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Friday, September 9, 2022
Professions Under Pressure: Deregulation Efforts Challenge State Licensing Laws
The threat of professional deregulation has loomed over professional and occupational licensing for the last several years with numerous bills being filed across the country. Tennessee was no exception to this push. Providing services without a license would require a written agreement that would release the individual from all liability related to their work performance unless it was determined to be intentional, willful or malicious conduct. Todd Pinckley looks at the increase in the anti-regulatory mindset across the country, which would suggest that there is a shift in legislative attitudes toward both professional and occupational licensure. Read the September/October cover story, "Professions Under Pressure."
Professional Privilege Tax on Lawyers: A History and a Call to Action
The privilege of earning a living in the state of Tennessee should not come with a tax. Eliminating (or at least reducing) the burden of this tax on lawyers has been a TBA priority for several years. TBA President Tasha C. Blakney discusses how we got here and what we’re doing at the government affairs level to address the imposition of this tax on Tennessee lawyers in this issue's President's Perspective.
Call It What It Is: Loss of Human Companionship
Legal writers endeavor to use best efforts to select words that communicate the intended message. When, upon reflection or experience, the words we use do not adequately communicate what they are intended to communicate, they must be changed. This is especially true for legal concepts used in jury instructions. John Day explores the meaning of "loss of consortium" and considers how that term could be updated.
Tennessee Bar Association members who have died recently are memorialized.
Write for the Tennessee Bar Journal!
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.
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