Gov. Bill Lee is asking the U.S. Senate to investigate the arrival of unaccompanied migrant children in Tennessee, The Tennessean reports. Lee and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds sent a letter yesterday to U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who previously had asked Senate leaders to hold hearings on the recent influx of migrants at the southern border. Both Lee and Reynolds previously declined a request by the federal government to provide housing for unaccompanied minors in their respective states.

C. Kenneth Still, longtime bankruptcy trustee in Chattanooga, died Wednesday morning. He was 89. In 1968, Still was appointed Chapter 13 Trustee for the Chattanooga and Winchester Divisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. He also served as a Chapter 11 Trustee and Chapter 12 Trustee for all of east Tennessee and was on the Chapter 7 Panel of Trustees. During his 47-year tenure as a trustee, he presided over a number of notable cases, including the Hamilton National Bank bankruptcy, which was one of the largest in the South at the time. Still and Bankruptcy Judge Ralph H. Kelley also standardized several procedures and forms that were adopted by courts across the country. He also helped develop the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees and served as one of its early presidents. Still retired in 2014. The family will receive friends Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. EDT at the East Brainerd Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at Brainerd Baptist Church on Tuesday at 11 a.m. EDT. Interment will follow at Hamilton Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank or the Alzheimer’s Association.

The Chattanooga Bar Association is seeking nominations for its annual Liberty Bell Award, which honors an outstanding citizen in the Chattanooga area for community service who has strengthened the America system of freedom under law. Nominations may be submitted through Aug. 18 to Executive Director Lynda Minks Hood, Chattanooga Bar Association, The Pioneer Building, Ste. 420, 801 Broad St., Chattanooga, TN 37402. The 2021 award will be presented at the association’s Law Day Luncheon on Sept. 15. Chattanoogan.com has more on the award.

The Tennessee Bar Association next week will honor Marc Perrusquia with its Fourth Estate Award for his reporting on complaints of excessive use of force by the Memphis Police Department. The award will be presented June 18 during the TBA’s annual convention in Memphis. A long-time reporter at the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Perrusquia is currently the director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis. His reporting on this issue in the Daily Memphian resulted in policy changes at the MPD and greater transparency in its reporting on complaints of excessive use of force.

Hayes Thomas PLC will move to a new under-construction office building on Acklen Avenue in Hillsboro Village, the Nashville Post reports. The two-member firm, which specializes in divorce matters, will move from its current downtown space in June 2022. Firm members Larry Hayes Jr. and Rachel Thomas recently joined in a groundbreaking with Hayes explaining the significance of the new location. “I wanted the new and permanent location to have significance and meaning behind it. Since the land was once owned by my great grandfather, this location not only has sentimental value to me, but also is an exciting and welcomed change for our entire team.” According to a news release, the building will feature a “green roof” and an outdoor event space.

The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville (ABC) will host two legal clinics this month. The Black-Owned Small Business and Nonprofit Legal Clinic occurs every third Thursday of the month and is a joint effort from ABC and the Bradley Law Firm to provide free legal services for Black-owned small businesses and nonprofits. It is held virtually and the next clinic will be held on June 17. Ask the Experts: Pro Bono Business & Legal Clinic will be held on June 30 and offers 30-minutes of one-on-one time with an industry expert on topics including legal issues, marketing and accounting. Interested attorneys can register to volunteer with ABC here.

The TBA’s travel, hotel and car rental discount provider has expanded its offerings to now include entertainment. Members are now able to receive discounts for theme parks, movie theaters, events, shows, sporting events, water parks and concerts. Other savings include Sam’s Club, ADT Security and Calm, a sleep and meditation app. Start saving today. 

The Tennessee Supreme Court today suspended Sumner County lawyer John T. Harding from the practice of law for one year, with 30 days being on active suspension and the remainder served on probation. Harding executed a conditional guilty plea to the Board of Professional Responsibility’s filing that he failed to reasonably communicate with his client regarding the status of a case and failed to act in a diligent manner and expedite the client’s litigation. He must pay fees to the BPR and comply with the Supreme Court’s rules for suspended attorneys and the procedure for reinstatement.  

Nashville attorney James Crumlin has finished eight full and seven half Ironman races—a triathlon competition with a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride an a 26.22-mile run. Crumlin, an attorney at Bone McAllester Norton, details his journey to becoming a triathlete for a recent article in the Tennessean, telling the paper his road to becoming an Ironman competitor actually began with a bet he made with a good friend. Crumlin eventually became known as a Nashville fitness guru after launching the Capitol Steps Workouts, where he leads two free, hour-long workouts each week, running up and down the Capitol steps among other exercises. Crumlin practices in labor and employment and business and corporate law at Bone McAllester, as well as litigation and dispute resolution, and entertainment and media law. He is a TBA member and a 2006 graduate of the TBA’s Leadership Law program.

Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk released a letter yesterday confirming his decision to not enforce a new state law that requires businesses to post signs outside of bathrooms that are transgender-friendly, the Tennessean reports.  "My office is devoted to public safety, prosecuting violent crimes and supporting victims,” Funk said in the letter. “However, this law does not accomplish those goals.” The response came after state Rep. John Ragan, R-Oak Ridge, issued a second request on Monday for Funk to explain his position. Though Ragan acknowledged district attorneys can exercise prosecutorial discretion in criminal cases in his letter to Funk, he wrote that “such discretion is not totally without limits.” Funk disagreed, noting the power each branch of government has to ‘check’ the other branches and “act as a ‘balance’ to prevent any one branch of government from having too much power over the people or over another governmental branch.”