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Summar to Leave Arts and Business Council

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 20, 2017
Longtime Executive Director Casey Summar is leaving the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville (ABC), citing a move to California as the reason for the change. Summar was the co-founder of the Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts in 2006, which later merged with the ABC in 2009. The ABC board will begin searching for a new Executive Director in the coming weeks. Among other services to the Nashville arts community, the ABC provides pro bono legal help to low-income artists, as well as legal assistance to nonprofit arts organizations.

Vanderbilt Law Hosts Blockchain Conference

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 20, 2017

Vanderbilt Law will host the Blockchain and the Law Conference, where participants will explore what impact blockchain is having on the law and legal professionals. Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology most often associated with bitcoin and other digital currency. Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeff Bivins will serve as the conference’s welcoming speaker. To register for the April 7 event or find out more, visit the conference’s website.

Artificial Intelligence Won’t Replace Lawyers – Yet

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 20, 2017
Recent research shows that while artificial intelligence has become more and more useful to the modern legal community, a robot is not ready to replace a flesh-and-blood lawyer, the New York Times reports. Advising clients, writing legal briefs, negotiating in court and more appear to be beyond the reach of computerization, at least for now.

Tennessee Institutions Make Best Law School Rankings

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 20, 2017
Several Tennessee law schools were ranked by U.S. News and World Report’s annual “Best Grad Schools” list, with Vanderbilt Law leading the state in 17th place. The University of Tennessee College of Law earned 57th place, up eight positions from last year’s list. The University of Memphis’ Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law came in at 140th place.

Dean Announces Campaign Team

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 20, 2017
Gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean made several major selections for his campaign staff, the Tennessean reports. Included on the team are Nashville attorney and former mayoral candidate Charles Robert Bone as finance chairman, and longtime Democratic operative Courtney Wheeler as campaign manager.

Legal Aid Programs in Limbo Under Proposed Trump Budget

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 20, 2017
The Atlantic asks “What Will Happen to Americans Who Can’t Afford an Attorney?” in a story examining the fate of legal aid organizations if a Trump proposal to eliminate funding for the Legal Services Corporation wins Congressional support. Gary Housepain, executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, was quoted in the article explaining the wide-reaching benefits from having a robust legal aid program, from reduced costs for police, the court system, hospitals and more.

Responses Needed for Attorney Pro Bono Survey

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 16, 2017
All attorneys licensed to practice in Tennessee are invited to participate in an American Bar Association statewide survey on pro bono service. Your feedback will help provide a better understanding of legal services provided to persons of limited means. This survey is anonymous, and it closes on March 31. It should only take a few minutes to complete, depending upon the amount of pro bono work done in 2016. Find out more here.

Second Travel Ban Blocked; Trump Responds with Attack on Judiciary

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 16, 2017
President Donald Trump criticized the judiciary while on a visit to Nashville yesterday, saying that a federal judge in Hawaii struck down his second travel ban for “political reasons,” the Nashville Post reports. He made comments citing “unprecedented judicial overreach” and said that the Hawaii ruling “makes us look weak.” In addition to the order from Hawaii, a second federal judge in Maryland ruled overnight against a core provision of the ban, the New York Times reports.

State Mock Trial Tournament Begins Tomorrow

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 16, 2017
The 2017 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition begins tomorrow at the Metro Courthouse in Nashville. Sponsored by the TBA’s Young Lawyers Division, this year's tournament will welcome back 2016’s champions, Montgomery Bell Academy from Nashville, as well as several schools making their debut appearance. Four rounds of competition will decide which teams will face off in the finals on Saturday evening. Judges, attorneys and law students from across the state will converge on Nashville to help facilitate the proceedings. To keep up with the action, follow the TBA’s Mock Trial Twitter account for live updates.

Nashville Police Unveil $50 million Officer Camera Plan

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 16, 2017
The Metro Nashville Police revealed plans to purchase body cameras for all 1,440 officers and new dashboard cameras for 880 department vehicles, the Tennessean reports. The plan, which was presented at the Metro Police Department’s budget hearing with Mayor Megan Barry today, is expected to cost $50.1 million. The request comes after the department faced scrutiny in the wake of the police killing of Jocques Clemmons.
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