How Prior Crime History Affects Apartment Liability in Tennessee
Tennessee premises liability law requires property owners and managers to protect tenants and guests from foreseeable criminal acts. The word foreseeable is central to every negligent security case. A property...
Negligence in Tennessee Construction Cases
Construction sites are among the most dangerous work environments in any industry. Falls from heights, struck-by incidents, equipment failures, and electrocution are responsible for a significant share of serious workplace...
Estate Planning for Tennessee Business Owners
Running a business in Brentwood means building something that has real value, often more value than any other single asset in the estate. It also means facing estate planning challenges...
Estate Tax Planning for Tennessee Families
Tennessee repealed its own state estate tax back in 2016, which was good news for families here. But the federal estate tax is still very much in play, and for...
Why Your Beneficiary Designations Matter
Most people assume that their will is the document that decides where their assets go after they die. For some assets, that's true. For others, it's completely wrong. And the...
How to Choose the Right Trustee in Tennessee
Choosing a trustee is one of the most consequential decisions in your estate plan. And it's one that a surprising number of people make quickly, defaulting to whoever seems like...
Can an Out-of-State Executor Serve in Tennessee?
Choosing an executor is one of the most important decisions in the estate planning process. For many people, the most trusted person in their life doesn't live in Tennessee. Maybe...
How a Living Trust Works in Tennessee
This is probably the most common estate planning misconception out there. A lot of people have a will, feel like their affairs are in order, and never think much more...
Why Tennessee Families Try to Avoid Probate
Probate gets a bad reputation, and honestly, a lot of it is deserved. It's not the end of the world when an estate goes through it. But it's slow, it...