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Shelby County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 19, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
By order of the Tennessee Supreme Court entered Thursday, the law license of Shelby County attorney J. Lester Crain was transferred to disability inactive status pursuant to Section 27.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Crain cannot practice law while on disability inactive status. He may return to the practice of law after reinstatement by the Tennessee Supreme Court upon showing of clear and convincing evidence that the disability has been removed, and he is fit to resume the practice of law.

Criminal Law Forum & Prison Tour Moved to May 22

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 18, 2019
News Type: TBA CLE
The Criminal Law Basics Forum has moved to a new date! This annual favorite features the intangibles for criminal law practitioners, including timely updates on both a state and federal level. It will cover appellate issues, attorney well-being and ethics, ending the day with a guided tour of the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, presented by Warden Tony Mays and attorney David Raybin, who will discuss representing a death row inmate through execution. Don’t miss out on this unique, enriching CLE opportunity on May 22 in Nashville.

Legal Community Promotes Access to Justice at Pro Bono Summit

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 18, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The Access to Justice Commission recently held the 2019 Pro Bono Summit in Nashville, bringing together lawyers, judges, and other experts around the common cause of extending civil legal aid to as many Tennesseans as possible. “We estimate that at any given time at least 1.3 million people in Tennessee are either at or are just above the poverty line, but have a civil legal issue that needs attention,” said Supreme Court Justice Connie Clark, who spoke at the event about the need for access to justice in the state. She pointed out that the state’s primary legal aid organizations, which are dedicated to providing civil legal support, together employ only about 90 attorneys.

Shelby County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 18, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
Shelby County lawyer Joyce Diane Bradley today received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. On Aug. 22, Bradley’s license to practice law was suspended for CLE noncompliance.  Notwithstanding the administrative suspension, Bradley continued to practice law thereafter by appearing in court and discussing clients’ cases with other attorneys. Bradley is in violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct and was censured for this violation.

Vandy Research Team Receives Grant to Develop Safe Harbor Standards

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 18, 2019
News Type: Legal News
A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University’s schools of Law, Medicine and Management and Vanderbilt Health has received a five-year research grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services. The money will go to develop and test “safe harbor” standards of care based on scientific evidence. A goal of the project is to reduce the number of unnecessary medical procedures performed primarily to reduce legal liability, a practice known as “defensive medicine.”

Legislature Advances Bill to Raise Contribution Limits for State Senators

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 18, 2019
The House and Senate will vote on a bill on Thursday that would double the campaign contribution limits for members of the upper chamber, The Tennessean reports. The legislation seeks to align members of the Senate, who serve four-year terms, to the contribution limits for House lawmakers, who face election every two years. under the bill, for each primary and general election senators could receive a maximum of: $2,200 from a single person, $24,600 from an individual political action committee and an aggregate total of $245,800 from all political action committees.

UTK Law Reports High Graduate Employment Rates

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 18, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The University of Tennessee College of Law has shared a recent report from the American Bar Association showing that 93% of 2018 graduates were employed 10 months after graduation. Of those, 89% are employed in bar passage required jobs or J.D.-advantage jobs. At the time of graduation in 2018, 61% of students were employed – the highest percentage in at least five years and a rate that is 30% higher than employment levels of 2014.

Compromise Bill on Oversight Boards Heads to Governor's Desk

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 18, 2019
A bill placing restrictions on civilian police oversight boards around the state has passed both legislative chambers and is now headed to the governor's desk, The Tennessean reports. The rewritten legislation, recently crafted via a compromise in committee, now permits a community oversight board to seek a subpoena during an investigation into alleged police misconduct by doing so through the local city council, which has the authority under state law to issue subpoenas. It requires that a municipality's local legislative body approve the subpoena request by a majority vote, and that the request detail the specific documents and individuals being compelled. A council is not permitted to give "blanket authorization" for subpoenas, according to the bill.

Nurse Practitioners from Tennessee Pain Management Company Indicted for Health Care Fraud

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 18, 2019
News Type: Legal News
A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses three nurse practitioners from PainMD, a Tennessee pain management company with clinics in three states, of pressuring patients into worthless injections purely to pad profits, The Tennessean reports. PainMD leaders have insisted the company has done nothing wrong and filed lawsuits against those who have spoken out against it. The nurse practitioners — Brian Richey of Cookeville; Jonathan White of Tullahoma; and Daniel Seeley of Batesville, Mississippi — are charged with three counts of health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

TBA Video Update: 2 TBA Bills Signed by Governor

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 18, 2019
This week's TBA Video Legislative Update finds Public Policy Director Berkley Schwarz and Communications Coordinator Katharine Heriges back in the studio with big news - two TBA-backed bills were signed by Gov. Bill Lee today, and one more is waiting on the governor's desk for his signature. Hear more about TBA's legislation, as well as what's in store for the legislative panel CLE at the TBA Convention — all in this week's Facebook live video. Catch up on previous videos from this session on the TBA Facebook page and the TBA's YouTube channel.
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