from North Carolina, Daves served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1962 to 1965. Prior to earning his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law, he served as an investigator for the Tennessee Human Rights Commission. He was a member of Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves and Jones PLLC and practiced in labor and employment law since 1986. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday at the Click Funeral Home, Farragut Chapel.
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