TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Oct 29, 2019

A memorial service was held over the weekend for Lebanon attorney Comer Lewis Donnell, who died Oct. 24 at 79. Donnell earned his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School, afterwards serving as city attorney for Lebanon and Watertown, Wilson County attorney, and director of petroleum taxes for the state. In 1989, Donnell was appointed, and later elected, public defender in the 15th Judicial District where he worked until his retirement in 2018. Memorial donations may be made to College Hills Church of Christ, 1401 Leeville Pike, Lebanon 37090; Lebanon Gideon Camp, P.O. Box 591, Lebanon 37088; or the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 530 Church St., Ste. 300, Nashville 37219.