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Mercy Health Clinic, Legal Aid Society Seeking Volunteers for Franklin Clinic

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 1, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
Mercy Health Clinic and Legal Aid Society are hosting a monthly clinic Thursday 5 - 7 p.m. in St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 908 Murfreesboro Road, Franklin, 37064. All lawyers are invited to help at this advice-only clinic. To volunteer or for more information please contact Jorge Salles Diaz, 615-780-7131.

RSVP for Reception Following Local Government Forum on April 11

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 1, 2019
News Type: TBA CLE
The TBA Local Government Section will host a reception at the newly opened Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa Parks Blvd., following its annual forum on April 11 in Nashville. Attendees of the reception will meet with museum curators and receive a staff-guided tour of the brand-new facility. This event is open to all Local Government Section members and those interested in learning more about the section; forum attendance is not required. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn Tennessee history while engaging with TBA leadership. You can RSVP for this event here.

Supreme Court Adopts Changes to Rule 7

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 29, 2019
After opening the issue up to public comment earlier this year, the Tennessee Supreme Court has officially adopted amendments to Rule 7, which governs the admission and licensing of attorneys in the state. Changes include edits to the rules governing students attending non-American Bar Association accredited law schools, approval of law schools seeking ABA accreditation and more. The rule goes into effect immediately. The court received comments from deans, clinic directors and law school faculty members.

Article Dives Into the Fight for Exoneration for Wrongly Accused Man

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 29, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The Appeal today featured the story of Randall Mills, a Tennessee man who was wrongfully convicted but who is struggling to receive official exoneration. Mills was accused of raping a 12-year-old neighbor, and he served 11 years in prison and 3 years on the sex offender registry before the district attorney’s office dismissed all charges in 2014. He applied for exoneration in 2017 but was denied by the Tennessee Board of Parole. He plans to submit another request to Gov. Bill Lee.

Lawsuit Claims Murfreesboro Facility at Fault for Man’s Burning Death

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 29, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The family of a man who was burned alive at a veteran’s affairs facility is suing multiple people associated with the facility, the Daily News Journal reports. John Daniels Carothers was arrested and accused of murdering Robert "Bobby" Miller," a black man, and later sent a letter to a white supremacist group admitting to the crime. Robert Miller Jr. and Vernice Miller are suing multiple people after the March 2018 death of their son, including Ida Frazier and Annie Young, sisters and co-owners of Frazier Young Supportive Living. The wrongful death suit names employees of the facility, Carothers and Ten Broeck Healthcare, a private mental health institution in Cookeville that placed Miller and Carothers in the Frazier Young residence.

Woman Indicted on Charges of Bribing Police Officer, Judge

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 29, 2019
News Type: Legal News
Authorities say a Tennessee woman has been indicted on charges of bribing a police officer and then a judge, The Associated Press reports. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says 48-year-old Sonya Hawkins Nale of Pikeville was indicted on two counts of bribery of a public servant Monday by a Bledsoe County grand jury. The TBI says agents found that in September, Nale offered to pay an arresting deputy to drop charges against another person. TBI says Nale then offered to pay a judge to drop the same charges.

North Carolina Attorney Censured in Tennessee

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 29, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
Jerry D. Holmes Jr., a Tennessee-licensed attorney residing in North Carolina, was publicly censured on Thursday by the Supreme Court of Tennessee. The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a petition for discipline concerning one complaint of misconduct. Holmes, while administratively suspended from the practice of law in Tennessee, prepared and sent an email in which he improperly designated himself as an attorney at law in Tennessee.  Holmes executed a conditional guilty plea acknowledging his misconduct.

West Virginia Lawyer Disbarred in Tennessee

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 29, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
Jason R. Grubb, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee and West Virginia, was disbarred from the practice of law today by the Supreme Court of Tennessee retroactive to May 18, 2016. Grubb’s license to practice law in West Virginia was annulled by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia based upon his guilty plea of failure to collect, account for, and pay over employment taxes. On Feb. 8, the Supreme Court of Tennessee entered a notice of reciprocal discipline directing Grubb to demonstrate why the discipline imposed in West Virginia should not be similarly imposed here. Grubb filed a response on Feb. 28, but failed to demonstrate reciprocal discipline was unwarranted.

Federal Judge Won't Dismiss Wrongful Death Suit Against Deputy

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 28, 2019
News Type: Legal News
A federal judge is refusing to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit against a Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of slamming an unarmed, handcuffed man head-first onto concrete, Knoxnews reports. U.S. District Judge Pamela Reeves says Deputy Jerry Burns’ actions in the July 2016 death of 25-year-old Anthony Michael Edwards were beyond the pale — legally and constitutionally. The lawsuit seeks more than $150 million in compensatory and punitive damages against Burns, Deputy James Patty and Blount County government.

Video Update: Legislature Heading Toward Session's End

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 28, 2019
As the General Assembly prepares for what it hopes will be the final month of this year's session, the TBA's weekly livestream video Legislative Update is now available for viewing on the TBA Facebook page. This week's edition focuses on the status of the TBA's remaining bills, other key pieces of legislation the TBA is watching, as well as a recent bill the TBA came out in opposition against. Tune in next week for a special guest!
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