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The Worst Question for Direct Examination at Trial In law school, you’re told over and over again in trial advocacy class — “Don’t lead the witness. Let him/her tell the story. The lawyer isn’t supposed to be the one testifying.” Sounds easy enough, right? Well, it’s actually harder than it...
Read More Continue ReadingQuoted in Memphis Daily News Chris serves on the Memphis/Shelby County Charter Commission. In the most recent Commission meeting, the members were discussing how to handle hiring/firing issues (i.e. civil service protection) in the to-be-proposed consolidated government. Apparently, the unions were there protesting in an attempt to secure greater protection...
Read More Continue ReadingEstate Planning Case Studies Our website contains a host of information where you can learn about estate planning and some of the services and strategies we use to protect our client.… Read the rest
Read More Continue ReadingLincoln Day Gala featuring RNC Chairman Michael Steele On March 6, 2010, the Shelby County Republican Party is hosting its annual Lincoln Day Dinner/Gala featuring the national chairman of the GOP, Michael Steele. For ticket information, visit www.shelbygop.org.… Read the rest
Read More Continue ReadingWiseman quoted in Memphis Daily News re: Blockbuster case The Memphis Daily News regarding the resolution of a lawsuit involving one of the firm’s clients, Blockbuster Inc., following a critical victory in a recent preliminary injunction hearing. The lawsuit dealt with whether Blockbuster could participate in the burgeoning and crucial...
Read More Continue ReadingFeatured in Memphis Daily News Today, Chris Patterson was the subject of a feature article in the Memphis Daily News as a result of his being selected as a “Mid-South Rising Star” by the industry publication, Law and Politics.… Read the rest
Read More Continue ReadingQuote in Commercial Appeal — Charter Commission Chris Patterson is a member of the Metro Charter Commission. He was quoted in today’s Memphis Commercial Appeal: Millington Mayor Richard Hodges passed out a list of small towns’ concerns about metro government, ranging from the quality of ambulance service to tax rates. He...
Read More Continue ReadingQuote in the Commercial Appeal Harold Byrd Withdraws from Shelby County Mayor’s Race Byrd’s announcement will come as a surprise to many people. “I think the inside-baseball people suspected that he wasn’t going to run, but I think the general public just assumed that he was in,” he said. He...
Read More Continue ReadingPatterson Bray – New Client Testimonial One of our New Year’s Resolutions here at Patterson Bray is to use video testimonials as part of our website marketing — i.e. let our former clients tell about their experiences with our firm for the benefit of folks out there on the web...
Read More Continue ReadingTrial and Verdict Statistics Nashville tort lawyer, John Day, summarizes recent Tennessee legal data at his blog Day on Torts. Some highlights: There were only 10,659 personal injury and wrongful death cases filed in 2008-09. Medical malpractice filings were down about 20% from a year earlier. Of the 11,247 case dispositions...
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