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2017 Tennessee DUI Defense Update: Attorney Tips for the Best
Possible Outcome, 60-minute webinar presented by Joseph Fuson,
with Freeman & Fuson in Nashville, on Thursday, August 10, at 10 a.m.
(Central), 11 a.m. (Eastern).
*Earn 1 hour of GENERAL credit
For more information, visit: www.mleesmith.com/dui-081017
or call us at (800) 727-5257.
On-Site Events
Personal Injury Law Conference for Tennessee Attorneys
*Expanded to 2 days this year*
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)*
FAMILY LAW: Supreme Court adopts modified plain language forms for
uncontested divorces with no minor children to take effect 7/1/17. In re
Modifications to Plain Language Forms for Uncontested Divorces with No
Minor Children, 5/25/17, Nashville, 36 pages.
http://www.tba.org/sites/default/files/order_modifying_forms_uncontested_divorce_no_children-sct_r52.pdf
COURT OF APPEALS
FAMILY LAW: In case in which trial court, during divorce case, found
provision in parties antenuptial agreement (Agreement) purporting to
cap wifes alimony unenforceable but otherwise upheld Agreement,
husband failed to carry his burden as to validity of entire Agreement
when there was immense gap in parties education and sophistication and
experience in business affairs, wife was rushed into signing agreement
only two days before couple was to go on vacation and be married, and it
is doubtful that wife could have obtained independent counsel and made
informed decision before setting out so soon on vacation to be married as
planned; more sophisticated spouse is, less time he or she may well need
in order to be able to enter into agreement freely, knowledgeable, and in
good faith without duress or undue influence, and conversely, less
sophisticated spouse is, more time he or she may need. Grubb v. Grubb,
6/9/17, Knoxville, Swiney, 23 pages.
http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/grubbvgrubbopinion.pdf
EVIDENCE: While state and federal courts have frequently qualified law
enforcement officers as expert witnesses to interpret conversations that use
slang, street language, and jargon of illegal drug trade, when officer is not
qualified as expert witness, officers testimony, as with any other lay opinion
witness, remains governed by TRE 701; trial court erred in allowing officer
to provide lay opinion testimony regarding his understanding of meaning of
phrase, hit this lick, when officer was not participant in text message
exchange, he did not have personal knowledge of facts being related in text
message conversation, he did not observe text message exchange as it
occurred, and testimony was not based on officers perception of text
messages as they occurred, rather, he testified that he knew of meaning of
phrase based on his police training and expertise; trial courts error in
allowing officer to testify without first being qualified as expert was
harmless when officers testimony concerning phrase hit this lick did not
more probably than not affect verdict in case. State v. Goodwin, 6/7/17,
Jackson, McMullen, 28 pages.
http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/goodwinleeopn.pdf
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