Chattanooga attorney Paul Hatcher, a partner at Duncan, Hatcher, Hixson & Fleenor, has been named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, The Hamilton County Herald reports. The ABF, a research center, focuses on the social aspects of the law and legal practice.

A Tennessee bill (SB 1677 / HB 1823) would allow pharmacists to provide birth control after interested pharmacists enter into a collaborative agreement with a physician, who would oversee a series of protocols for the pharmacist to follow. An item in Thursday’s TBA Today cited a media outlet that incorrectly reported pharmacists would be able to prescribe birth control.

This appeal involves a Rule 60 motion to set aside an agreed order on the basis that the petitioner withdrew his consent to the agreement prior to the entry of the agreed order. The trial court denied the Rule 60 motion. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The Defendant-Appellant, Dana N. Yearwood, appeals the trial court’s revocation of her probation and reinstatement of her effective five-year, eleven-month, and twenty-nine day sentence in the Department of Correction. In this appeal, Yearwood argues that the trial court improperly reinstated a sentence of confinement without consideration of her presentence report and improperly revoked her probation.1 Upon our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

This appeal concerns a conflict of law choice between Tennessee and Florida law. James R. Sterchi, Jr. (?Mr. Sterchi?) sued L. Basil Savard (?Mr. Savard?) in the Circuit Court for Bradley County (?the Trial Court?) for the wrongful death of Mr. Sterchi’s mother Rosalind Savard (?Mrs. Savard?) in a car accident in Florida.1 Mr. Savard filed a motion for summary judgment. Florida law prevents Mr. Sterchi from pursuing his claim while Tennessee law does not. All interested parties were domiciled in Tennessee. The Trial Court held that Florida law applies and granted Mr.

What are some ways for making law firm budgets go further? Natalie R. Kelly, director of the State Bar of Georgia’s Law Practice Management Program, offers advice on how solo and small firms can cut costs and stretch dollars in this ABA Journal podcast.

The Commercial Appeal highlights the work of Mid-South Immigration Advocates, a non-profit organization that received two major grants this week to continue representing children in immigration cases. Nationwide, 80 percent of the children who went to immigration court without an attorney were deported. "It's our obligation to make sure children are protected from abuse, neglect and persecution" said attorney Sally Joyner. "We legally can't turn them away."

In the highest state courts across the country, only 29 percent of judges are women, according to the National Association for Women Judges. Penny J. White, professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law, says the lack of females in courtrooms can me attributed to a lack of women in the “back rooms” where deals are made. Read more from The Washington Post.

Assistant District Attorney Abby Wallace said Thursday that a man charged nearly 14 years after an alleged rape failed to present evidence showing that the delay in testing a rape kit harmed his right to a fair trial. Wallace added Maurice Summerall must prove that the state purposely delayed his indictment. "The reason for the delay … was systematic bureaucratic indifference and incompetence,” Wallace said. Attorney Charles Mitchell last month filed a motion to dismiss the indictment against Summerall. Read more from The Commercial Appeal.

Misael Chica-Arguenta, who said he fired shots at Memphis police in an attempt to get the police to kill him, was sentenced today to six years in prison. Chica-Arguenta claims he was drunk and suicidal during the 2014 incident, The Commercial Appeal reports.