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Erin Shea Elected as Fellow by the Memphis Bar Foundation Patterson Bray is proud to announce that Erin Shea was recently elected a Fellow by the Memphis Bar Foundation. The Memphis Bar Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Memphis Bar Association with the mission of promoting philanthropy among members of the Bar;...
Read More Continue ReadingLocal Goverment Alert: TN Supreme Court acknowledges expansive rights of governing boards to sue & be sued Two recent opinions give real insight into the Tennessee Supreme Court’s thinking about the ability of the components of local government to sue each other. In the first case, the Court confirmed Metro Nashville’s ability...
Read More Continue ReadingState of TN holding $725M in unclaimed property – click to see if any belongs to you Ever wonder what happens to money or property that gets “lost in the shuffle” so to speak? an old utility or lease deposit you forgot to follow up on before you moved...
Read More Continue ReadingApartment Complex Crime -Negligent Security-Memphis Memphis has more than its share of violence. Apartment complex crime in Memphis is serious. Recently, another man lost his life after being gunned down as he was walking back into his apartment at the Prescott Place Apartments located in the 1700 block of Morlye...
Read More Continue ReadingThe Knowledge You Need on the Tennessee Investment Services Act of 2007 The “Tennessee Investment Services Act of 2007,” (the “Act”) allows a person to create a self-settled asset protection trust. Tennessee is still one of only a handful of states to enact legislation permitting the creation of a self-settled, or...
Read More Continue ReadingRe-opening of Entry Level Legal Assistant Position Patterson Bray is again looking to add a Legal Assistant in the Litigation Department. The Legal Assistant position is an entry level job, and while experience is preferred, it is not absolutely necessary. On the job training will be provided. Minimum job...
Read More Continue ReadingWho keeps the Engagement Ring After a Break-Up? I enjoy listening to the “Mike & Mike Show” on ESPN Radio during my morning commute. I remember on one show that they were discussing a lawsuit filed by NFL player, Mario Williams, against his ex-fiancee seeking the return of a $785,000...
Read More Continue ReadingProposed Change in Seat Belt Law Hurts Tennessee Accident Victims A proposed bill in the Tennessee Legislature would change a decades-old law that was designed to protect accident victims and protect the taxpayors. Since 1986, the law made it inadmissible in court whether an injured person was wearing his seat belt. This...
Read More Continue ReadingInteresting TN Law Prohibiting Tracking Devices on Vehicles I ran across an interesting TN statute the other day, Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-606, which states in pertinent part that: It is an offense for a person to knowingly install, conceal or otherwise place an electronic tracking device in or on a...
Read More Continue ReadingGun Trusts: Feinstein’s Bill Addresses Handguns Too. According to the Washington Post, Senator Feinstein’s gun control bill not only seeks to severely restrict the sale and transfer of modern sporting rifles, but also “prohibits the sale or transfer of high-capacity, ammunition-feeding devices currently in existence” – a clear reference to...
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