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Sullivan County Lawyer Disbarred

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 19, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
Sullivan County lawyer Howard Robert Clyde Orfield was today disbarred by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Prior to his disbarment, Orfield was suspended on Oct. 6, 2017, and had not been reinstated from this suspension. After accepting fee payments for representation in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy case, Orfield ceased communicating with his client and failed to perform the services for which he was paid. Orfield later offered to refund the full balance of the fee paid by the client, but has not done so. 

Blount County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 19, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
Blount County lawyer Kimberly Diane Russell was publicly censured today by the Supreme Court of Tennessee. The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a petition for discipline on May 23, 2018, concerning one complaint of misconduct. Russell, while administratively suspended for CLE non-compliance, accepted a flat fee to prepare divorce documents for pro se divorce. Russell prepared documents for the divorce and did not enter a written fee agreement for the non-refundable fee. Russell executed a conditional guilty plea acknowledging her misconduct violated Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct.

Davidson County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 19, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
Davidson County attorney Terry Renease Clayton was publicly censured today by order of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Clayton must pay the board’s costs and expenses and the court costs within 90 days. Clayton represented the plaintiffs in a personal injury case. In a Court of Appeals brief and in an oral argument, Clayton attributed a statement to defense counsel that does not appear in the record. 

Chattanooga Man Sues City, Police Over Mistaken Arrest

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 19, 2019
News Type: Legal News
A Chattanooga man who was arrested erroneously while starting on a family vacation has filed suit for $27 million, The Chattanoogan reports. George Harrison is suing the city for $5 million and Chattanooga Police officers Kaumar Hughes and Mathew Lynch for $1 million each in federal court. He is asking $20 million punitive damages in the complaint filed by attorney Clayton Whittaker. Harrison was taken into custody as he was attempting to board a plane to Iceland with his family. Harrison was mistakenly identified by a woman who said she was assaulted by her boyfriend.

Local Government Forum on March 28

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
News Type: TBA CLE
Government law is an ever-changing practice area with a unique blend of constitutional, statutory and case laws. The 2019 Local Government Forum will address intangibles of the practice area, along with topics such as ABC laws, government employment law, legal ethics in a government setting and more. A networking event will follow the program. Earn five hours of general CLE and one hour of dual.

UT Law Grad Dies After Battle with Illness

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
News Type: Passages
Karrah Leary, a South Carolina attorney, died on Feb. 8 at the age of 32. Originally from New Jersey, Leary lived in Chattanooga during her high school years and returned to Tennessee for law school, where she attended the University of Tennessee College of Law. She graduated in 2011 and was licensed in three states. In lieu of flowers or memorial gifts, Leary's family asked friends "to invest in your passion and make the world a better place to honor Karrah."

New Legislation Aims to Make Craft Brewing Easier

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
A new bill proposed by an East Tennessee senator aiming to encourage the craft beer industry would authorize beer makers to self-distribute beer within a 100-mile radius of production, the Nashville Post reports. State law currently only allows self-distribution within the county in which the brewery operates. The new proposal would limit qualified brewers to those that produce 50,000 gallons or fewer.

Tennessee Supreme Court Scrutinizes Shelby Clerk Expungement Procedures

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The Tennessee Supreme Court has given Shelby County General Sessions Clerk Ed Stanton Jr. 30 days to submit policies and procedures on how his office handles expungement filings after his staff failed to handle a case properly, The Daily Memphian reports. The court on Feb. 6 ordered Stanton and his staff to come to Nashville to explain why his office ignored several court orders from the justices regarding the expungement case of a Memphis man.

CBA Honors Attorneys at Annual Meeting

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The Chattanooga Bar Association recently held its 121st annual meeting at Read House, where a number of awards were bestowed, the Hamilton County Herald reports. Glenna Ramer was honored with the Harry Weill Zealous Practice of Service Award, Stephanie Rogers received the YLD Volunteer of the Year Award, Justice William M. “Muecke” Barker was named the Jac Chambliss Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and William P. Aiken Jr. was given the Ralph H. Kelley Award. Additionally, Lynda Minks Hood was recognized for 25 years as the CBA’s executive director.

UT Law, UT Martin Partner for Law Degree Program

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
News Type: Legal News
The University of Tennessee College of Law has launched a partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin to expand the 3+3 law degree program. Students will complete three years of general education and upper-division courses before they take the law school admissions test in their junior year. Provided they are successful and meet law school admission standards, students will begin their legal studies during their senior year of undergraduate school and complete both undergraduate and juris doctor degrees in six years. Students who participate in the 3+3 program at UT Martin will still earn an undergraduate degree from that institution.
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