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AG Slatery Asks SCOTUS to Defend Tennessee Laws Struck Down in Federal Court

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 2, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Attorney General Herbert S. Slatery III filed a petition late last week with the U.S. Supreme Court in his ongoing effort to defend a package of Tennessee legislation that places caps on damages awarded by juries in civil lawsuits, the Tennessean reports. In December, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down the state’s cap on punitive damages, calling it a violation of the Tennessee Constitution. The federal court ruled the state legislature has no right under the state’s constitution to usurp the authority of juries to award punitive damages. Slatery is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to step in, saying states’ rights to decide their own constitutional issues is at stake.

Memphis Law Names Schaffzin New Law Dean

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 2, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The University of Memphis has named Katharine Traylor Schaffzin as the new Dean of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Schaffzin is the first woman in the history of the law school to serve as dean. She has been with the University of Memphis since 2009, most recently serving as Interim Dean of Memphis Law over the past year.

Tennessee Hospital Sues Own Employees for Nonpayment of Medical Bills

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 1, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Methodist Le Bonheur Hospital in Memphis is garnering national attention for a reputation of suing its own employees when they can’t pay their medical bills, NPR reports. The report details that just this year, more than a dozen employees faced suits brought by the hospital over their debts. The health insurance benefits for Methodist employees only allow them to seek medical care at Methodist facilities, even if a competitor has better financial assistance policies.

2 Tennessee Attorneys Named ABA On the Rise Award Winners

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 1, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Brittany Faith, an attorney with Grant, Konvalinka & Harrison PC’s Immigration Practice Group in Chattanooga, and Bailey Schiermeyer, an attorney at Elder Law of East Tennessee in Knoxville, were named to the American Bar Association's 40 under 40 list, called On the Rise. The On The Rise Award program provides national recognition for ABA young lawyer members who exemplify a broad range of high achievement, innovation, vision, leadership and legal and community service.

Eldridge Becomes New Tennessee Bar Foundation Chair

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 1, 2019
News Type: Legal News
David M. Eldridge of Knoxville was recently installed as the 38th chair of the Tennessee Bar Foundation at its annual membership meeting in Nashville. Eldridge was first elected to the Board of Trustees in 2012, as an East Tennessee Trustee. He previously served as a member and later as chair of the organization’s Grant Review Committee and membership selection committee. He will serve until June 2020.

Running for Office? TBA Public Service Academy May Be For You

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 1, 2019
News Type: TBA in the News
Ready to run? The TBA's Public Service Academy (PSA) will begin accepting applications from potential political candidates on Monday. The PSA is a bipartisan training program that provides Tennessee attorneys with the tools to run for local public offices. It takes place over the course of two weekends in the fall, during which fellows will learn strategy, campaign finance, work-life balance and more. In 2018, the TBA launched the program and trained its inaugural class of 29 attorneys. Several are running for office now.

2 Judges Reportedly Disciplined for Involvement with Moreland Costa Rica Trips

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 1, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Two Nashville judges were disciplined after investigations into trips they took to Costa Rica the same time as disgraced former Judge Casey Moreland, the Tennessean reports. Moreland, who is in prison on federal corruption charges, told prosecutors other judges and attorneys went with him on trips to Costa Rica, and that attendees regularly paid for prostitutes and used marijuana, court records show. A response to a complaint about two judges who were accused of joining the trips stated that "appropriate disciplinary action has been taken," but did not describe what the discipline was.

TBA House of Delegates Seeks to Fill Open Positions

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 1, 2019
News Type: TBA in the News
In accordance with Article 29 of the TBA Bylaws, the officers of the House of Delegates will fill 13 open positions in the House. If you would like to be considered for one of these positions, please submit a declaration of candidacy that includes your name, principal place of law practice, district of interest and contact information to TBA Executive Director Joycelyn Stevenson by July 15. Read a list of open positions here.

Men File Lawsuit Over New Law Prohibiting Sex Offenders From Living With Their Children

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 28, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Three unidentified men filed a federal lawsuit this week against Gov. Bill Lee over a soon-to-be enacted law that will prohibit convicted sex offenders from staying overnight in the presence of their children, the Tennessean reports. The law will take effect July 1. The three unnamed plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, are all fathers of minor children and convicted sex offenders who have completed their punishments and treatment programs. The victims in each case were under 12 years old. The plaintiffs were seeking a temporary restraining order, which was granted by Judge William Campbell Jr., and are also seeking a preliminary injunction.

Williamson County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 28, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
The Supreme Court of Tennessee today suspended Williamson County lawyer Georgia A. Felner from the practice of law for a period of three years with 18 months served on active suspension and the remainder on probation pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 12.2 and 14.2. Felner sold cannabis (THC) to a confidential informant and was indicted for the sale and delivery of a Schedule VI controlled substance. Felner entered a plea of nolo contendere to both felony counts, received judicial diversion, was placed on two years supervised probation beginning Oct. 10, 2018, and is prohibited from practicing law.
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