When Tennessee Justice Cornelia A. "Connie" Clark died in September, the legal community lost a friend and trailblazer. In this feature, we look back her life and career and what she meant to so many. Look at this installment of Spark! listing some of the adjectives that best described Clark. Also, this week, the Williamson County Commission designated a second floor room inside Franklin's historic courthouse to be named for Clark.

"The concepts of well-being, wellness, self-care, life balance and mindfulness remain extreme challenges for legal professionals," writes Buddy Stockwell in his column this month. "Perhaps no single development in the last 30 years has increased pressure on lawyers more so than advances in communications technology." With all the good technology has brought to our lives and practices, it can also be an addiction. It is a serious subject, but the column is not without humor. Stockwell writes, "The younger generation may not believe it, but despite not having smartphones people have led fully rewarding lives for centuries. In 1969, a man even landed on the moon, and we all got the news despite not having a smartphone." For more information on this and other process addictions, check out the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program.

Read Letters of the Law from Tennessee's attorney general, Herbert H. Slatery III about his friend, the late Jim Cheek; and more on the discussion about bail hearings, from Assistant District Attorney General Nate Ogle in response to Willie Santana's recent article.

12 Angry Men is a classic that comes up on most "favorite movie" lists of lawyers. Now you can learn the real story behind the story in this ABA Journal Modern Law Library podcast with author and business professor Phil Rosenzweig. In Reginald Rose and the Journey of 12 Angry Men, Rosenzweig has written the first biography about the man who brought 12 Angry Men to screen. "One of the striking things that Rosenzweig has observed about 12 Angry Men is the ownership that two industries feel toward it," Lee Rawles writes for ABA Journal. "For legal professionals, this is a script about the law and a commentary on justice; business management circles feel equally certain that this is a script about the art of persuasion and getting buy-in." Last December, Memphis lawyer Steve Barton wrote about "The 5 Greatest Legal/Courtroom Dramas of All Time" for TBJ Select. Readers disagreed with his assessment and sent in their own. 12 Angry Men wasn't top of either list, but you can see what legal movies did make the list.

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