In History's Verdict, Russell Fowler tells the story of Luke Wright of Memphis, Tennessee’s preeminent lawyer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As prosecutor, defense attorney and corporate counsel, Wright litigated major civil and criminal cases across Tennessee and 15 appeals before the U.S. Supreme Court. He confronted brutal tyrants and lawless mobs alike. He was governor-general of the Philippines, our first ambassador to Japan and Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary of war. But perhaps his greatest contribution was his struggle to save Memphis during the great yellow fever epidemic of 1878.

In the third installment of "On the Road with TCB," Tasha shares Joan Nickum's story of being a dog rescue transport coordinator. Joan, quite literally, plots a transport path from shelter to freedom for dogs all over the country. Every weekend for 15 years, Joan has coordinated, supervised and monitored transports zigzagging across the U.S.

Read about the lawyers who have recently been reinstated, disbarred, suspended, censured or transferred their licenses to disability inactive status.

The November episode of the TBA's BarBuzz podcast is now streaming. Attorney Shellie Handelsman of Handelsman Law in Nashville joins the latest episode to give listeners a rundown of legal news from across the state, upcoming events and bar association happenings. BarBuzz is part of the TBA Podcast Network and can be found on the TBA's website or anywhere you listen to podcasts. 

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