The September/October issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal is now available online and arriving in mailboxes next week! In this issue, get to know Sheree Wright, the TBA’s new executive director, learn about her background and experiences and why she knew that TBA was the next right move for her career. Also, Christy Tosh Crider helps readers attain balance and John Floyd breaks down the requirements for issuing a subpoena out of state under the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act as well as practical suggestions. Columns in this issue include Eddy Smith’s “Where There’s a Will,” focusing on developments to select trusts and estates, and Marlene Eskind Moses’ “Family Matters,” taking a look at alcohol prohibition during parenting time in shared custody situations. Also enjoy two book reviews, some updates from the TBA and much more!

The July/August issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal is available online. Our cover story is an interview with retiring Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon G. Lee about her career spanning more than two decades as a small-town lawyer to her appointment to the highest court in the state. Also featured is retired Judge Walter Kurtz's article on the Code of Judicial Conduct and its challenges in state courts, Amy Willoughby Bryant's piece laying out the case for the state to improve oversight of conservatorships, and Everett Hixson's article on the Tennessee Supreme Court ruling in Donovan v. Hastings that strengthens the state's "loser pays" statute. Also in this issue are columns from Buddy Stockwell, Wade Davies and Russell Fowler; a review of Jeff Hobbs' book "Children of the State;" as well as news from TBA's Annual Convention and President Jim Barry's vision for the 2023-2024 bar year. 

Chattanooga lawyer Russell Fowler will receive the prestigious Justice Joseph W. Henry Award for Outstanding Legal Writing on June 16 during the Tennessee Bar Association’s (TBA) Annual Convention in Knoxville. The award, which will be presented at the Lawyers Luncheon, was established nearly 40 years ago and is given each year to the lawyer who writes the most outstanding article published in the Tennessee Bar Journal for the preceding year.  Fowler is being recognized for his article "Tennessee Lawyers Impact America: A History of Advancing the Right to Vote" and companion piece "Dunn v. Blumstein: A Young Tennessee Lawyer Wins Expansion of the Right to Vote, which ran in the March/April 2022 issue of the Journal. Fowler is director of litigation and advocacy at Legal Aid of East Tennessee. He has written many pieces on law and legal history, and is a regular columnist for the Journal. Read the full release.

Barbara Kingsolver's novel Demon Copperhead yesterday was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Strawberry Plains attorney Dawn Coppock reviewed this powerful story focusing on the child welfare system in the March/April issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal.

The online version of the  May/June issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal inadvertently omitted two standing columnists when it launched on Monday: Eddy Smith, author of “Where There’s a Will,” and Marlene Eskind Moses, author of “Family Matters.” The page has now been updated.

The May/June 2023 issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal is available online and will begin arriving in mailboxes later this week! This issue focuses on Access to Justice efforts across the state, including the cover story by Joy Radice that explores the relief offered by Tennessee's expungement statute, describes pro bono models that have been used statewide and highlights institutional expungement innovations. Linda Warren Seely's feature story covers how courts are addressing landlord/tenant or eviction cases in a more systemic way, and TBA's Public Service Award winners are profiled. Columnists Edward G. Phillips and Brandon Morrow take a look at the National Labor Relations Board's recent decision on severance agreements and John A. Day considers the principal tool used by the Tennessee General Assembly to enforce the prohibition of gender-affirming care — the tort system. A review of Keel Hunt's new book about Judge Gilbert Merritt and Tasha C. Blakney's final column as TBA president help round out the issue, plus we remember two pro bono giants we've said goodbye to in the last year.

The March/April issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal is available online! This issue celebrates women in the legal profession with a cover story by Jackie B. Dixon and Psonya C. Hackett on mothers and daughters who practice law, a look at the work of and survey results from the Women in the Profession Committee by Sherie L. Edwards, and the tale of the first Native American woman lawyer by Russell Fowler. Lisa Gill makes the case for why the state legislature should adopt the Tennessee Domestic Relations Arbitration Act (TDRAA), and Buddy Stockwell shares TLAP's exciting news! Also enjoy three book reviews and stories of judges who "adopt, don't shop" their furry family members.

The September/October issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal is now available online! TBA President Tasha C. Blakney discusses the professional privilege tax in her column and Todd Pinckley looks at how Tennesseans could be affected by the threat of professional deregulation. Bryan Davidson unpacks environmental justice tools, Andy Rowlett talks cyber insurance coverage and Russell Fowler tells the story of a Supreme Court chief justice who shot an unarmed lawyer. Seriously. Our columnists cover a wide range of topics in this issue, and you can catch up on legal news, passages and licensure and discipline updates in The Legal Life. 

The Tennessee Bar Journal accepts submissions for publication on an ongoing basis, so consider writing an article for the TBA’s bi-monthly magazine. Articles should be of interest to Tennessee attorneys — you could detail a new state law or a complicated area of law, or take a larger issue and connect it to what it means for Tennessee attorneys and the justice system. Find a global issue within your particular experience or knowledge and tell about it and how it affects Tennessee law. Take a look at the writer’s guidelines and email editor@tnbar.org with questions! We are especially looking for diverse voices — from BIPOC writers, from our friends in the LGBTQ+ community and from attorneys who have had diverse life and legal experiences. 

The July/August 2022 issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal features several articles on different aspects of family law. The cover story from Miles Mason Sr. is a step-by-step guide to the warning signs, testing and monitoring of alcoholism as it pertains to custody cases; Marlene Moses' column weighs the merits of joint custody and the child's best interest; and Matt and Kelly Frère offer guidance on what to do when your elderly client has no one to rely on for help with personal affairs. John P. Williams continues his etymological exploration with the history of the word "filibuster" and Stroud Vaughn explains the details of working with IT experts on software contracts. Also get a recap of the 141st Annual TBA Convention and read new President Tasha C. Blakney's goals for the year. Read the issue here.