Russell Fowler takes us on a journey down the Mississippi River during the 19th century, when steamboats were a popular mode of transport and their captains all-powerful in dispensing justice.

In this issue's President's Perspective, Jim Barry considers what retirement can look like for attorneys and shares some tips for focusing on various activities that can lead to a fulfilling experience.

This issue's Legal Life contains TBA staff updates, programming announcements, TBA Book Club information and more!

Read about the lawyers who have recently been reinstated, disbarred, suspended, censured or transferred their licenses to disability inactive status.

Tennessee Bar Association members who have died recently are memorialized.

Learn more about the Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition, sponsored by the TBA Young Lawyer's Division, which strives to give students a fuller understanding of the American justice system by allowing them to experience the legal process firsthand. Get involved! 

While the justices' opinions concerning patent enablement and trademark’s likelihood of confusion analysis were unanimous in SCOTUS' recently concluded term, citing fundamental and time-honored precedents for support, the opinion regarding copyright contained a spirited debate as to what constitutes transformative fair use. Wesley Barbee, Samuel Raque and John Willis Stevens present a round up of three noteworthy intellectual property decisions from the high court.

John A. Day considers how the "proximity element" of a bystander negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) claim should be applied in cases of child sexual abuse.

Does a citizen’s constitutional right to petition the government create an exception to Tennessee’s employment-at-will doctrine? Edward G. Phillips and Brandon L. Morrow examine the Tennessee Supreme Court's decision to grant the defendant-employer’s application for permission to appeal in Smith v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.

In this installment of "Where There's a Will," Eddy Smith explains more trusts and estates-related developments from 2023, including federal estate and gift taxes and the Corporate Transparency Act.