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American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Happy New Year! We hope this finds you having enjoyed a joyous and relaxing holiday season. As you may know, on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, the President signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The new law contains some favorable provisions...
Read More Continue ReadingHow to Prepare This Halloween Halloween is a great time of year – costumes, hayrides, haunted houses and candy! However, homeowners should be mindful of the legal responsibilities they owe visitors to their property. Later this month, homeowners will have a variety of ghosts, princesses, vampires, and angry birds trick-or-treating...
Read More Continue ReadingChancellor Overturns Election, Rules that Millington Referendum Passed (Court Order attached) As we earlier hoped and predicted in previous blog posts here and here, the Chancery Court today overturned the Election Commission’s initial certification and finding that the recent Millington Sales Tax Referendum failed. The Court further declared that after...
Read More Continue ReadingCA Update: Millington election lawsuit – There may be no need for a re-vote. The Commercial Appeal ran a story today about the status of the election challenge lawsuit that the attorneys at Patterson Bray are handling on behalf of the City of Millington. We’ve spent the last several days...
Read More Continue ReadingWhy it Pays for Small Business to Use a Small Law Firm If you run a small business, you have no doubt heard the usual reasons why you should consider taking your legal problems to a small law firm instead of a mega-firm: Lower hourly rates (no subsidization of...
Read More Continue ReadingLegal Problem Solving: Does Your Lawyer Merely Work the Problem? Or Solve the Problem? Let’s discuss legal problem solving. Does your lawyer merely work the problem, or solve the problem? There’s a difference, you know. A cookie-cutter response vs. a creative solution Reaction vs. a plan of action “Winning” the...
Read More Continue ReadingPartially at Fault in a Car Wreck in Tennessee? Law FAQ: I was in a car wreck in Tennessee, and I may be partially at fault. Do I still have a legal claim? ANSWER: Maybe. You can take comfort in the fact that “slam dunk” cases rarely exist. There...
Read More Continue ReadingLaw FAQ: Negligence – Is the Other Driver At Fault for the Car Wreck? (Part II) In yesterday’s blog post, I listed the 5 basic elements for a negligence claim: duty, breach, injury, causation, and proximate/legal cause. Today’s post will focus on the first 2 elements which, for the most part, comprise the...
Read More Continue ReadingCar Wreck Case- What is negligence by the other driver? In a car wreck case, or any other case, “negligence” is the legal term for failing to exercise reasonable care and caution under a given set of circumstances. It is commonly referred to as “the ordinary, reasonable person” standard. Legal...
Read More Continue ReadingLet’s talk politics. Or not. Regardless of the outcome, the 2016 Presidential Election is set to go down in history. You have probably learned about (or are inundated with!) the political positions of many of your friends through social media accounts like Facebook and Twitter. But what about politics in...
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