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Services Sunday for Nashville Lawyer

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 17, 2017
Nashville lawyer Michel G. Kaplan died on Wednesday. He was 70. Kaplan was a Vanderbilt Law School graduate originally hailing from Pasco, Washington. He practiced tax and estate planning law with Sherrard, Roe, Voigt and Harbison. His opinion on tax issues was often sought by writers from the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune and Money. Visitation with the family will be held from 5 - 7 p.m. on Sunday at Congregation Micah, 2001 Old Hickory Boulevard. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Tennessee Golf Foundation's First Tee Program, Vanderbilt University, Congregation Micah, or a charity of the donor's choice.

Investigation Finds Lovell Violated Sexual Harassment Policy

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 17, 2017
Former state House Rep. Mark Lovell was found to have violated the legislature’s sexual harassment policy, the Tennessean reports. The specific details were not included in the investigation memo, but a special House subcommittee determined Lovell was in violation of the policy. Because he resigned on Tuesday, House Ethics Committee Chairman Steve McDaniel, R-Parkers Crossroads, said that they could not level any punishment.

Legislator Pays Ticket with Monopoly Money

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 16, 2017
State House Rep. Andy Holt, R-Dresden, paid two traffic camera tickets with Monopoly money today in order to raise awareness for new legislation regulating the cameras, the Jackson Sun reports. The legislation would require all unmanned traffic cameras to be used only from a marked police car and would mandate any suspects be pulled over by a law enforcement officer operating the camera. Holt broadcast his protest via a Facebook live video.

Sarah Sheppeard to Lead TBA in 2019-2020

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 16, 2017
Knoxville attorney Sarah Sheppeard, shareholder with Lewis Thomason, will take the office of Tennessee Bar Association President in 2019, according to election-qualifying results released today. No other candidate filed for the vice president position by the Feb. 15 deadline. Sheppeard will assume the office of vice president this summer at the TBA Convention in Kingsport. She will become president-elect during the 2018-2019 bar year prior to assuming her presidency. Troy Weston, of Eldridge and Blakney in Knoxville, was elected to the office of vice president of the Young Lawyers Division, and will serve as YLD President for the 2019-2020 bar year. More election results and a list of contested races will be released tomorrow.

Lawmakers Fail to Complete Sexual Harassment Training

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 16, 2017
More than one-third of Tennessee House lawmakers failed to complete a mandatory 22-minute sexual harassment training video before the Jan. 31 deadline, the Tennessean reports. The video was made a requirement for lawmakers as a part of a new sexual harassment policy instituted last year following the Jeremy Durham scandal. Harassment at the legislature was put back in the headlines when Rep. Mark Lowell resigned this week after allegations of sexual misconduct.

In-House Legal Departments Switch to Encrypted Email Communications

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 16, 2017
The fear of law firm data breaches has led some in-house lawyers to use encrypted emails to communicate with their firms on important matters like mergers and high-stakes litigation, the ABA Journal reports. Encryption allows for sensitive documents to be locked with passwords. Current users of the technology say that once an information technology specialist sets the system up, it becomes “invisible” to the user.

Tennessee Man Found Guilty of Plotting Attack on Muslim Community

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 16, 2017
Robert Doggart, the Sequatchie County man who was accused of plotting to attack a Muslim community in New York, was found guilty of all charges by Chattanooga’s U.S. District Court today, the Times Free Press reports. The former engineer at the Tennessee Valley Authority faced federal charges including one count of solicitation to commit a civil rights violation, one count to commit arson of a building and two counts of threats in interstate commerce. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 31.

Nashville DA: TBI to Investigate All Officer-Involved Shootings

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 16, 2017
Davidson County District Attorney Glenn Funk said today that all future officer involved fatal shootings in Nashville will be investigated by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Tennessean reports. The new policy comes after the shooting death of Jocques Clemmons by a Metro police officer last week. Funk said that Metro Police Chief Steve Anderson was aware of this plan, though he was not in attendance at the press conference announcing the change.

Convicted Killer Perry March Sues Over Prison Food

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 16, 2017
Perry March, the Nashville man serving a 56-year prison term for multiple crimes including the murder of his wife and the plot to kill her parents, filed a more than 200-page lawsuit this month over the quality of his prison food, the Tennessean reports. March claims that the quality of the kosher diet he receives is poor and is a veiled attempt to force him to break from his Jewish faith. He is currently incarcerated at Morgan County Correctional Complex in Oak Ridge.

Patent Professor Finds Links Between Law, Science

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 15, 2017
Vanderbilt Law Professor Sean B. Seymore was profiled by the Vanderbilt Hustler for his research in patent law, in which he looks into how the law should progress to keep up with advances in science and technology. Seymore grew up with a passion for science and even worked as a chemistry professor before changing careers. His current work involves researching how much an inventor should have to disclose to obtain a patent.
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