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Productivity Down, Associate Pay Up in 2016

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 15, 2017
Two new reports show there were more lawyers but lower demand for legal services in 2016, leading to a slump in productivity, the ABA Journal reports. The reports come from the Citi Private Bank and the Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor Economic Index, and also show widespread associate salary hikes. Law firm revenue, however, grew 3.8 percent, despite the decrease in overall productivity. 

Need a Few CLE Hours?

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 15, 2017

The TBA Mid-Winter CLE Blast is offering programs from 7 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, giving you the possibility of completing up to 11 hours of dual CLE course work. You can create your own schedule and take as many or as few hours as you need. The registration desk will be open all day.

Filing Deadline Changed for Certain State Tax Returns

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 15, 2017

The due date for certain Tennessee franchise and excise tax returns, business tax returns and Hall income tax returns will be April 18, instead of April 15, to be consistent with the Internal Revenue Service federal income tax filing deadline, the state Department of Revenue says. For more information, please see the department's website.

Vanderbilt Basketball to Honor Civil Rights Leaders

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 15, 2017
In honor of Black History Month, the Vanderbilt University basketball team will suit up in special uniforms and recognize 21 local civil rights leaders at a game on Saturday, the Tennessean reports. Several legal luminaries are among the honorees, including Adolpho Birch Jr., George Barrett, Coyness Ennix and Sen. Thelma Harper.

Nashville Judge Rules Against ‘Eyesore’ Scrap Metal Yard

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 15, 2017
A federal judge in Nashville ruled against the scrapyard PSC Metals in a dispute between the company and its landlord, the Nashville Post reports. The two parties disagreed over an appraisal of the property, with the landowners believing that the appraisal should take into account what the land could be worth if it was rezoned from industrial to mixed use. Mayor Megan Barry has called the scrapyard an “eyesore” and former mayors have attempted to redevelop the property in the past.

Jurors Struggle with Doggart Deliberation

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 15, 2017
Jurors deciding the case of Robert Doggart, a Tennessee man accused of planning to attack a Muslim community in New York, sent a note to U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Collier yesterday asking for clarification on the defendant's two charges of "threat in interstate commerce," the Times Free Press reports. Federal prosecutors have argued Doggart made two threats over the telephone, and a telephone counts and as instrument of interstate commerce. The defense countered that Doggart was goaded by the government informant he spoke with when he made the threats, and only wanted to conduct “recon” on the town of Islamberg after begin convinced by Fox News broadcasts that its residents wanted to attack New York City.

ABA Seeks to Set Standards for LSAT Alternatives

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 15, 2017
New proposed guidelines could create standards for ABA-accredited law schools to accept entrance exams other than the LSAT, the ABA Journal reports. A proposal submitted to the American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar would establish a process to determine the validity of other tests. It will be reviewed by the section’s council in March.

Lawmakers Call for 'Jeremy’s Law' Repeal

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 15, 2017
Tennessee Democratic legislators are calling for a repeal of what’s known as “Jeremy’s Law” in the wake of the resignation of Rep. Mark Lovell, Humphrey on the Hill reports. The law was unofficially named for former Rep. Jeremy Durham, and mandates that any victim of sexual harassment who sues the state and loses must then pay for the legal fees of the defense. Following allegations that Lovell engaged in sexual misconduct, Rep. Bo Mitchell, D-Nashville, said that by passing the law the General Assembly “unwisely raised unprecedented barriers to harassment victims seeking justice.”

Mother of Deceased Teen Seeks Rehearing of Suit Against School

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 14, 2017
The lawyer for a Nashville mother who sued Father Ryan High School after her son committed suicide has asked an appeals court to rehear the case, the Nashville Post reports. In January, a three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed a District Court decision to dismiss the mother’s lawsuit, which alleged that her son was bullied repeatedly with homosexual slurs and the school did not do enough to prevent it.

Memphis YLD President Works to Support Young Attorneys

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 14, 2017
The president of the Memphis Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division, Adam Johnson, was profiled by the Memphis Business Journal, where he discussed the troubles young law graduates face entering the work force. Johnson said he was part of one of the last classes to graduate law school prior to the recession, and has seen jobs become scarce since then. 
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