Two Harvard University undergraduates are launching a website that will rate lawyers based on publicly available court records, Law Sites reports. The site, called Legalist, will analyze court records to match clients with lawyers who win similar cases based on detail and location. The author cites concerns about using winning or losing as a measure of lawyering skill. “It is often the best lawyers who are willing to take on the toughest matters with the lowest odds of success,” Robert Ambrogi writes. 

Volkswagen is appealing a National Labor Relations Board ruling that enabled a union vote by the United Auto Workers at the automaker’s Chattanooga assembly plant, the Associated Press reports.  A Volkswagen Chattanooga spokesman said the board “declined to fully evaluate” Volkswagen's challenge to the election. About 160 workers participated in the December election; the company said labor decisions should be made by the entire hourly workforce.

Attorneys Kirk D. Catron and Thomas D. "Tom" Frost are running for the new Rutherford County General Sessions judgeship. The position was recently approved by the Rutherford County Commission in an effort to help relieve the congested dockets. The Daily News Journal reports Catron is founding partner of McCarter, Catron & East PLLC in Murfreesboro. Frost is a member of Drake Drake and Frost, WGNS reports. The election will be held Aug. 4. 

Registration is now open for the 2016 TBA Annual Convention in Nashville June 15-18. Along with compelling CLE programming, attendees will have time to catch up with colleagues and enjoy some of Music City’s top musicians. Hotel reservations are available at a special discounted rate at the Sheraton Music City Hotel. Call (888) 627-7060 before May 13 to receive the rate.

When do prescribers of medicine become drug dealers under federal law? The Knoxville News Sentinel says the question has emerged following the first federal prosecution in East Tennessee of doctors on pill-mill charges. Prosecutors say two doctors made roughly $2.5 million in 17 months from giving out thousands of prescriptions without "a legitimate medical purpose.” The pair faces trial later this year under a section of drug-trafficking laws that put them in the same category as "street dealers." U.S. Magistrate Judge Clifford Shirley ruled, "The court discerns no due process violation in permitting the government to prosecute registered medical professionals." The doctors are appealing Shirley’s ruling. 

The Rotary Club of Memphis East is accepting nominations for its annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards, which recognize distinguished work by public servants of the citizens of Memphis and Shelby County. Winners will be honored at a luncheon on May 11, 11:45 a.m. at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn Ballroom. Nominations can be made by anyone. The form is available online and must be submitted by noon Monday.

The state legislature adjourned for the year earlier this afternoon. The Associated Press shares some of the winning and losing legislation from this year’s session. Winners include: permitting counselors to turn away patients based on counselors’ religious beliefs; calling for a national convention on amending the U.S. Constitution regarding federal power limits; and TBA-opposed legislation requiring people who sue the state to pay legal feels if they lose their lawsuits. Among the measures that didn't make it were designating the Bible as Tennessee’s official book; blocking the implementation of U.S. Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling in Tennessee; and eliminating the requirement to have a permit to carry handguns in public.

Circuit Court Judge Michael Binkley upheld the state's method of counting votes on the 2014 abortion measure Amendment 1, The Tennessean reports. Following its passage, eight voters and the chair of Planned Parenthood of Middle & Eastern Tennessee filed suit in federal court challenging the state's method of counting votes. In a 22-page order issued Thursday, Judge Binkley said the language in the state Constitution on how votes for amendments should be counted is “unambiguous.”  

On May 4, the YWCA will host its annual Stand Against Racism at noon at Nashville’s downtown Public Square Park. The event will be co-hosted by Nashville Mayor Megan Barry. Juvenile Court Judge Shelia Calloway will be one of the speakers. Registration is available online. 

Law360’s third annual “Glass Ceiling Report” revealed women at Wall Street firms are rarely promoted to partners, the ABA Journal reports. Of the 8,549 attorneys practicing at Wall Street firms, only 3.9 percent are female partners, compared to male partners at 17.1 percent. The study (sub. req.) noted 40 percent of law school graduates are women.