Articles

All Content

5,138 Posts found
Previous • Page 468 of 514 • Next

Services This Week for Law Firm Founder

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 7, 2017
Larry Sutter, founder and partner of Sutter O’Connell, died on Monday. He was 53. His firm was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, and also had offices in Franklin, Tenn. Sutter was named by the Supreme Court of Ohio to the Board of Commissioners of Grievances and Discipline in 2013. He also was an adjunct professor at the University of Akron School of Law. Services for Sutter will take place at Wood-Kortright-Borkoski Funeral Home in Ravenna, Ohio, with visitation on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. and funeral service on Friday at 11 a.m.

Volunteers Needed Thursday for Veterans’ Pro Bono Clinic

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 7, 2017
As a part of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law’s alternative spring break, there will be a pro bono clinic for veterans in Memphis on Thursday and volunteers are needed. Previous veterans’ clinics have been short-handed in the fields of criminal defense, family law and employment law, so attorneys who practice in those areas are especially needed. The clinic will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (with a one hour break starting at noon) at 1407 Union Ave, 11th floor. Lawyers able to volunteer should contact Irwin Magevney with Memphis Area Legal Services.

Legal Group Opposes Nonpartisan Judicial Elections

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 7, 2017
Monday's edition of TBA Today contained a wording error involving proposed legislation. A statement from the Lawyers’ Association for Women’s Marion Griffin Chapter should have noted the group’s opposition to a bill in the state legislature that would make judicial elections in Shelby and Davidson counties nonpartisan. 

SCOTUS: Jury Deliberations Not Guaranteed Secret if Bias Involved

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 7, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that courts must make an exception to jury deliberation secrecy if evidence shows that those discussions involved racial bias, the New York Times reports. The case stems from a 2010 sexual assault trial in which a juror reportedly said of the defendant, “I think he did it because he’s Mexican.” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion that jury selection and reports from jurors alone are not always effective in determining racial bias. 

SCOTUS Sends Transgender Bathroom Case Back to Lower Court

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 7, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court has canceled its expected hearing of the case of Gavin Grimm, a transgender high school student who sued his school district to gain access to the restrooms that match his gender identity, Bloomberg reports. The case was scheduled to be heard on March 28, but the court issued a one-sentence order to send the case back to a lower court.

Fewer Lawyers in Cabinet Than Previous Administrations

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 7, 2017
President Donald Trump’s cabinet currently includes only two lawyers, lower than any of the previous four administrations, the Wall Street Journal reports. Vice President Mike Pence and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are the only lawyers in the cabinet so far. A third, R. Alexander Acosta, is awaiting confirmation as Secretary of Labor. In previous administrations, lawyers accounted for 40 to 70 percent of 16 cabinet positions.

Tennessee Supreme Court Amends Rule 8

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 6, 2017

The Tennessee Supreme Court has amended Rule 8 of the Rules of Professional Responsibility following a Tennessee Bar Association request in July 2016. The Knoxville Bar Association and the Board of Professional Responsibility both provided comments on the proposal. The new amendments provide new language in regards to technology and contracting with other lawyers; updates to confidentiality of information and detection of conflicts of interest; and more.

Software Automates Hours of Legal Work in Seconds, Bank Says

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 6, 2017
JPMorgan Chase and Co. has begun automating legal work via a software program called COIN – short for contract intelligence – and can now process in seconds what would take lawyers hours to complete, Bloomberg reports. COIN interpretes commercial-loan agreements, which prior to the software’s development would take 360,000 hours of work each year by lawyers and loan officers. The firm also touts COIN as helping cut down on mistakes caused by human error in wholesale contracts.

Services Wednesday for Former Legislator

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 6, 2017
Retired pediatrician and former Tennessee legislator Gene Caldwell of Oak Ridge died Saturday. He was 84. Caldwell hailed from Obion County and graduated from the University of Tennessee. He was a member of the U.S. Navy, achieveing the rank of lieutenant commander. After retiring from his pediatric practice, he ran for the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1996. He served three terms before retiring in 2002. In 2012, he was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by Gov. Bill Haslam for his work on behalf of children and adults with mental and physical disabilities. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton, 675 S. Charles Seivers Blvd.

State Leadership Considers Open Records Exceptions

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 6, 2017

At a recent Tennessee Press Association meeting, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and House Speaker Beth Harwell both said they would consider reviewing the hundreds of exemptions to the Open Records Act that are allowed, Humphrey on the Hill reports. Since the law was first passed, more than 350 exceptions have been enacted.

Previous • Page 468 of 514 • Next