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McNally Calls for Casada to Step Down as Speaker

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 10, 2019

News Type: General Assembly News

Lt. Gov. Randy McNally today called for House Speaker Glen Casada to step down from his leadership post, while Gov. Bill Lee said that if Casada worked for him, he'd ask him to resign, the Tennessean reports. “It has been my goal over the past few days to allow the House of Representatives to address the issues they are facing without distraction," McNally said. "I am very aware that any comments from the other chamber can be counterproductive to their ongoing process. Questions of resignation or removal remain up to Speaker Casada and the House alone. I would expect any removal process to include due process." Casada is currently embroiled in a scandal involving his former chief of staff's sexual misconduct, racist messages and possible attempt at framing an activist.

Smith Leaves Pro Bono Post; Recognized for Service

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 10, 2019

News Type: Legal News

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands announced recently that longtime employee Lucinda Smith, director of the firm-wide Volunteer Lawyers Program, is leaving the firm after 16 years, the Tennessee Tribune reports. Andrae P. Crismon Sr., managing attorney of Legal Aid Society’s Murfreesboro office, has been promoted to take over Smith’s role. Smith has led Legal Aid Society’s pro bono work since joining the firm in 2003. She initiated the firmwide Volunteer Lawyers Program in 2014, helping to expand pro bono support from two to 48 counties in Middle Tennessee by developing and strengthening partnerships with law firms in Nashville. In this position, she created partnerships with law firms and lawyers that provided volunteer lawyer resources to represent up to 2,500 clients annually.

15-year-old Convicted of 2nd Degree Murder in Hamilton County

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 10, 2019

News Type: Legal News

A 15-year-old boy was convicted this week of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 18-year-old Iziyah Spence last year, the Times Free Press reports. Ja'Mond Moorer, who was 14 at the time of the killing, received the maximum juvenile sentence on Thursday, meaning he will be released on his 19th birthday, Hamilton County District Attorney spokesman Bruce Garner confirmed.

The Lawyer's Roadmap to Today's Discovery, May 21

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 10, 2019

News Type: TBA CLE

As a follow up to the popular Mastering the Art of Intermediate and Advanced Discovery, the TBA will present the ultimate crash course on depositions on May 21 at the Tennessee Bar Center. Topics will include the "Do's and Don'ts of Written Discovery," "TRCP and Its Relationship to Depositions" and "Ethics Issues in Discovery." Earn up to one dual and three general CLE hours.

No Charges for Memphis Police Officers Involved in Shooting of Man During Traffic Stop

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 10, 2019

News Type: Legal News

Four Memphis Police officers involved in the shooting of a Memphis man on Sept. 17 will not be charged, according to a statement Friday from the Shelby County District Attorney's office, the Commercial Appeal reports. "After reviewing the investigative file and all of the evidence available to us, I asked the TBI to seek an indictment against Martavious Banks. I have not requested and will not request criminal charges against any police officers involved in the incident," District Attorney General Amy Weirich said in the statement. "There is no evidence of any criminal conduct on the part of these officers." Banks was shot in South Memphis during a traffic stop. He survived the shooting.