Introducing the crucial new guide for presiding over and practicing in Tennessee General Sessions Courts: Tennessee General Sessions Handbook
Brought to you by the publisher of Tennessee Attorneys Memo, this essential new reference was created by General Sessions Judge G. Andrew Brigham and Nashville attorney Thomas B. Norris, Jr., to assist judges and attorneys who practice in Tennessee's general sessions courts. Packed with more than 500 pages of valuable advice on procedure and policy, the Tennessee General Sessions Handbook covers both civil and criminal sessions, and includes a BONUS CD-ROM loaded with forms and a searchable index.
Order today and get the guidance you need to preside over or practice in Tennessee's general sessions courts...
Civil general sessions courts handle matters of collection, contract dispute, personal injury, interpleader, subrogation claims, boundary line disputes and partition, matters between landlord and tenant, recovery of property, matters dealing with juveniles, small claims of varying types including mechanics' and materialmen's liens, and, in some counties, concurrent jurisdiction over domestic and probate cases.
Your Handbook includes chapters on:
- Overview of civil sessions
- The civil process
- Procedural processes
- Trial phase
- Securing relief
- Appeals
Criminal General Sessions
Criminal cases heard by general sessions courts include preliminary hearings in all criminal cases, misdemeanor trials when a jury has been waived, and most violations of municipal ordinances.
You'll get valuable advice on handling issues related to:
- Beginning the criminal process
- Rules applicable in general sessions criminal court
- Probable cause
- Bail
- Arraignment
- Handgun carry permits
- Orders of protection
- Contempt
- Diversion
- Preliminary examination
- Defendant's rights
- Extradition
- Sentencing
- Appeals
Order Tennessee General Sessions Handbook now for just $197.
BONUS CD-ROM
Tennessee General Sessions Handbook includes a Bonus CD-ROM loaded with critical forms for:
- Civil Warrant
- Search Warrant
- Orders of Protection
- Detainer Warrant
- Garnishment
- Attachment
- And many more!
- PLUS, your Bonus CD-ROM includes an electronically searchable index
About your Handbook's authors...
Judge G. Andrew Brigham
Judge Brigham commenced his law practice in Chattanooga. His areas of concentration include choice of entity, mergers, acquisitions, real estate transactions, health care, and employment law. Judge Brigham assumed the bench in 2003, having jurisdiction over matters of general sessions and juvenile court.
Thomas B. Norris, Jr.
Mr. Norris is of counsel to the Law Offices of Barry J. Gammons in Nashville and has practiced in virtually every general sessions court in the state. He focuses his practice on small businesses in the areas of business formation, acquisition and merger, exempt securities, secured transactions, sales, leasehold, tax, and estate planning.
Get the essential guidance you need to preside over and practice in Tennessee General Sessions Court. PLUS, you'll also receive a BONUS CD-ROM loaded with forms and a searchable index.
Cost: Just $197