Tennessee Bar Association members who have died recently are memorialized.

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

In this edition of Voices of the YLD, Kyle Mothershead urges readers to keep harmful assumptions in check. Rather than wonder what someone who was charged with a crime did, we should be wondering "why did they accuse that innocent man?" In "'Not a High Bar': The Supreme Court's Invitation to Charge the Innocent," he asks readers to raise the standards of proof before formally charging someone with a crime as the ramifications of being charged can severely impact a person's life. Kyle Mothershead is a Vanderbilt Law School graduate and former clerk for Judge Aleta A. Trauger, federal judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He is the founder of Relentless Advocacy, a boutique civil rights firm located in Brentwood. Relentless is focused on holding the justice system accountable to the Constitution. If you are interested in submitting a piece for Voices of the YLD, contact Brian Mounce, YLD's Publications Committee chair.

A mother appealed a juvenile court’s modification of the permanent parenting plan for her daughter. Once briefing was complete and the case was submitted for decision, the mother voluntarily dismissed her appeal, leaving only the father’s request for an award of attorney’s fees incurred on appeal under Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-5-103(c). We grant the father’s request and remand for a determination of the amount of reasonable fees incurred.

A panel of immigration and tax attorneys will present a one-hour webcast "Global Mobility & Immigration: Choosing to Live and Work Abroad — The Expat Experience" on Nov. 18 at noon CST. The program will cover legal options and requirements for U.S. citizens seeking to live or work abroad. Topics include the financial and logistical commitments involved in relocating, selecting a country and visa or residency option, developing financial and health care plans, and managing U.S. tax obligations. The session will provide a practical introduction to American emigration issues and offer a foundation for attorneys advising clients considering an international move. Make plans to attend now!

This appeal arises from the alleged mismanagement of two dissolved trusts established for the benefit of Joseph Peter Meersman, Jr. (“Plaintiff”). Plaintiff alleges, inter alia, that the defendant-trustees violated the trusts’ terms by regularly encroaching on the trusts’ corpus for unauthorized purposes, thereby exhausting the trusts’ assets. The trial court granted the defendants’ motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim based on the applicable statutes of limitations, and this appeal followed. We affirm the trial court’s judgment in all respects.

This appeal involves a dispute between a local church and a denominational organization regarding the ownership of church property. We have concluded that the trial court did not err in denying the local church’s motion to recuse and, further, that the trial court properly dismissed all of the local church’s claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction or failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Therefore, we affirm the trial court’s decision.

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge. LaNetra Kellar sued her former employer, The Yunion, Inc. (“Yunion”), for discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination. The district court granted summary judgment to Yunion, dismissing the case. In Kellar’s appeal, she challenges nearly all of the district court’s conclusions. because she did not present sufficient evidence to survive summary judgment, we AFFIRM.

SUTTON, Chief Judge. Benjamin Carpenter provided translation and other services to a terrorist organization, ISIS, to permit its propaganda videos to be understood in English. That led to charges, and eventually a jury conviction, that Carpenter knowingly provided material support to a known terrorist organization. See 18 U.S.C. § 2339B. On appeal, he challenges his conviction and sentence on several grounds. We affirm.

The Petitioner, Takyris Seandale Simms, appeals from the Davidson County Criminal Court’s denial of post-conviction relief from the Petitioner’s guilty-pleaded conviction for second degree murder and his twenty-year sentence. On appeal, the Petitioner contends that the post-conviction court erred by denying relief on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. We affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.