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

Danese Banks, founder and CEO of Banks Mediation Services PLLC and and founder and CEO of The Life Changer Coach LLC, reviews How to Leave the Law.

Arbitration is often thought to be a confidential, speedier, more efficient and less expensive way to resolve disputes. But that doesn't always hold true. In this issue's cover story, Matt Sweeney and Mark Travis break down what arbitration is — and what it isn't — and when to employ an arbitration clause in contract negotiations.

This year's updates to the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure contain a small change that could provide a boost to lawyers in their efficiency of serving opposing counsel. Chuck Holliday explains.

Although the legal concepts of child custody are usually straightforward, for unmarried parents, the execution is complicated because every parent presents unique concerns. Miles Mason explains the process of proving parentage for custody and child support.

In this issue's "History's Verdict" (Holiday Edition), Russell Fowler weaves the threads of Charles Dickens, litigation around A Christmas Carol, the High Court of Chancery, court reform and Tennessee Gov. Andrew Johnson.

Suicides continue to devastate the legal profession here in Tennessee. In this installment of "The Buddy System," Buddy Stockwell shares mental health resources and information available to lawyers.

In his last "Crime & Punishment" column for the year, Wade Davies summarizes five cases from the Tennessee Supreme Court from 2023 and invites readers to consider what each decision might mean for criminal law practitioners.

Read "November Night," a poem by Adelaide Crapsey.

The Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct issued Shelby County Criminal Court Division 9 Judge A. Melissa Boyd a public reprimand today for failing to abide by the terms of an earlier suspension order, reports the Daily Memphian. The board said it was referring her to the Tennessee General Assembly “for further action” after Boyd failed to complete certain conditions set forth in the suspension order, including a physical, mental health, and/or substance abuse or addiction evaluation by a provider approved by the Tennessee Lawyers’ Assistance Program (TLAP). Boyd has been off the bench since May. She earlier told the Daily Memphian that she didn't plan to have the evaluation because of its high cost – which she estimates at $6,000 – and an ultimate belief it would be unnecessary.