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Case: Regions Bank v. Nathan I. Prager Facts: After Plaintiff’s first suit was dismissed for failure to prosecute, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Reconsider. The trial court denied the motion but said the dismissal was neither “with nor without prejudice” and the Plaintiff was “welcome to refile.” Relying on that statement, Plaintiff declined to appeal […]

Case:  State of Tennessee v. Tyshon Booker Facts:  Defendant received a mandatory life sentence for a murder committed with he was sixteen years old. Defendant argued that “an automatic sentence of life imprisonment (with release no sooner than fifty-one years) is unconstitutional for a juvenile” based on the decisions in Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. […]

Case:  In Re Mattie L. Facts:  Mother petitioned to terminate Father’s parental rights. Father was arrested shortly before the trial and did not appear. The trial court held a trial without Father and held two grounds for termination had been proven by clear and convincing evidence: abandonment by willful failure to visit and abandonment by […]

The criminal penalties associated with being convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) in Tennessee are potentially quite severe. You could be required to pay a hefty fine, perform community service, temporarily give up your driver’s license – even spend some time in jail. There is, however, another commonly overlooked penalty of having a DUI […]

It is well documented that periods of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to a surge in domestic violence. Mandatory social isolation combined with widespread unemployment and increased rates of firearm ownership create an environment for domestic violence to occur more frequently. A UN organization called the United Nations Population Fund has released […]