Nashville Bar Journal | August/September 2022

MARTESHA L. JOHNSON, Publisher

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I love Nashville! Not in the love embodied by guests to our beloved city celebrating their bachelorette party or hanging out on Broadway. That love for Nashville is great, but it pales in comparison to the love held by a Nashville native. I have that born-and-raised in Nashville kinda love and it runs deep in my soul.

Born at Vanderbilt Medical Center. North, East and South Nashville raised. A proud Metro Nashville Public Schools graduate (go Whites Creek Cobras!). A Tennessee State University Tiger. And now Nashville’s Chief Public Defender.

I have spent my life in this city and my devotion to its legacy means more now to me than ever before! Long gone are the days I spent at Fountain Square, hanging with Mom at Summer Lights, or having pizza with my friends at Pizza Hut on Clarksville Highway.

Now my childhood neighborhoods are graced with million-dollar homes. Now Nashville is the “IT” city, with a beautiful cityscape attractive to tourists, corporations and major sporting events.

This same Nashville is experiencing a widening wealth divide along with:

• an affordable housing crisis

• increasing education disparities for public school students

• a lack of resources for our neighbors experiencing homelessness, and

• disproportionate arrest and incarnation rates for members of our Black & Brown communities.

I have spent many days wondering what Nashville is becoming. And what is our responsibility as the Nashville Bar Association in writing Nashville’s next chapter?

All my columns to date have had a recurring theme… a plea to you, my colleagues and friends, to use our incredible responsibility as lawyers to lead our community into the next era. We should be partnering to make sure that while Nashville claims the throne as the “IT” city, it becomes the “IT” city for everyone desiring to make a home in Nashville and not just a few. Now is an important time for pro bono partnerships with agencies on the frontlines of equity, education and housing. The time is ripe for lawyers to seek non-traditional leadership roles, engage in policy making and run for office. Our Nashville neighbors need us!

In closing, I recall the late Rep. John Lewis’ remarks when he accepted the ABA’s Thurgood Marshall award in August 2019, “We need the law to be on the side of the people. We need members of the bar more than ever before to find a way to get in the way, to get in good trouble, necessary trouble. When you see something that’s not right, not fair, not just, you have to say something, you have to do something.” He continued, “We need your leadership. We need your vision. We need your dedication now more than ever before to help save our country, to help save democracy and continue to build what Dr. King and many of us call ‘the beloved community,’ to help redeem the soul of America.” I keep Rep. Lewis’ Nashville mugshot as a reminder of my responsibility to get in the way.

I love Nashville and am honored to serve.

In solidarity,

2022 NBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MARTESHA L. JOHNSON, President

GULAM ZADE, President-Elect

HON. MELISSA BLACKBURN, First Vice President

LIZ SITGREAVES, Second Vice President

CHARITY WILLIAMS, Secretary

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GIL SCHUETTE, Assistant Treasurer

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JEREMY OLIVER, YLD President

MIKE ABELOW, Immediate Past President

LORA FOX, First Vice President-Elect

MARLENE MOSES, Second Vice President-Elect

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Hear Ye, Hear Ye | Events of Interest

2022 Board of Directors Election

Members of the NBA will be electing six new directors to serve on the Board for a four-year term commencing January 1, 2023. If you are an active member of the NBA and are interested in being considered for Board service, please submit your name for consideration to Traci.Hollandsworth@nashvillebar.org no later than Friday, August 12. The election will take place in November, and all members whose 2023 membership dues are postmarked no later than October 31 will be eligible to vote. n

Membership Renewals

It’s time to renew your membership! The 2022 membership year ends on October 31. You may renew online at NashvilleBar.org/Renew (it only takes a few minutes!), by contacting Vicki at Vicki.Shoulders@ nashvillebar.org or calling 615-242-9272. If your firm is part of Firm Billing with the NBA, please check with your administrator before renewing online. Thank you for your continued support and membership! n

Have an Idea for a CLE?

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We are now seeking nominations for the John C. Tune Public Service Award to be presented at the Annual Meeting & Banquet on Thursday, December 8, to be held at the Music City Center. The purpose of the award is to recognize members who make outstanding contributions to the greater Nashville area community while distinguishing themselves as practicing attorneys. To submit your nomination, email Traci.Hollandsworth@nashvillebar.org no later than Friday, October 14, expressing why you believe your nominee is deserving of this prestrigious award. Visit NashvilleBar.org/Awards for more information. n

Annual Member Picnic (It’s Free!)

The 2022 Annual FREE Member Picnic will be held on Thursday, September 29, from 5:30-8:30pm, at Walk of Fame Park—located downtown across from the Country Music Hall of Fame. This event is co-sponsored by the Metro Law Department.

Family-friendly, casual environment, a delicious BBQ dinner, friends and colleagues galore, music, and an open bar stocked full of local beers and wine. For sponsorship and registration information, visit NashvilleBar.org/Picnic or email Traci.Hollandsworth@nashvillebar.org. We look forward to seeing you there! n

Events-At-A-Glance

Aug 12 | The 24th Annual Carbolic Smoke Ball @ Clementine Hall

Aug 23 | Retirement Reception for Judge Randy Kennedy @ Metro Courthouse

Aug 25 | Retirement Reception for Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle @ Metro Courthouse

Aug 31 | General Sessions Court Swearing In Ceremony Being Sworn in are Judges Floyd, Hayes, & Todd @ Justice A. A. Birch Building

Sep 9 | NBA Diversity Summit @ Belmont College of Law

Sep 10 | YLD 18th Annual Race Judicata @ Edwin Warner Park

Sep 29 | NBA Member Picnic @ Walk of Fame Park

Dec 8 | Annual Banquet @ Music City Center

View photos of these past events at NashvilleBar.org/PhotoGallery and be on the lookout for more information about upcoming events! n

Feature Story | David Ewing

Lutie Lytle: Pioneer in the Law

Tennessee has the distinction of licensing the first African American woman lawyer in the South, and just the third in the United States. Lutie Lytle was born in 1875 in Murfreesboro to formerly enslaved parents. The Lytles were part of the “Exoduster” movement of formerly enslaved African Americans moving to Kansas from the South because of the broken promises of Reconstruction. After the Civil War, Middle Tennessee had groups of armed, masked people terrorizing the newly-freed population and destroying their property. But the State of Kansas was seen as a place that was friendly to African Americans in the areas of education and business. The entire Lytle family moved to Topeka, Kansas, in 1879.

Lytle excelled in the Topeka schools and was known as one of the best students in the city. She earned perfect grades in the classroom and was well known in the community. Her father, a barber and businessman, was one of the wealthiest African Americans in Topeka.

In 1891, while attending Topeka High School, where African American and White students were taught together, Lytle worked as a writer and editor for three African American newspapers where she was exposed to politicians and the legislature. This led to her being offered a job in the Kansas State Legislature as an Assistant Engrossing Clerk. People in Kansas praised Lytle’s writing and public speaking skills.

After graduation, Lytle left Topeka and returned to Tennessee where she taught at an African American Public School in Chattanooga. Lytle was accepted as a student at Central Tennessee College Law School, a Nashville institution started after the Civil War as the first law school for African Americans in the South.

At Central Tennessee College, Lytle excelled and graduated as class valedictorian. In the 1890s, before Tennessee required a written bar examination, law school graduates had

to complete a two-step process to become a lawyer. First, an individual had to apply for a certificate from a local court proving the applicant is 21 years old and of good moral character. Then a sitting judge had to license the applicant.

Lytle obtained the required certificate, but she could not get a license from a Davidson County Court. In Nashville, Judge J. M. Anderson denied Lytle a license to practice law, ruling that a woman should not be a lawyer in Tennessee because the Tennessee Supreme Court did not allow women to become a Notary Public.

Lytle did not give up on her dream of becoming a lawyer. She travelled to Memphis with her two sponsors to see if a court in Memphis would give her a license to practice law as she met all of the standards and was a graduate of a state-recognized law school. Her two African American attorney sponsors were Josiah T. Settle, a graduate of Howard University Law School, and A.B. Saddler who attended law school with Lytle at Central Tennessee College. Having Settle, himself a trailblazer, make the motion carried great weight in Memphis—in 1887, he had been appointed as Assistant Attorney General for Shelby County.

On September 8, 1897, the Memphis courtroom of Criminal Court Judge Lunsford P. Cooper was packed with onlookers and spectators to see if the court would admit Lytle to the bar. Newspaper accounts noted everyone was so “spellbound a pin could have been heard to drop in the farthest part of the large courtroom.” Attorney Sadler, touting Lytle’s qualifications as an orator and writer, stated she was an “independent thinker and speaker of rare ability.” Judge Cooper approved the motion for Lytle, and she became Tennessee’s first woman lawyer and the first African American woman lawyer in the South.

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legal career in his courtroom and asked her to stay and represent a defendant who did not have a lawyer. Lytle politely turned down her first potential client because she had to return home.

Lytle set another first in the legal profession when she returned to Kansas and became the first woman lawyer in Kansas in 1897. She also explored options for moving to another state as a young woman lawyer during a time when there were very few in the entire United States.

The following year, Lytle returned to Nashville and became a professor at Central Tennessee College. She taught real property, evidence, domestic relations, criminal law, and criminal procedure. This appointment also was historic, as Lytle became the first woman law professor in the United States.

Nashville Bar Association has commissioned a plaque in honor of Lutie Lytle to be placed on the first floor of the Justice A.A. Birch Courthouse later this year. The Nashville Bar Foundation is accepting contributions to fund this important recognition of Attorney Lutie Lytle. n

DAVID EWING is a ninth generation Nashvillian and Historian. He can be contacted at Nashville1779@ gmail.com

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In 1900, Lytle briefly practiced law in Memphis. The following year she married a lawyer named Alfred C. Cowan, and the couple moved to New York City where Cowan practiced law. In 1913, Lytle and Cowan attended the National Negro Bar Association Convention in Philadelphia. Lytle was the first African American woman lawyer to attend a bar convention and the first spouse of a lawyer to attend the convention as an equal member.

Lytle took over a legal matter in the U.S. Circuit Court after her husband’s death and won the case with a $9,000 verdict. Lytle remarried and kept her law firm in New York, where she continued to be active in politics and women’s issues in the northeast for the next few decades. Lytle died on November 12, 1955, and her legacy continues as a trailblazing woman lawyer and law professor.

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Coming This Fall: Football… Stadium Financing

We love football. The Titans are our team. We can’t wait to see Derrick Henry stiff-arming DBs into the first row again. Acknowledging that, let’s talk about the business of paying for a new stadium.

The Titans want, and Mayor Cooper proposes, that Nashville build a new enclosed football-only stadium. We have all seen the incredible multi-billion dollar facilities in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Las Vegas, and elsewhere on television. Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles cost $5 billion, and was built entirely with private money. There was no public spending by the city or state. Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta cost $1.5 billion and used $214 million in public spending. Most recently Las Vegas opened its $1.97 billion Allegiant Stadium using $750 million of public funds.1

With the greatest respect to our beloved Titans, the team’s ownership cannot afford to put a billion dollars or more into a new stadium like what we’ve seen in other cities with different ownership. In fact, the team’s President, Burke Nihill, has been clear that “[t]he Adams family is quite literally just putting all of the Adams’ assets in the mix…Things that the family has owned for 50-60 years. They’re being sold, they’re being liquidated to be able to help pay for this contribution.2 The NFL also has team debt limits in place that prevent teams from becoming overleveraged with loans.3

Keep in mind that the current stadium lease obligates Metro to maintain the stadium in “first class condition.” The city commissioned a study in 2017 that said this cost was about $300 million through the life of the current lease. The team recently claimed the

obligation is $1.8 billion. It will be important to drill down further on this because the current lease obligation may be viewed by some as a minimum that Metro has to pay in any scenario.

Where does that leave Nashville? I believe we will see the Titans and Mayor Cooper propose a $1.9 to $2.1 billion stadium with more than $1 billion of state and local public tax dollar spending for initial construction and long term capital expenses. This would be the largest appropriation of public tax dollars for a stadium ever in the United States.4 This public spending is expected to be supported by $500 million of state general obligation bond proceeds, 100% of the state and local sales tax generated in the stadium and from parking, 50% of the state and local sales tax from an adjoining 130 acres,5 plus a portion of Davidson County’s hotel occupancy taxes. We don’t know the details yet of how the team will finance their share. However, we should remain aware that the Raiders’ share of financing in Las Vegas reportedly included $300 million of personal seat license sales to ticketholders and naming rights.6

The best information available suggests that the team and the Mayor’s Office will announce the terms of a deal in August or September 2022 with an eye toward introducing the necessary legislation to the Metro Council in October and obtaining approval before the end of 2022. The team wants to commence construction and I suspect they all want it done before Nashville’s August 2023 municipal elections get underfoot.

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Isaac Conner | Bart Pickett

with old friends and family and even lived with his parents all three years. Conner chose law school hoping that it would make him a better sports agent. While there, Conner focused on litigation as he enjoyed being in the courtroom. He also had a graduate assistant position where he mentored rookie UT football and basketball players in their academic career.

ing litigation practice at Manson, Johnson and Conner. His litigation practice focuses on plaintiff’s work in personal injury and mass tort cases.

Standing at 6’6”, Isaac Conner has always had some involvement with sports. He grew up in Powell, a small town outside of Knoxville, where in high school he shined on the basketball court. That athletic talent led to him playing on UT Chattanooga’s basketball team beginning in 1994. During his sophomore year, the team became that year’s “Cinderella Story” by making it to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament. While at UTC, Conner received his bachelors of science with a major in psychology. Having one more eligible year of play left, Conner enrolled to get his master’s in counseling.

Conner always considered himself a basketball player first and his ultimate goal at that time was to play in the NBA. While he did go to the summer league to see if he could get picked up by any pro team or a foreign league, around the same time, he got accepted into law school and ultimately decided to give up on his pro dream and try to help others achieve theirs.

In 2000, Conner returned to East Tennessee to go to UT College of Law. During his time there, he reconnected

Following law school graduation in 2003, Conner accepted a one-year clerkship with Judge Thomas Brothers. Conner wanted to get up-close exposure to jury trials and learn from a seasoned trial judge. After he finished his clerkship, Conner joined Lewis King in the fall of 2004. While there, he did a variety of litigation but he also started “moonlighting” in the sports world.

In 2009, Conner along with a law school classmate and former college football player, Chad Speck, started A3 Athletics, a sports agency. Conner also left Lewis King to focus on his sports work. Not wanting to give up his law license, Conner joined Richard Manson’s firm where he could split his time with his other work.

A3 Athletics is still going strong. The agency has 4 agents. The midsized agency typically represents 20-30 athletes at any given time. The agency, which started in Knoxville, moved its headquarters to Nashville during the pandemic. Conner is a certified agent with both the NBA players’ association and the NFL players’ association. The agency has represented first round picks in both the NBA and NFL drafts.

In addition to his sports work, Conner manages to continue a grow -

The sports work takes up most of Conner’s time. Depending on the time of the year, he would estimate it takes up 60-70% of his job with litigation accounting for the remainder. His sports work includes reviewing and negotiating player contracts, both with the league and any marketing/endorsement company and spending lots of time recruiting players and selling them on the agency. He travels to visit recruits and their parents. Recruiting and maintaining clients is one of the toughest aspects of being an agent.

When Conner is not balancing being a lawyer and a sports agent, he can be found spending time with his family at their Nashville home. While in law school, he met his nowwife, Nalini, who was getting her Ph.D in psychology at UT. They moved to Nashville and then married in 2005. Dr. Conner works as a psychologist at Vanderbilt. The couple have two sons: Cyrus (13) and Elias (10) who attend JT Moore Middle School. Conner enjoys following his sons’ journeys as they play basketball, baseball and soccer. Conner also volunteers his time coaching a little league basketball team and has done so for close to a decade. n

BART PICKETT is an attorney at the Law Offices of Julie Bhattacharya Peak where he represents Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.’s insureds and customers of its affiliated groups in litigation throughout Middle Tennessee.

Heading into the fall, here are some of the moving parts I’m watching:

1. What are the actual terms that are announced?

2. Stadiums always have substantial cost overruns. Who’s paying for that?

3. There will be debate about the Mayor’s claim that the deal won’t impact the “general taxpayer.” I think people will want to explore whether the city and state government can commit more than $1 billion of tax dollars without an impact on taxpayers.

4. What other public benefits (e.g., affordable housing, jobs, etc…) come along with the proposed deal?

5. How does the proposal and its dedicated revenue streams for construction and long term expenses compare to Metro’s current lease obligations?

As a member of the Metro Council, I’ve been following these developments closely7 and will continue to do so. Feel free to email me8 with any questions or comments. n

BOB MENDES has served as an At Large Member of Nashville’s Metro Council since 2015 and is the chair of the Council’s East Bank Stadium Committee. Mendes Practices at Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, PLC.

Endnotes

1 For information about these and other stadium deals, see Watson, S. Pay to play: How 21 NFL stadiums have been financed, Bufallo News (Sept. 5, 2021), available at https://buffalonews.com/news/ local/pay-to-play-how-21-nfl-stadiums-have-beenfinanced/article_319a3686-0c28-11ec-a568-dbcbdd817498.html

2 Styf, J., Titans CEO says Nashville would owe nearly $2B toward Nissan Stadium renovations under current lease, The CeNTer square (May 19, 2022), available at https://www.thecentersquare. com/tennessee/titans-ceo-says-nashville-wouldowe-nearly-2b-toward-nissan-stadium-renovationsunder-current-lease/article_72097a56-d793-11ec8804-573cb0ef99d0.html

3 Wickersham, S., Sources: NFL, teams agree to raise debt limits $150M for each club esPN (2020, May 12, 2020), available at https://www.espn.com/ nfl/story/_/id/29165716/sources-nfl-teams-agreeraise-debt-limits-150m-club

4 The largest state and local use of tax dollars on a stadium in history is $850 million for the recently approved $1.4 billion new football stadium for the Buffalo Bills. See Watson, S., Tan, S. (2022, April 3), How the costs break down for new Buffalo Bills stadium Buffalo News https://buffalonews.com/news/ local/who-pays-for-what-here-is-how-the-costsbreak-down-for-new-buffalo-bills/article_532872e2ae9c-11ec-bd57-5f0465cd6118.html

5 For 130 acres, think of that as a square area of about one-half mile on each side surrounding the stadium, or more likely, a rectangular area of about three-quarters of a mile by one-quarter mile. The proposal most likely will be to put hotels, bars, and restaurants – all large sales tax generators – into the 130 acres surrounding the stadium and any adjacent parking.

6 Candee, A., FAQ on PSLs: How personal seat licenses for Raiders stadium will work, las Vegas suN, (Aug. 24, 2017), available at https://lasvegassun. com/news/2017/aug/24/faq-psls-personal-seat-licenses-raiders-stadium/

7 I have posted about these issues frequently this year and expect to continue as new information emerges. My posts are collected here: https://www. mendesfornashville.com/news/category/Stadium

8 bob.mendes@nashville.gov

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Summer Tech Gadgets |

Bill Ramsey & Phillip Hampton

a solar rechargeable battery that also can be hand-cranked if the battery drains and you’re in the dark. Cranking for 6 minutes gives an hour of light. This essential gadget is tiny and light (less than a quarter pound).

Summer is our favorite time of the year because we make time to push away from the computer and get outdoors to enjoy the summer sunshine. Just because we leave our PCs and laptops behind though does not mean we forsake all tech as we venture out on summer break. We have found some of the best summer tech gadgets to take with us and enhance our immersion back into nature. Here are some of our favorite summer tech gadgets: Bose SoundLink Flex Bluetooth Speaker ($149 Bose): No summer trip is complete without our vacation playlist; and playing those tunes in the mountains or on the beach doesn’t have to sacrifice audio quality. The SoundLink Flex by Bose is the latest in a long line of Bluetooth speakers that we keep on the ready for travel. The SoundLink flex is extremely durable (“rugged” is the way Bose describes it) and is both dustproof and waterproof. Of course, Bose speakers have some of the best audio that we have found, and the SoundLink Flex is no exception. With a 12-hour battery life, this speaker will last probably longer than we will on a hot, summer excursion.

GasBuddy App (Free download):

Yes, we noticed fuel prices were a wee bit elevated this summer, so we armed ourselves with the free mobile app, GasBuddy. This app operates sort of like the Waze app that crowdsources traffic conditions; except GasBuddy crowdsources gas prices. As users report gas prices at various stations along your route, the app will show you all the stations in your vicinity and what their gas prices are. This one is a no-brainer, especially on a long road trip.

Nimble CHAMP Portable Charger ($29.95 GoNimble.com): If you’re like us and like to get far away from the office during summer break, you’re not always going to be close to electricity to charge up all your gadgets. That is why we always pack our Nimble CHAMP. This ultra-compact charger, which weighs only 6.4 ounces, packs a powerful punch. The 10,000 mAh battery stores up to 3 days of power and is capable of fast-charging both Apple and Samsung gear.

MECO Solar Flashlight ($12.99 on Amazon): If you’re out camping, you will probably want to pack the MECO solar flashlight. This emergency flashlight has

NEBULA Anker Capsule ($299.99 Amazon): If you’re planning a staycation with the kids this summer, you might want to get the NEBULA Anker Capsule, smart Wi-Fi mini projector to have a movie night in the backyard. This compact projector has a 360-degree speaker and projects a 100-lumen image up to 100-inches anywhere you want to place it. The NEBULA runs Android natively and allows you to stream content directly from apps such as Netflix and YouTube.

Ontel Arctic Air Pure Chill 2.0, Evaporative Air-Cooler ($35.99 Amazon): This is not an air conditioner; it is an air cooler. But it works. You just pour water into the tank on top and plug it in. It will give you cool (not icy cold) air for 10 hours on one filling. It is small enough to put on your desk or on the kitchen counter top. It works great inside a tent, if you have power.

Magic Chef MCIM22/HNIM27 portable ice maker ($110 Home Depot): This small portable ice maker has a reservoir that holds water for your ice. It makes about 27 pounds of ice in 24 hours. It is very portable and you can carry it with you to party and fill your adult beverage glasses with ice. It holds about a pound and a half of ice in its storage bin, and it tells you when the bin is full. Drink away!

BIG HORN OUTDOORS Pizza Ovens Wood ($200 Amazon): Outdoor pizza ovens are trendy … and fun. For a small price, you can have your own outdoor pizza oven that uses wood pellets and a

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 | LIVE SEMINAR

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD OVERVIEW

This seminar will be discussing the best practices for opening and closing arguments, jury voir dire, and the role that this play and film has in many lawyers’ pantheon of stories.

About the Play:

All rise for Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork. The New York Times Critic’s Pick TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is “the most successful American play in Broadway history” (60 Minutes). With direction by Tony Award® winner Bartlett Sher, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD — “the greatest novel of all time” (Chicago Tribune) — has quickly become “one of the greatest plays in history” (NPR). Emmy Award® Winning actor Richard Thomas will play the role of Atticus Finch in the National Tour.

PRESENTERS

Donald Capparella

Dodson Parker Behm & Caparella

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 | VIRTUAL SEMINAR FORENSIC METEOROLOGY: REVEALING WEATHER-RELATED TRUTHS OVERVIEW

This course will teach attendees what forensic meteorology is and the type of cases a forensic meteorologist is retained in. Our course will also discuss the qualifications of a forensic meteorologist expert. We will cover data sources a forensic meteorologist relies on and the pitfalls/limitations of the data. The latest science and technology available for a meteorologist will also be presented. Finally, we will provide real-life case examples where a forensic meteorologist was utilized.

PRESENTERS

John Lavin

Director of Forensic Services, AccuWeather for Business

Steve Wistar

Senior Forensic Meteorologist, AccuWeather for Business

Dr. Joseph Sobel

Director Emeritus of Forensic Services, AccuWeather for Business DETAILS Seminar

– 1:00pm Credit 1.0 General Location Virtual - Zoom

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 | HYBRID SEMINAR NAVIGATING RECENT CHANGES TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND ETHICS LAW OVERVIEW

During the 2022 Legislative Session, the General Assembly passed Public Chapter 1087, a significant reform bill aimed at increasing transparency in campaign finance and ethics disclosures. This seminar will focus on describing the changes to Tennessee’s statutes as a result of this reform bill and the efforts by the Bureau of Ethics & Campaign Finance to implement these changes. These changes significantly impact not only candidates for office and PACs during the biggest election year of the decade, but also politically engaged tax exempt organizations and businesses, as well as current members of the General Assembly. Join us to learn more about how these changes impact your clients and what to look for in campaign finance disclosures as the Election Cycle ramps up leading into November’s election.

PRESENTERS

Doug Himes, Ethics Counsel at TN House of Representatives

Nathan Ridley, Bradley

Lauren Topping, Bureau of Ethics & Campaign Finance

Bill Young, Bureau of Ethics & Campaign Finance

DETAILS

Seminar 10:00 – 11:30am Credit 1.5 Dual Location Hybrid (NBA Office & Virtual - Zoom)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 | LIVE SEMINAR

WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE COURTHOUSE OVERVIEW

This seminar is co-sponsored and supported by the NBA YLD Division and is intended to instruct lawyers who have been in law practice 5 years or less or are new to practice in Davidson County state court. Civil court judges and chancellors from the Davidson County Circuit and Chancery Courts will focus on courtroom practice. Questions from attendees will be encouraged.

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For a full list of presenters, please visit NashvilleBar.org/YLDCLE. DETAILS

Seminar 5:00 – 6:00pm Credit

NBA Members

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 |

HYBRID SEMINAR ADVOCATING FOR AND WELCOMING OUR LGBTQ CLIENTS OVERVIEW

Presented with the Lawyers’ Association for Women

This seminar will discuss ways to advocate for and assist our LGBTQ clients, including assisting with issues related to estate planning, employment, and Title IX. Further, Olivia Ruth Hill will discuss her personal experiences as a transgender woman living in Nashville.

PRESENTERS

Olivia Ruth Hill

Barbara Moss, Elder Law of Nashville

Stephanie Roth, Vanderbilt University

Abby Rubenfeld, Rubenfeld Law Office

Josh Wood, Waller

THURSDAY, SEPT 22 | HYBRID SEMINAR

MASTERS IN TRIAL OVERVIEW

Presented with the Tennessee Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates Foundation

The Masters in Trial® program demonstrates the skills and techniques that the nation’s leading trial advocates use in voir dire, opening statements, direct and cross-examination and closing arguments. See how these techniques translate in live jury deliberations, then use the panel discussions to take your own trial skills to the next level.

PRESENTERS

For a full list of presenters, please visit NashvilleBar.org/MastersInTrial

6.5 General Location Hybrid (NBA Office & Virtual - Zoom)

12:00 – 1:30pm Credit

Seminar

1.5 General Location

Hybrid (NBA Office & Virtual - Zoom)

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Firm Registration of 3 or more $250 each

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Oct 7 | Government Practice Institute

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Nov 29 | Business Law Institute

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Summer Tech Gadgets | Bill Ramsey & Phillip Hampton

delicious homemade 12-inch pizza in a flash. You can also use it to cook steaks, sausages, etc. We like this one because it is very portable and reaches a temperature as high as 860 ˚F – perfect for a proper pizza or for searing a steak. It comes with its own pizza stone and manual.

Cuisinart Cool Creations Ice Cream Maker ($149.95 from Cuisinart): Bill and Phil love ice cream. In fact, we make sure to eat some every day – ice cream, gelato, frozen yogurt, sorbet. We don’t care, as long as it is cold and sweet. With Cool Creations, you don’t need to crank and get all sweaty. You just put the bin in the freezer, put the mix in after it freezes, and you get about 2 quarts of ice cream in 20 minutes. And it comes with a recipe book filled with our favorite frozen concoctions.

Wise Owl Outfitters DoubleOwl Hammock ($40): Bill likes to sleep, and what could be better than to hang your hammock under the stars for a cool night’s sleep? Setup of the hammock is a breeze and it holds up to 500 pounds (which Bill needs after

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eating all that ice cream). And the Wise Owl is highly portable. It only weights 24 ounces and folds up to the size of a Black Beauty eggplant.

See you next time,

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David Anthony

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Michael Berman

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Melissa Blackburn

Charles Bone

Josh Brand

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William Harbison

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John Holt

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Jordan Keller

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LEGISLATIVE COLUMN Capitol Notes |

Peggy Sue, the Beagle Hound

The most dangerous Dog is the one you underestimate.

Trumpet, the Bloodhound, gets a big congratulatory howl for winning Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in June this year. Trumpet is the first bloodhound to win the prestigious award where he competed against over 3,000 other dogs. The four-yearold does all us hound dogs proud, even with the extra floppy ears, floppy jowls and a multitude of wrinkles.

Election Update. The upcoming November general election ballot will be easier for voters to navigate than the historically long August primary and general election ballots. November 8 is the general election for state and federal offices. All 99 state house positions are open and the odd numbered state senate districts are open. The governor’s office occupant will be determined as will the nine members of our US House congressional delegation. Close to home, the newly redrawn Fifth Congressional District may well prove to be the most interesting race.

New Campaign Finance Statute.

(Chapter 1087 of the Public Acts of 2022 / SB 1005 by McNally / HB 1201

by Sexton). After the FBI worked their way through the Cordell Hull Building and various residences of State House Members in January, the noise level decreased, and many forgot about those dark law enforcement activities. Then Representative Robin Smith pleaded guilty and resigned on March 7, 2022. A reform bill was inevitable, and Chapter 1087 is the result. Interestingly, the requirement for the disclosure of certain expenditures by an organization that is tax exempt under Internal Revenue Code Sections 501(c)(4), (5) or (6) generated the most conversation during the legislative debate. On closer reading, affected multicandidate campaign committees (PAC’s) are now learning that Section 27 requires each PAC to certify to the Registry of Election Finance the name and address of all officers and all persons who directly control expendi tures. Section 11 adds personal liability for civil penalties for those who directly control expenditures. In addition, Sec tion 12 requires all PAC funds to be sep arate and segregated from other funds. This provision is particularly important for any business client that makes cor porate political contributions.

School Library Book Review

(Chapter 1137 / SB 2247 by Lundberg / HB 2666 by Sexton) jurisdiction of the state textbook and instructional materials quality commis sion to school library books and permits determinations of age appropriateness and removal of books. (Effective July 1, 2022 and December 1, 2022.) This one has been barked about previously, but the enterprising human should check out the “I Read Banned Books” library card now offered by the Nashville Public Library.

Calendar Notes.

Wilson County & State Fair August 18-27.

State and NBA offices will observe the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 5.

Tuesday, October 11, is the deadline to register to vote in the November 8 election.

Ongoing Sales tax holidays: July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023

– gun safes and safety devices (new) August 1 through August 31, 2022

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• Litigation consulting services.

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TEXAS TWINKIES

We discovered Texas Twinkies in the summer of 2019. My fiancé and I took our annual trip to the Cincinnati Zoo to visit Fiona the hippo. Before heading home the next day, we stopped at Findlay Market, a huge indoor/outdoor farmer’s market with the most delicious treats. As we gazed upon the apple cinnamon flavored bacon and ghost pepper jack cheese, our eyes were drawn to these huge jalapeños, stuffed with goodness and covered in bacon; we bought three packs. After trying these pre-made “Twinkies,” we knew we had to learn to make more. Now, we make them every year for the Superbowl and family BBQs. They are always a hit!

Ingredients

6 large jalapeños

6oz cream cheese

4oz shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1/2lb chopped, pre-cooked brisket

¼ tsp salt

Directions

¼ tsp pepper

½ tsp cumin

6 slices raw thick-cut bacon

¼ cup BBQ sauce

Preheat your over to 400 ˚F. In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, shredded cheese, brisket and spices and mix well. For easy mixing, use a food processor and pulse 3-4 times. Chill the mixture while you prepare the jalapeños.

Make one cut from the stem of the jalapeño all the way to the tip. Scrape out the seeds.* Then, fill each jalapeño with a hardy scoop of the chilled mixture. They should be overflowing.

Wrap the bacon around the jalapeño until covered, and use toothpicks to hold the bacon on. Place the bacon wrapped jalapeños on a baking sheet and bake for 20-30 minutes or until the bacon is crispy.

Take the Twinkies out and use a kitchen brush to lather the Twinkies with BBQ sauce. Bake for five more minutes. Remove from the oven and enjoy! The Twinkies will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days and can be reheated in the microwave, oven, or air fryer. Instead of baking the Twinkies, you can also cook them on the grill or in a smoker.

*If you are not a fan of spicy foods, soak the jalapeños in ice water for 10 minutes before stuffing and after you’ve removed the seeds.

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HONORS & AWARDS

Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP) magazine has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys Alexandra MacKay and Richard S. Myers, Jr. to the 2022 “IP Stars” list. Managing IP recognizes the most highly regarded intellectual property attorneys in the U.S.

Lifetime NAFUSA member and former NBA president Hal Hardin presented a flag flown over the Department of Justice to Judge Gilbert Merritt’s family at the NBA Memorial Service held on May 31, 2022. Gilbert Stroud Merritt, Jr., the longest-serving member of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals died on Monday, January 17. He was 86. He sat on the bench for 44 years. He earlier served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee from 1966-1969 under President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that the firm has received eight practice rankings and two attorneys in Tennessee have been listed in this year’s The Legal 500 United States 2022. The Legal 500 United States 2022 ranked Dickinson Wright in the following practice areas: Dispute Resolution – General Commercial Disputes; Industry Focus – Cannabis; Intellectual Property – Patents: Licensing; Labor and Employment – Labor and Employment Disputes (including Collective Actions): Defense; M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m); Real Estate

Honors & Awards, On the Move, Firm News

– Construction; Real Estate; and Real Estate Finance. Dickinson Wright is also listed as a “Firm to Watch” for Intellectual Property – Trademarks: Litigation.

Barbara J. Moss , founding member of Elder Law of Nashville PLC, received the Martha Craig Daughtrey Award from the Lawyers’ Association for Women at their annual meeting and banquet on April 21, 2022.

ON THE MOVE

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of Eric Setterlund as counsel in the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group and Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice Group in Nashville. Mr. Setterlund previously served as the privacy and data counsel and the interim chief privacy officer for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. During his time at BCBST, he provided strategic leadership on privacy, security, and technology matters, as well as enterprise data sharing initiatives, digitization efforts, and member outreach campaigns. In his roles, he oversaw the enterprise privacy program and regularly collaborated with the chief information security officer, giving him valuable insight into the day-to-day management of enterprise-wide compliance programs.

Anne McKnight has joined Latitude as Director of Legal Recruiting and Placement in the company’s Nashville office. In this role, McKnight works with experienced attorneys, paralegals, legal operations

professionals and compliance officers in Tennessee and throughout the country by matching them with corporate legal departments and law firms in high-end contract engagements and traditional permanent positions. Prior to joining Latitude, McKnight practiced employment law at Am Law 100 firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, P.C., in Nashville, where she represented and worked with companies of all sizes.

Legal Aid Society, Tennessee’s largest legal nonprofit, announced that Jordan Stringer has joined its Nashville office as managing attorney and Volunteer Lawyers Program Director. As managing attorney, Stringer will supervise staff members, oversee administrative functions for the Nashville office, work closely with other management team members to coordinate client services and assist in oversight and quality assurance systems. Stringer will also serve as Director of the Volunteer Lawyers Program, developing strategic initiatives and managing staff to support pro bono lawyers helping clients across 48 counties in Middle Tennessee.

Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that Stephen M. Montgomery has joined the firm’s Nashville office as Of Counsel. Montgomery practices in the areas of commercial transactions, bankruptcy, commercial real estate, estate planning and probate, and civil litigation. His experience includes: representing lenders in complex commercial lending transactions, workouts and foreclosures; representing creditors in bankruptcy; drafting estate planning documents for individuals with significant net worth; and assist -

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ing non-profit organizations in qualifying for exemption from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

FIRM NEWS

Latitude announced that Cynthia Moon has been named Vice President of Legal Recruiting and Placement. Her primary responsibilities include leadership of legal recruiting procedures and training across the company’s existing and growing markets. Moon joined Latitude in December 2019 as Director of Legal Recruiting and Placement in the company’s Nashville office. Prior to joining Latitude, Moon was the General Counsel and Director of Human Resources for TCW, an intermodal trucking company headquartered in Nashville. She also has prior experience in employment law and legal recruiting.

HMC Civil Rights Law – a law firm focused on employment discrimination cases, is pleased to announce their new business name. Formerly known as Collins & Hunter, the firm has changed its name to reflect new management and ownership. The firm’s attorneys have a history of helping those who have been discriminated against, especially in cases of ADA violations, race discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, Title IX, sexual assault, and more.

2022 BEST OF THE BAR

On July 11, the Nashville Business Journal released the 2022 Best of the Bar winners. We are proud to share the names of our members that were honored:

Mike Abelow, Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison

Bahar Azhardi, Brookdale Senior Living, Inc

Laura Baker, Law Offices of John Day

Cindy Barnett, Adams and Reese

Margaret Behm, Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella

April Berman, Asurion

Mark Beveridge, Kinnard Law

Charles Robert Bone, Spencer Fane

Bone McAllester

Bob Boston, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

Martha Boyd, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Matt Burnstein, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

Robert “Bo” R. Campbell Jr., Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

Ann Cargile, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Brigid Carpenter, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Cynthia Chappell, Chappell Law Offices

William Cheek III, Adams and Reese

Miranda Christy, Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella

Chase Cole, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

Lisa Cole, Lewis Thomason

James A. Crumlin Jr., Spencer Fane Bone McAllester

Harlan Dodson, Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella

Sherie Edwards, SVMIC

Thomas Forrester, Gullet Sanford Robinson & Martin

Samuel Funk, Sims | Funk

Jason Gichner, The Tennessee Innocence Project

Jay Hardcastle, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Robert Harris, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

Robb Harvey, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

Trey Harwell, Neal & Harwell

Lela Hollabaugh, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Robert Holland, Butler Snow

John Hollins Jr., Thompson Burton

Cathy Speers Johnson, Thompson Burton

Martesha L. Johnson, Metro Public Defender

Randall Kinnard, Kinnard Law

Ed Lanquist, Patterson Intellectual Property Law

Thomas Lawless, Lawless & Associates

Ryan Levy, Patterson Intellectual Property Law

Kim Looney, K&L Gates

Lynn Morrow, Adams & Reese

Marlene Moses, Gullet Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC

Barbara Moss, Elder Law of Nashville

Bill Penny, Burr Forman

Andrea Perry, Spencer Fane Bone McAllester

Erin Palmer Polly, K&L Gates

Matt Potempa, Martin Heller Potempa & Sheppard

Bill Purcell, Frost Brown Todd

David Raybin, Raybin & Weissman

Trey Reliford, Polsinelli

Chay Sengkhounmany, Legal Aid Society of Middle TN & the Cumberlands

JK Simms, Thompson Burton

Scott Sims, Sims | Funk

Elizabeth Sitgreaves, Law Offices of John Day

Greg Smith, Stites & Harbison

Laura Smith, Nashville Electric Service

Nancy Stabell, Wood Stabell Law Group

David Thompson, Neal & Harwell

John Tishler, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

Tom Trent, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Jack Waddey, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

DarKenya Waller, Legal Aid Society of Middle TN & the Cumberlands

Emily Warth, Asurion

James Weaver, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

Tyler Yarbro, Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella

Mandy Haynes Young, Butler Snow

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