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Friday, January 30, 2026
Marshall County, population 34,318 according to the 2020 census, sits about an hour south of Nashville. The county seat is the charming small town of Lewisburg, which has some big ideas on addressing the rural mental health crisis. In 2024, District Attorney General Robert Carter and General Sessions Judge Lee Bussart collaborated with the Marshall County Recovery Foundation to create the SHIELD (Supportive Help for Individuals Experiencing Life-Threatening Distress) Program. Judge Bussart and Jillian McGauley, a 2L at Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law and Judge Bussart's Rural Judicial Fellow, explain how the SHIELD Program works and how it is impacting lives in Marshall County.
Employee References: A Closer Look at Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-1-105
Employers often face the tension between giving honest feedback about former employees and the risk of defamation or tort liability if a former employee claims a reference was malicious, false or misleading. In The Law at Work, Edward Phillips and Brandon Morrow explain how understanding the scope, strengths and limitations of Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-1-105 is essential for any lawyer counseling Tennessee employers on reference disclosures and risk management.
TBA Launches Statewide Pro Bono Portal to Connect Lawyers with Tennesseans in Need
The Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) has launched a new, statewide portal for volunteer opportunities in partnership with Paladin, a leading pro bono management platform. Learn how the portal works and how attorneys across the state can make a difference.
Court Extends Comment Period on Potential Regulation of the Profession
The Tennessee Supreme Court has extended the deadline for commenting on its Sept. 16 order from March 16 to April 30. The order sought feedback from the legal community about potential changes to regulation of the profession “to ensure that all Tennesseans have access to affordable quality legal service.” On Jan. 13, the Tennessee Bar Association filed a motion requesting that the court extend the deadline for comments to June 1. Comments now should be submitted by April 30 via email or by mail to James Hivner, Clerk, Re: Regulatory Reform, 100 Supreme Court Building, 401 7th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37219. Comments should reference docket No. ADM2025-01403. The TBA also is seeking feedback. Comments to its Legal Access and Regulatory Reform Task Force should be submitted via email to townhall@tnbar.org. Visit TBA's Legal Access & Regulatory Reform resource page to learn more about the areas the court is reviewing.
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