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

Two ethical rules are often misunderstood in a way that might prevent clients from obtaining counsel of their choice. Criminal defense lawyers often think these rules are more restrictive than they really are. Wade Davies breaks down how both rules apply in both civil and criminal contexts but often arise when criminal defendants are looking for attorneys or exploring changing counsel.

Justice Sharon G. Lee's law clerk, Tyler Ring, shares a note of appreciation as we celebrate Justice Lee's career.

The Tennessee General Assembly codified Tennessee’s “loser pays” statute (the “statute”) in 2012. The statute provides that upon successfully granting a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, the trial court must award the successful movant up to $10,000 for attorney’s fees incurred during the successful prosecution of the motion to dismiss. Everett Hixson III writes that in Donovan v. Hastings, the Tennessee Supreme Court strengthened the statute’s reach when it overturned the appellate court’s narrow reading of when attorney’s fees should be recovered.

Russell Fowler recounts a grisly chain of events that transpired in Rutherford County in the late 1800s, from a home invasion and murder to a dual hanging and questionable medical experiments.

Justice Sharon G. Lee sat down with Tennessee Bar Journal Editor Julia Canada Wilburn to talk about her upcoming retirement and share highlights from her career as a lawyer, judge and Supreme Court justice.

Tennessee Bar Journal Editorial Board member Lynda O. Gilbert reviews Jeff Hobbs' Children of the State, which she says puts readers on an emotional and insightful ride through the American juvenile justice system.

We must be cognizant that the principles set forth in the Code of Judicial Conduct give us assurance that judicial independence remains an abiding obligation governing our judges. Walter Kurtz reminds us of the problems facing state judges as they confront contrary influences.

Tennessee Bar Association members who have died recently are memorialized.

The Death Penalty Information Center recently released a new report titled, “Doomed to Repeat: The Legacy of Race in Tennessee’s Contemporary Death Penalty.” The report highlights the connection between the state’s current use of capital punishment and its history of racial oppression, according to Stacy Rector with Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. Tennessee stopped executions last year because of problems with the lethal injection protocol.