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Services for Nashville Attorney This Week

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 24, 2017
Nashville attorney Theodore George Pappas died on April 18. He was 92. Pappas, a North Carolina native, served in the U.S. Army, trained in Russian and military intelligence, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He graduated from Vanderbilt Law and later joined Bass Berry and Sims in 1966, where he was the firm's first managing partner. Pappas was also a former Nashville Bar Association president. Visitation will be held tomorrow at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church from 4 -7 p.m., with a Trisagion at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the same church. Donations may be made to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 4905 Franklin Pike, Nashville.

Nashville Attorney, Civic Leader Dies

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 24, 2017
Henry Hooker, a Nashville attorney who helped transform the Iroquois Steeplechase into a million-dollar fundraiser for a children’s hospital, died today, the Tennessean reports. He was 84. Hooker served two years in the U.S. Army and graduated from Tulane Law School before joining the firm of Hooker and Hooker and practicing with his brother, John Jay Hooker Jr. He was also an entrepreneur who had many business ventures. He served on the boards of Fisk University, Montgomery Bell Academy and Ensworth School. Funeral details will be posted when available.

Attorneys Needed for Truancy Intervention Program

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 24, 2017
Attorneys are needed to represent students in the Connecting Attendance to Results in Education (CARE), a community-based truancy intervention program created by Metro Nashville Public Schools, the Metro Student Attendance Center and Advocates for Women’s and Kids’ Equality (AWAKE). A training session, which is required in order to represent a student, will be held at Waller, 511 Union Street in Nashville, on May 2 from 8 – 9:30 a.m. The program will train attorneys about truancy laws, the truancy adjudication process, the structure of the CARE program and the boundaries of the attorney-client (student) relationship. Register at the Nashville Bar website.

Williamson County Businessman Joins Governor’s Race

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 24, 2017
Williamson County businessman Bill Lee, former CEO of Lee Company, will seek the Republican nomination for governor of Tennessee, the Tennessean reports. Lee, a political novice, will face former Tennessee Economic and Development Commissioner Randy Boyd and likely several others in the GOP primary. On the Democratic side, former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean has announced his candidacy as well.

Motorist Faces Murder Charges in Knox Case

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 24, 2017
A case in Knox County asks the question of whether a motorist who causes a death can be charged with murder under state law, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. Ralpheal Cameron Coffey of Oak Ridge is accused of killing an innocent motorist and his own passenger while behind the wheel trying to outrun law enforcement in May 2016. Prosecutors convinced a grand jury to charge Coffey with two counts of second-degree murder, a charge that hasn’t been used for a case like this one since 1989.

Nashville Sued Over Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 24, 2017
Conservative think tank Beacon Center of Tennessee filed a lawsuit against the city of Nashville for its recent affordable housing ordinance, calling it an unconstitutional mandate, the Nashville Post reports. The law requires apartment developers building five or more units and requesting variances for greater densities or heights to also include a percentage of new affordable housing units in the project. The suit seeks injunctive relief from the ordinance and a judge’s declaration that it is unconstitutional. 

Tipton County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 21, 2017
Francis Michael Deslauriers, of Tipton County, received a public censure on April 20 from the Board of Professional Responsibility. Deslauriers was hired to represent a client in a suit against an insurance company, but in more than three years he took little action other than filing the suit and routinely failed to communicate with his client. Later the suit was dismissed. The censure is a warning but does not affect Deslauriers’ ability to practice law.

Rutherford County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 21, 2017

On April 20, Rutherford County lawyer Kirk D. Catron received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility. In June 2016, Catron complained in court about the actions of a special master, demonstrating disrespectful and obstreperous conduct. The censure is a warning but does not affect Catron’s ability to practice law.

Trump Campaign Committee Legal Tab at $4 Million, More Expected

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 21, 2017
The campaign committee of President Donald Trump has paid nearly $4 million in legal fees and settlements as a result of numerous civil lawsuits, Politico reports. The reported payments range from a few hundred dollars for legal consulting to $3.3 million to Jones Day, the recipient of the overwhelming majority of legal fees paid by the campaign. The suits allege assault, incitement, threats and other illegal behavior by the president, his supporters and staff. In some cases, Trump's company lawyers have assisted law firms paid by the political campaign, blurring the line between business and political operations.
 

ASAE Opposes Tennessee Bill Aimed at Association Codes of Ethics

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 21, 2017
The American Society of Association Executives has released a statement against a Tennessee bill that would require state licensing boards to create unique ethics rules for each profession, thus undermining ethical codes established by professional associations. “This bill potentially puts additional unnecessary burdens on all state licensed professionals in Tennessee, and may cause Tennessee professionals to be out of compliance with nationally recognized standards for their vocation,” the organization wrote in a letter to Gov. Bill Haslam on April 19. The bill was created to allow mental health counselors and therapists to disregard sections of the American Counseling Association’s Code of Ethics in order to deny services to LGBT individuals. ASAE argues that the legislation gives "rise to state sanctioned discrimination."
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