The 5th Annual Law Conference for Tennessee Practitioners: Materials Only

Get your materials from this informative and timely event that featured some of the state’s top practitioners. You'll get the latest information from Tennessee courts, and pick up practical tips you can put to use immediately.

Held in Knoxville: October 27-28, 2011 / Held in Nashville: Thursday and Friday, November 3-4, 2011

Nashville Highlights:

• Tennessee Civil Justice Act (tort “reform”)
• Summary judgment procedure
• Subrogation
• Social networking for lawyers
• Crafting jury instructions
• Limited liability companies
• Tort law case update
• Workers’ comp legislative update
• Family law update
• Trial practice tips
• Effective appellate practice
• Ethical concerns when using technology to enhance your practice
• Lawyer stress
• Update on Rules of Professional Conduct

Nashville Speakers and Topics:

• The Revised LLC Act : Six Years Later – Harlan Dodson III
• Tennessee Civil Justice Act – Daniel Clayton
• Top 10 Things Overheard in Judge’s Chambers – Judge Robbie Beal
• Do’s & Don’ts in the Courtroom – Judge Jeff Hollingsworth
• Update on Summary Judgment Procedure in Tennessee – Andrée Blumstein
• Effective Appellate Practice – Judge Patricia Cottrell
• Social Networking for Lawyers – Matt Potempa
• Family Law Update – Helen Rogers
• Ethical Issues for Lawyers Using Technology to Enhance Their Practice – Marisa Combs
• Ethical Concerns Facing Attorneys Today – Sandy Garrett
• Stress in the Legal Profession – Judge Robert L. Childers
• Crafting Jury Instructions – Judge Robert L. Childers
• 2011 Changes to Workers’ Compensation Laws – Katherine (Kitty) Boyte
• Judgment Enforcement: Techniques, Common Roadblocks, and Advanced Strategies – David Anthony
• Tort Law Update – Rebecca Blair
• Update on Subrogation Issues – Bryan Moseley

Knoxville's Highlights:

• Tennessee Civil Justice Act (tort “reform”)
• Tort and insurance update
• Workers’ comp update
• Family law update
• Estate planning/trusts
• TennCare/Medicaid estate recovery
• Electronic discovery
• Technology trends and social media
• Standards of appellate review
• Trial practice tips
• Judicial recusals
• Tips on courtroom advocacy
• Client service and law firm development
• Attorney-client relationships
• Update on Rules of Professional Conduct

Knoxville Speakers and Topics:

• TennCare/Medicaid Estate Recovery – Monica Franklin
• Standards of Appellate Review – Judge John McClarty
• Tennessee Civil Justice Act – Sid Gilreath
• Family Law Update – Kevin Shepherd
• Tips on Courtroom Advocacy – Robert E. Pryor Jr.
• Practical Tips from a Trial Judge – Judge John McAfee
• Trusts & Estate Planning Update – Anne McKinney
• Judicial Recusals – Chancellor Michael Moyers
• Ethical Considerations for Accepting, Declining, or Terminating Legal Representation – Chancellor Thomas Frierson
• Ethical Concerns Facing Attorneys Today – Sandy Garrett
• Effective and Ethical Client Service and Law Firm Development – Terry Adams
• Tort and Insurance Law Update – Professor Carol Mutter
• Electronic Discovery in Tennessee – Chuck Young
• Technology Trends and Social Media – Chuck Young
• Workers’ Comp Legislative and Case Law Update – Fred Baker

About Your Faculty: Knoxville

Judge John McClarty was appointed to the Eastern Section of the Tennessee Court of Appeals in January 2009 and elected in August 2010. He was involved in over 5,000 civil and criminal cases during his 32 years of practicing law.

 

Chancellor Thomas R. (Skip) Frierson II of Morristown serves on the Chancery Court for the Third Judicial District (Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, and Hawkins counties). He was appointed to the bench in March 1996, elected in August 1996 and re-elected in 1998 and 2006.

 

Judge John McAfee has served the Eighth Judicial District – which consists of Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott, and Union counties – as a circuit judge since his election in 2004. He previously served as Claiborne County’s general sessions judge and juvenile judge from 1998 through 2004.

 

Chancellor Michael W. Moyers has served the Sixth Judicial District – which consists of Knox County – as a chancellor since his election in 2006. He previously served as Knox County Law Director from 2000 to 2006.

 

Terry Adams, of the Adams Law firm, focuses his practice on negotiations and contracts. He has received certificates from The Program on Negotiation at the Harvard Law School and 60 hours in continuing legal education from that program.  In addition, Mr. Adams received a certificate in Advocacy from the University of San Francisco’s School of Law Intensive Advocacy Program. He is also a Certified National Football League Players Association Contract Advisor.

Fred Baker is a member in the Cookeville office of Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC, which he joined in 2001. His practice includes an emphasis on workers’ compensation and employment discrimination, as well as ADA and FMLA compliance. He is the author of the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Handbook, 4th Edition.

 

Monica Franklin, CELA, is recognized throughout Tennessee as a leader in Elder Law. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), the nation's preeminent professional organization for elder law attorneys. She is Certified as an Elder Law Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization as well as the National Elder Law Foundation. She regularly gives presentations to the general public, attorneys, and other professionals about elder law and has written numerous articles on the subject.

Sandy Garrett is Deputy Chief Disciplinary Counsel – Litigation for the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court and has been with the Board of Professional Responsibility since October 1992.

Sidney (Sid) W. Gilreath, of Gilreath & Associates, has over 30 years of experience representing plaintiffs in the areas of personal injury, product liability, and medical malpractice law. Although based in Tennessee, with offices in Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis, Gilreath & Associates handles cases throughout the southeastern United States. Mr. Gilreath is recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of personal injury law.

Anne McKinney has over 30 years of legal and tax experience. She practices in the areas of probate, trusts, and wills, nonprofit and charitable organizations, taxation, business formation, and planning. She is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Council.

Carol Mutter is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law, where she has taught a variety of subjects, including Torts, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Remedies, Insurance Law, and Health Law.

Robert E. (Robbie) Pryor, Jr., is a partner in the Knoxville law firm of Pryor, Flynn, Priest & Harber, focusing on injury litigation consisting of medical malpractice, products liability, personal injury, consumer litigation, and general accident litigation.

Kevin Shepherd has more than 20 years of experience and is currently in solo practice with an office located in Maryville. He practices in the areas of family law and divorce, personal injury, criminal defense, appellate practice, and general practice. He is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 family law mediator.

Charles (Chuck) Young, is an in-house attorney for Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC in Oak Ridge after serving eight years as a litigator with Kramer Rayson LLP in Knoxville. He has represented individuals and businesses in complex litigation involving a broad range of issues and industries. He speaks and publishes frequently on litigation and technology issues.

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About Your Faculty: Nashville

Judge Patricia Cottrell has been on the Middle Section of the Tennessee Court of Appeals for over 10 years. She was appointed to the Court of Appeals in November 1998, elected in 2000, and re-elected to an eight-year term in 2006. She is the first woman elected to serve as presiding judge for any section of a Tennessee appellate court.

Judge Robbie Beal was elected in 2006 as circuit judge for the 21st judicial district (Hickman, Lewis, Perry, and Williamson counties), Division I. Prior to his election to the circuit court, Judge Beal served as a juvenile court referee, having been appointed to that position in 1997. Before becoming a juvenile court referee, Judge Beal served as an Assistant District Attorney for the 21st Judicial District and was named the primary drug prosecutor. Judge Beal was in private practice with County Commissioner and former U.S. Attorney Ernie Williams. His practice involved litigation of all types, including domestic relations, corporate disputes, and personal injury.

Judge Robert L. (Butch) Childers has been the presiding judge of Division 9 of the Circuit Court in Memphis since 1984 and chair of the Civil Pattern Jury Instruction Committee for the Tennessee Judicial Conference since 1991. Judge Childers serves on the American Bar Association’s advisory commission created to assist lawyers and other legal professionals with addiction and other personal problems. He is a past president of the Tennessee Judicial Conference and has served as a Special Judge of the Tennessee Supreme Court Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel.

Judge Jeff Hollingswoth is a circuit court judge in Hamilton County. He practiced law for over 28 years before being elected to the bench in August 2006. He is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on Specialization. He is a former prosecutor with the Hamilton County District Attorney’s office and a former shareholder of Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel PC. He has also been elected as a Fellow of the Chattanooga and Tennessee Bar Foundations.

David M. Anthony, of Bone McAllester & Norton, concentrates his practice in the areas of bankruptcy, commercial litigation, creditor’s rights, construction and lien litigation. He  represents clients throughout middle Tennessee  in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts. He also has significant experience representing financial institutions and other creditors in all aspects of the litigation process. He is a regular author and guest speaker on topics related to bankruptcy, post-judgment collections strategy, foreclosures, ethics and trial practice.

Rebecca Blair has more than 14 years experience fighting for the rights of her clients in the courtroom.  Prior to founding The Blair Law Firm, Ms. Blair practiced at one of Tennessee's largest law firms focusing on complex litigation cases. Immediately before founding The Blair Law Firm, Ms. Blair was a named partner at Day & Blair, a premier Tennessee boutique law firm known for high-quality work in catastrophic injury and complex litigation. Ms. Blair was named a Mid-South Super Lawyer in 2009 and 2010. She was a member of the American Bar Association, T.I.P.S. Leadership Academy Class of 2008–2009. Ms. Blair is actively involved in professional associations dedicated to preserving the integrity of the bar and protecting the rights of her clients.

Andrée Blumstein, of Sherrard & Roe, focuses on general business and civil practice, emphasizing the substantive areas of health law, antitrust, transnational law, employment law, distribution law, and state and local tax law. She is experienced in civil appellate litigation, as well as contract negotiation and drafting. She has been included on Woodward & White’s The Best Lawyers in America list in both Antitrust law and Appellate practice from 2003 to 2010.

Katherine (Kitty) Boyte is a defense attorney with Constangy, Brooks & Smith in Nashville. Over the past 20 plus years, she has successfully guided many of the largest employers of middle Tennessee through workers’ compensation and employment law issues. She has litigated workers’ compensation cases in over half of the 95 counties in Tennessee.

 

Daniel Clayton, of Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge, is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist and a Medical Malpractice Specialist. He is one of only nine attorneys in the state of Tennessee to hold both certifications. His areas of practice include catastrophic and personal injury, automobile and tractor-trailer litigation, wrongful death, medical negligence, and product liability. He is a past president of the Tennessee Association for Justice.

Marisa Lee Combs is an associate in the Nashville office of Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop PC. She concentrates her practice in construction law and litigation, including liens, construction defect, and professional liability defense of architects, engineers, and surveyors.  Ms. Combs regularly represents contractors, owners, designers, and other members of the construction industry.

Harlan Dodson III, of Dodson, Parker, Behm & Capparella P.C., focuses his practice on work for individuals, corporations, and their businesses – including general business advice, real estate law, estate planning, and litigation in all courts. Mr. Dodson is a frequent speaker and writer on business entities, especially limited liability companies, as well as on wills and estate planning. He has taught Estate Planning at the Nashville School of Law since 1975, where he was presented with the Distinguished Faculty Award in 2007. He is the author of a book on estate planning entitled, Introduction to Estate Planning and Administration in Tennessee, which he updates annually and is the editor to West Publishing Company’s Tennessee Practice series on business formation and estate planning.

Bryan Moseley is a partner in the Nashville law firm of Moseley & Moseley, where his main areas of practice are civil litigation, premises liability, and consumer protection. Mr. Moseley is a frequent speaker on personal injury/auto injury topics.

 

Matt Potempa, with the Law Office of Matt Potempa, LLC, focuses his practice in the areas of business litigation, criminal law, estate planning and elder law, divorce and family law, and personal injury.

 

Helen Sfikas Rogers, with Rogers, Kamm & Shea in Nashville, has practiced law for over 30 years and has tried or mediated some of the most complex and hotly contested divorces in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Her practice is chiefly devoted to divorce and family law, along with estate planning and probate. She is qualified by the Tennessee Supreme Court as a Rule 31 mediator and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Certified Civil Trial Specialist. She has also argued more than 60 cases before state and federal appellate courts, including a reported decision on interstate child custody that now stands as the law of the land in Tennessee.

The 5th Annual Law Conference for Tennessee Practitioners: Materials Only

Get your materials from this informative and timely event that featured some of the state’s top practitioners. You'll get the latest information from Tennessee courts, and pick up practical tips you can put to use immediately.

Held in Knoxville: October 27-28, 2011 / Held in Nashville: Thursday and Friday, November 3-4, 2011

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Knoxville Sections:

• Estate Recovery (Monica Franklin)
• Standard of Review (Judge John McClarty)
• Tennessee Civil Justice Act (Sidney Gilreath)
• Family Law Update (Kevin Shepherd)
• Tips on Courtroom Advocacy (Robert E. Pryor Jr.)
• Practical Tips from a Trial Judge (Judge John McAfee)
• Trusts, Estate Planning & Probate Update (Anne McKinney)
• Judicial Recusal: Current and Proposed Standards (Chancellor Michael Moyers)
• Accepting, Declining or Terminating Legal Representation (Chancellor Skip Frierson)
• Ethical Concerns Facing Attorneys Today (Sandy Garrett)
• Client Service and Law Firm Development (Terry Adams)
• Recent Developments in Tort and Insurance Law (Carol Mutter)
• E-Discovery Update (Chuck Young)
• Technology Trends and Social Media (Chuck Young)
• Workers’ Comp Legislative and Case Law Update (Fred Baker)

Materials include:

• Identifying the standard of review
• Cohabitation without marriage – now what?
• Stopping or defending parental relocation
• Alimony in Tennessee – types, amounts, and modification
• Tips for conducting voir dire
• Tips for making an effective closing argument
• Points to know about the 2010 tax act
• Tennessee attorney general opinions and statutory developments in estate law
• Ethical marketing of your legal services
• Tort law developments
• Insurance law developments
• Case law update on e-discovery
• Social media – quick ethics roundup
• Workers’ comp legislative update
• Significant workers’ comp cases
• CD containing summaries of recent significant decisions and 2011 public chapters

Nashville Sections:

• The Revised LLC Act 2011 – Where We Are After Six Years (Harlan Dodson)
• The Tennessee Civil Justice Act of 2011 (Daniel Clayton)
• Top 10 Things Overheard in Judges’ Chambers (Judge Robbie Beal)
• Do’s & Don’ts in Court (Judge Jeff Hollingsworth)
• Update on Summary Judgment Procedure in Tennessee (Andrée Sophia Blumstein)
• Effective Appellate Writing (Judge Patricia Cottrell)
• 2011 Domestic Law Update (Helen Rogers)
• Social Networking for Lawyers: Proceed with Caution (Matt Potempa)
• Ethical Pitfalls: The Attorney’s Use of Technology & Social Media (Marisa Combs)
• Ethical Concerns Facing Attorneys Today (Sandy Garrett)
• Stress in the Legal Profession (Judge Robert L. Childers)
• Crafting Jury Instructions (Judge Robert L. Childers)
• 2011 Legislative Changes to Workers’ Compensation Laws (Kitty Boyte)
• Judgment Enforcement: Techniques, Common Roadblocks, and Advanced Strategies (David Anthony)
• Tort Law Update (Rebecca Blair)
• Subrogation Issues (Bryan Moseley)

Materials include:

• Tips from Judge Jeff Hollingsworth on what a judge does and does not what to see or hear from attorneys
• List of summary judgment decisions from federal and state court
• Judge Cottrell’s tips for writing appellate briefs
• Recent significant family law cases
• Matt Potempa’s tips on social networking for lawyers
• Sample social networking policies and procedures
• Organization of final jury charge
• Three significant legislative changes in workers’ compensation
• Tools available in the collection process
• Roadblocks in the collection process
• Recent significant tort law cases
• Liens, assignments, subrogation and rights of reimbursement
• Basic concepts you need to know and how the MSP process works
• Common issues when dealing with the MSPRC
• Recent changes to the MSP and new reporting requirements, including Medicare set asides (MSAs)
• CD containing summaries of recent significant decisions and 2011 public chapters

Materials

Materials include:

• Recent workers’ compensation cases from the Court of Civil Appeals and the Supreme Court of Alabama
• Recent tort cases from the Court of Civil Appeals and the Supreme Court of Alabama
• 2011 tort reform legislative package
• Making the comparison in court between physician liability and that of truck drivers
• Myths and misconceptions from the Department of Industrial Relations
• Subrogation in tort and workers’ compensation cases
• Interplay between ADAAA, FMLA and workers’ compensation
• 10 questions demonstrating differences and similarities between ADA, FMLA, and workers’ compensation
• 10 tips for an effective opening statement
• CD containing summaries of recent tort and workers’ comp cases from Alabama appellate courts