The Memphis law firm of Shea Moskovitz & McGhee has changed its name to Moskovitz, McGhee, Brown, Cohen & Moore. The change reflects the retirement of co-founding partner Wanda Shea and recognition for the firm’s longest serving lawyers: Aubrey Brown, Adam Cohen and Zachary Moore. Brown handles divorce, family law and estate planning matters. Cohen has dedicated his practice exclusively to domestic relations and family law. Moore handles family law and juvenile court matters.

Baker Donelson shareholder and past TBA president George T. "Buck" Lewis has been appointed as a special advisor to the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service. Lewis served as chair of the committee from 2016 to 2019. He is also a past chair of the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission, and has been honored for his access to justice work by the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Service and National Association of Pro Bono Professionals.

The U.S District Court in Chattanooga has announced a portrait unveiling and reception for retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Marcia Phillips Parsons on Sept. 17 at 3 p.m. EDT. Judge Parsons retired in September 2020. More details coming soon.

Jefferson County has received approval from the E Filing Steering Committee to become an e-file county. New e-filing local rules are now available for both the circuit court and general sessions civil courts. Pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 18, the rules also have been submitted to the Administrative Office of the Courts. The rules will be available in paper form at the office and posted on the court’s website.

Dr. Kristen Jennings Black with the Department of Psychology at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga recently conducted a work life survey of legal professionals working in Tennessee. She has now released a summary of her findings. The study found that high workload, interruptions and work-family conflict were the most common sources of stress for the group. It also found that a higher frequency of these stressors correlated with higher reports of burnout and physical and psychological health symptoms. Respondents reported moderate levels of recovery outside of work through relaxation and challenging hobbies, but high levels of “relaxation remorse.” And the ability to detach psychologically from work received a low ranking. Black’s recommendation? Consider intentional strategies for quality recovery time outside of work to reduce the effects of work-related stress.

The Disability Law Section will hold a one-hour webcast Thursday at 2:30 p.m. CDT to review the Social Security Administration's updated musculoskeletal listings. The live program will feature Stacy Cloyd, director of policy & administrative advocacy with the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives, who will review the listing and walk attendees through the nuanced changes. Cloyd will also answer questions from attendees.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee will hold an investiture ceremony on Aug. 20 at 2 p.m. EDT to install Charles E. Atchley Jr. as a judge on the court. The ceremony will take place in the third floor courtroom of the Joel Solomon U.S. Courthouse Federal Building, 900 Georgia Ave., Chattanooga 37402. Please RSVP by Aug. 6 online or by calling 865-329-4780. A reception will follow the ceremony at The Read House, 107 W. M.L.K. Blvd., 37402.

Twenty inmates at the Franklin County Jail in Winchester have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, forcing the facility to revert back to old pandemic protocols, the Times Free Press reports. Franklin County Sheriff Tim Fuller said there have been no “serious symptoms” or hospitalizations from the outbreak. He said the first cases appeared among seven members of a jail work crew on Thursday and the cases grew to 20 after inmates were tested over the weekend. Law enforcement will still respond to calls, but the sheriff’s office has asked that all other business be conducted by phone or electronically. Vaccinations are not required of sheriff's office staff. Fuller said 29 of about 120 employees have been fully vaccinated.

The State Building Commission is expected to make a final decision this week on whether to remove the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the State Capitol, the Tennessee Journal reports. The commission will take up the matter during its meeting on Thursday. If the group votes to concur with the State Capitol Commission’s decision, the bust of the early KKK leader and Confederate general, along with three other busts, would be relocated to the Tennessee State Museum.

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas on Friday vacated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but temporarily stayed his ruling for current recipients, the ABA Journal reports. The ruling allows the government to accept applications for renewals and for new DACA applicants but prohibits it from granting any new DACA applications. Hanen ruled that Texas, and the eight other states that challenged the program, had standing, partly because they spend money providing services to DACA students. He said that former President Barack Obama’s administration failed to use a formal notice-and-comment procedure required by the Administrative Procedure Act before adopting DACA and that Congress has not granted authority to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to implement the program. President Joe Biden said Saturday that the U.S. Department of Justice will appeal the decision.