ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Updated: A Tennessee lawyer was arrested last week on federal charges that include child exploitation and animal crushing after he allegedly shared a digital photo…

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Skrmetti , the challenge to Tennessees ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors many people will spend hours in line or even camp out overnight in the hope of being able to watch the oral arguments in person. On days when the justices are hearing arguments in high-profile cases like last weeks argument in United States v.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 11, 2021

I am pleased to announce the launch of BirdDog Law , a massive online resource center for Tennessee lawyers, particularly those who do trial work. Another free section of the website is the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure (As Modified for Use in the Claims Commission). Continue reading.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A Tennessee appeals court has unanimously ruled Tim Gilbert, a Black man convicted of aggravated assault and other charges by an all-white jury should get a new trial, saying that prosecutors failed to rebut a claim made by defense lawyers that the room where the jury deliberated was prejudicial to the man, reports the New York Times.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Tennessee , an original case in which Mississippi claims that Tennessee is, through an unnatural amount of well-pumping on its side of the border, stealing groundwater from the Mississippi side of the border. The court pressed Allon Kedem, lawyer for Mr. Wooden, on just what an “occasion” would mean.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 2, 2021

I am pleased to announce, after over a year of work, that I have completed the creation of a new website for Tennessee lawyers. The website is designed to help Tennessee lawyers better serve their clients while saving themselves time and money. The website is called BirdDog Law.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Tennessee Supreme Court has disbarred a Tennessee lawyer, citing a pattern of “egregious” communications apparently intended to intimidate and humiliate the opposing counsel to…

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A federal judge in Memphis, Tennessee, is advising law firms involved in a kerfuffle over double-spacing that they should spend less time “figuring out how…

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Tennessee Justice Programs provides 15 hours of on-demand continuing legal action for Tennessee lawyers. Penny White, Joe Riley, and I speak on a variety of subjects of interest to Tennessee trial lawyers who do civil trial work. Reduced rates available for those who purchase multiple courses.

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ABA Journal

MARCH 24, 2023

A federal appeals court has ruled that a Tennessee legal ethics lawyer who was fired for tweeting about Islam can seek damages against his former…

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 26, 2021

A Nashville, Tennessee, lawyer has been suspended for advising a Facebook friend on how she could use the castle doctrine to protect herself if she…

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

A new report from the Sycamore Institute has found that Tennessee’s ability-to-pay measures throughout its court fee system are implemented inconsistently throughout the state, with some counties choosing to waive the fees 100 percent of the time, while others (Hamblen, Coffee, Humphreys, Obion and Hancock) waived the same fees less than 0.5

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Above The Law

APRIL 3, 2023

Tennessee Law Banning Drag Shows Gets An "F" For Vagueness : Who can't define things now ? The post What A Drag, A Hot Lawyer, And Some Layoffs — See Also appeared first on Above the Law. This Salt Lake City Attorney Is Inspiring Some Thirst : Thanks for putting this in the news cycle, Gwyneth. The Russians Are At It Again!

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 23, 2021

“Nashville lawyer suspended after posting advice on how to make murder look like self-defense”: Brinley Hineman of The Tennessean has this report. Yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Tennessee consists of a majority opinion and an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.*. __. *

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LegalReader

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Thousands of DACA recipients call the State of Tennessee their home.

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 2, 2023

I am pleased to announce that I have started a new blog on Tennessee law of civil procedure and evidence. Practical Procedure and Evidence is created to help Tennessee civil trial lawyers stay current on civil, appellate, and evidence issues.

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 26, 2022

BirdDog Law , the new leading resource center for Tennessee trial lawyer s and judges, now has free access to a user-friendly version of the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure. Access the rules from your desktop, notebook, tablet or cell phone 24/7 anywhere you have access to the internet. Bookmark BirdDog!

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 26, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 12, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 18, 2022

Lawyers need to stay up on cybersecurity news to understand both the current threats and the mistakes made by others. Pera is a partner at Adams and Reese LLP in Memphis, Tennessee, where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation, media law, and legal ethics work. Failure to keep up could eventually result in a breach!

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 21, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 19, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 14, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 14, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 19, 2022

BirdDog Law offers a large variety of free information to Tennessee lawyers and paralegals. Among the free resources are 95 databases, one for each Tennessee county, that share information about the operation of the court system in that county. Each database is set up in the same format for ease of use.

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 15, 2022

The Tennessee Supreme Court reviews very few cases in a given year. There are other types of cases that the Court is required to hear.) Given the case selection criteria in discretionary review matters and the types of appeal-as-of-right cases, each opinion is highly likely to materially impact Tennessee law.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Note: Chapter 64, Section 5 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

If the judge rules in your favor, you can receive damages.

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