Press Releases

March 8, 2016

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today appointed Valerie L. Smith as circuit court judge for the 30th Judicial District, which serves Shelby County.

Smith’s appointment fills the vacancy created last year by the death of Judge D’Army Bailey.

Smith, 40, has been an attorney at Nahon,…



March 7, 2016

The Tennessee Supreme Court has reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a professional negligence lawsuit against a law firm, concluding that the claim was timely filed under Tennessee’s savings statute.

In 2010, Circle C Construction, LLC, hired the Louisville, Kentucky law firm of Furman,…



March 4, 2016

From the Nashville Post:

The first six appointments to the newly created Trial Court Vacancy Commission have been made, with Nashville…