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*Expanded to 2 days this year*
Personal Injury Law Conference for Tennessee Attorneys
WHEN: THURSDAY & FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21-22
WHERE: Nashville School of Law
CLE: Earn 15 hours of CLE 12 hours of GENERAL and 3 hours of DUAL
SPEAKERS: Judge Thomas Frierson, Court of Appeals, Eastern District; Judge Ross
Hicks, Circuit Court, 19th Judicial District (Montgomery & Robertson counties);
Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle, Davidson County Chancery Court/Business Court; Judge
Walter Kurtz, former Davidson County Circuit judge/former Tennessee senior judge;
Laura Baker, Law Offices of John Day, Brentwood; Brandon Bass, Law Offices of
John Day, Brentwood; J. Randolph Bibb, Lewis Thomason, Nashville; Jamie Durrett,
Batson Nolan, Clarksville; James Exum, Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan,
Chattanooga; Steve Gillman, Pryor, Priest, Harber, Floyd & Coffey, Knoxville; Michael
H. Johnson, Howard, Tate, Sowell, Wilson, Leathers, & Johnson, Nashville; Mary
Ellen Morris, Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge, Nashville; Bryan Moseley, Moseley &
Moseley, Murfreesboro; William J. Rieder, Spears, Moore, Rebman & Williams,
Chattanooga; and Melanie Stewart, Heaton & Moore, Memphis.
PRICING: $497 (full program) ($427 for any additional attendees from same firm);
$347 (one day only); and $247 (materials only)
*Take $50 off until August 11 (early bird discount)*
12th annual
Family Law Conference for Tennessee Practitioners
WHEN: THURSDAY & FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12-13 and
THURSDAY & FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 & DECEMBER 1
WHERE: Nashville School of Law
CLE: Earn 15 hours of CLE 12 hours of GENERAL and 3 hours of DUAL
PRICING: $497 (full program) ($427 for any additional attendees from same firm);
$347 (one day only); and $247 (materials only)
$50 early bird discount until September 1 (October conference)
$50 early bird discount until October 20 (December conference)
10th annual
Tennessee Real Estate Law Conference
WHEN: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
WHERE: Nashville School of Law
CLE: Earn 7.5 hours of CLE 6.5 hours of GENERAL and 1 hour of DUAL
SPEAKERS: Kim A. Brown, Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, PLC, Nashville; Jason
Holleman, West Nashville Law Group, Nashville; Anita I. Lotz, Farris Bobango PLC,
Memphis; Michael Patton, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC,
Memphis; Elizabeth C. Sauer, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC,
Nashville; Brooks R. Smith, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Nashville; Wesley D.
Turner, Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC, Nashville; Heather Howell Wright,
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Nashville
HIGHLIGHTS: Kim Brown touches on many of the aspects of a commercial real estate
transaction by looking at resources and samples of documents that help to address the
various aspects of the transaction; Brooks Smith looks at inspection and diligence issues,
representations and warranties, covenants, and other details to making sure the sale goes
smoothly; Michael Patton reviews what events are covered by title insurance, how to
make a claim, and why title insurance companies deny claims and also discusses
litigation, arbitration, and the bad faith penalty; Heather Wright gives an overview of
insurance provisions in commercial leases, including coverage of tenant-installed fixtures
and improvements, coverage for damages and destruction of property, and waivers of
subrogation; Elizabeth Sauer explains special considerations for commercial and
investment transactions, including entity formation, CAP rate, zoning concerns, and 1031
exchanges; Anita Lotz details the closing process for commercial real estate
transactionsopening the closing, reviewing the sale agreement, reviewing the closing
package, and preparing and approving the documents and gives examples of closing
checklists; Jason Holleman reviews ethical concerns in boundary law, including attorney
fees, confidentiality, communication with unrepresented parties, and conflicts of interest;
and Wes Turner updates attorneys on the latest appellate court cases and legislation in
the real estate law area.
PRICING: $377 (full program) ($297 for any additional attendees from same firm);
and $197 (materials only)
*Take $50 off until September 8 (early bird discount)*
COURT OF APPEALS
TORTS: When plaintiff husband worked directly with brake products in his
own shop, plaintiff wife cleaned shop and laundered husbands clothing,
wife was diagnosed with mesothelioma, and plaintiffs filed products liability
suit against manufacturer of brake products, because jury verdict form was
defective in omitting two necessary questions whether product was
unreasonably dangerous or defective and whether wifes injuries were
reasonably foreseeable jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs is vacated; based
on holding in Satterfield v. Breeding Insulation Co., 266 SW3d 347 (Tenn.
2008), which adopts (in part) Restatement (Third) of Torts, trial courts
decision to allow case to go forward on element of duty was not error.
Stockton v. Ford Motor Co., 5/12/17, Jackson, Armstrong, concurrence by
Swiney, partial dissent by Stafford, 32 pages.
http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/stocktonjoycecon.pdf
http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/stocktonjoycedis.pdf
http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/stocktonjoyceopn_0.pdf
CRIMINAL LAW: In first degree murder case, defendant did not make
clear and unequivocal request to have attorney present for interrogation
prior to when interrogation ceased when defendant stated, I am going to
have to get an attorney, but I mean, I was going to talk to you all without
one for a little bit here defendant expressed his intent to obtain counsel
in future, not to have one present during his interview with detectives;
although detectives erroneously affirmed defendants misunderstanding
that he would not be appointed attorney until he went to court, following
those exchanges, detective reiterated to defendant that he could invoke
his rights at any time during interview, and defendant again expressed his
desire to speak to detectives and tell his story. State v. Long, 5/11/17,
Knoxville, Woodall, 34 pages.
http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/longjeffreyscottopn.pdf
EVIDENCE: In first degree murder case, trial judge did not err in excluding
evidence about victims gang membership when such evidence was not
relevant to defendants claim of self-defense defendant never made offer
of proof at trial in which he stated that his knowledge of victims gang
affiliation played any part in his decision to shoot victim, rather, defendant
testified that he feared victim because of victims threatening to shoot him in
yard and because of death threat he received for reporting gun theft to
police; trial court did not err by admitting into evidence text messages that
defendant received when texts were not hearsay given that they were
introduced to put defendants sent text messages into context, not for truth of
matter asserted. State v. Hill-Williams, 5/9/17, Jackson, Ogle, 21 pages.
http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/hill-williams_joshua_opn.pdf
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