NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

When it comes to marketing content, most lawyers are concerned about what to write. The plain fact is that lawyers tend to write like lawyers, regardless of the audience. Your potential clients have no idea what a tort is, won’t appreciate a turn of phrase originating with Cicero and prefer fewer syllables.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 17, 2022

Readers know that we have launched BirdDog Law , a website for Tennessee lawyers and paralegals that (a) hosts three of my books and makes them available by subscription on a monthly or annual basis; and (b) provides a large number of free resources to help lawyers more efficiently serve their clients.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more.

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Day on Torts

APRIL 19, 2023

BirdDog Law is a website that provide access to legal information that Tennessee lawyers and paralegals need to better serve their clients. It is filled with free resources that will save you time and money. Interested in knowing the fax number for the Circuit Court Clerk in Henry County?

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A civil law breakthrough came in 2021, with the ruling of a Dutch court against Shell. In Smith v Fonterra , decided by New Zealand’s Supreme Court this week, we have perhaps the biggest common law breakthrough. All three of Smith’s claims will now proceed to what may the be first full climate tort claim in a common law jurisdiction.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Depending on your point of view, there’s either lots new or “not so much” new with law firm ownership. Most lawyers are familiar with Rule 5.4 In a nutshell, it says that lawyers must own law firms. The purpose is supposedly to prevent nonlawyers from interfering with a lawyer’s independent and professional judgment.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 24, 2020

’Tis the season for the Christmas tort. For lawyers, Christmas remains a horn-of-plenty for the practice of law. Thus, each year we gather for the posting of the annual list of Christmas torts and crimes. That qualifies as both assault and battery for criminal and tort law. Last year, for example, Curtis L.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Get access to the leading Tennessee books on the law of torts and the law of civil trial at a savings of 50%. BirdDog Law, the creation of John Day, is the go-to resource for Tennessee judges, lawyers and paralegals. Subscriptions available annually (best value – two free months) or monthly.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 12, 2023

The Daily Journal today named the recipients of its annual California Lawyer of the Year award. 5th 827 — “ Helping a teen boy escape El Salvadorian gangs and become a lawful resident.” The paper recognized attorneys in 15 cases. Three of the cases resulted in Supreme Court opinions. 2022) 13 Cal.5th 2022) 13 Cal.5th

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LawTechnologyToday

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Our Panelist: Karina Perez Ilić (KPI) [link] Silvia Amador Brett (SAB) [link] Annabelle Bichler (AB) [link] Jenna Sutter (JS) [link] Brian Mickelsen (BM) is a founding partner of Mickelsen Dalton and a dynamic trial lawyer who has litigated in 12 states. You can learn more on The Entrekin Law Firm’s personal injury page.

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Rocket Matter

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

By streamlining tasks, including marketing and client communications (which any lawyer knows can take up more time than expected), law firms that leverage AI can increase their profitability and productivity. Understandably, many law firms are cautious about utilizing ChatGPT and other AI tools.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. She also threatened another woman with a carving knife.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more.

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Above The Law

MAY 21, 2021

Everything's Bigger In Texas : Including tort liability after absolutely nutty abortion bill signed into law. Leverage : How many lawyers does it take to make $10 million? There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch : Unless you work at Ropes & Gray!

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Bankruptcy and its special powers are being used to compensate for what some court filings call the “ failure ” of tort litigation to efficiently and fully resolve all pending claims. Bankruptcy in Purdue’s case came after the company participated in the traditional tort process; it is the Sacklers’ third-party involvement that the U.S.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The fatal shooting at Bonanza Creek Ranch already has the makings of a blockbuster tort action. ” The question is not whether but when the first torts lawsuit will be filed. (b) What is clear is that there is an abundance of evidence to support a tort action even at this early stage.

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MyCase

AUGUST 22, 2022

When imagining a successful lawyer, most of us picture the often glamorized biglaw lawyer. But there are several ways to practice law. A boutique law firm’s case management process provides a different experience for lawyers and clients. . How boutique law firms differ from biglaw firms. Staff Size.

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Connor Reporting

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Law and reading have always gone hand in hand. The following are just some of the most popular reads for lawyers right now. Books also make great gifts, so if you’re shopping for that special attorney in your life, take note of these great books for lawyers. Few fictional lawyers are more famous than Atticus Finch.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

On appeal, dismissal of the trespass claim was vacated due to the trial court applying the wrong intent standard to the tort of trespass. Note: Chapter 104, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Click on the link to see the book’s Table of Contents.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Moreover, what constitutes an opinion as opposed to a factual claim is generally left to a jury: “some statements are ambiguous and cannot be characterized as factual or nonfactual as a matter of law. ‘In In that case, a journalist with Forbes was sued for harsh characterizations of a lawyer and his practice. Bower, 232 Cal.App.3d

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Day on Torts

JUNE 21, 2022

The Court reasoned: Tennessee law has made clear that possession is not sufficient to establish a conversion, defiance of the true owner’s rights must be alleged. Note: Chapter 22 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. internal citation omitted).

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 11, 2022

Note: Chapter 64, Section 5 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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LawSites

AUGUST 9, 2022

As states seek to find innovative ways to address the access-to-justice crisis, a key component has been eliminating or loosening the prohibition on non-lawyer ownership of law firms. as they relate to nonlawyer ownership of law firms, the unauthorized practice of law, or any other subject.”.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In its short analysis, the Court of Appeals noted that although plaintiffs would be “entitled to share in proceeds from a wrongful death action pursuant to Tennessee law,” the record showed that there were “no wrongful death proceeds in relation to Decedent.” internal citation omitted).

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Note: Chapter 41, Section 8 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 13, 2022

The Court noted that the “issue of whether [defendant’s] statements were relevant or pertinent to the declaratory judgment action is a question of law, as is the ultimate question of whether the absolute litigation privilege applies.” internal citation omitted). Click on the link to see the book’s Table of Contents.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

When You Skip Tort Day : Elon seems to know as much about tortious interference as he does about running a social media platform. Layoff In The Bay : The tech sector is taking a hit and it's getting felt by the lawyers. Yale Law Isn't Sending Their Best : J.D. Vance just leaning into this whole pullstring bigotry thing.

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Day on Torts

JULY 26, 2022

The Court quickly pointed out, however, that this case was not controlling law in Tennessee and that it was factually distinguishable from the case at hand. This case is an important read for anyone litigating a tort case involving a matter of public concern. This is new law in Tennessee.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In my own defense, the last 25 years of my career has been dedicated to one attorney as a contracted tort litigation paralegal. Many new lawyers find that it’s one thing to acquire a law degree, but another to practice law. Many new lawyers find that it’s one thing to acquire a law degree, but another to practice law.

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Day on Torts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Note: Chapter 73, Section 6 and Chapter 106, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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Day on Torts

MAY 13, 2022

Plaintiff fails to explain how Judge Binkley’s interpretation of the law would have been different but for an act or omission on Defendant’s part. Note: Chapter 64, Section 1 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 18, 2021

In my torts class, we discuss liability for the mishandling of corpses as well as torts like the intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress related to deceased remains. The latest such example could well be a torts final hypothetical. It presumably contains tort claims in addition to the contracts claims.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 31, 2022

25, 2022), plaintiff filed multiple tort claims against multiple defendants, including libel claims against certain defendants based on their social media statements related to the death of a dog who died while in the care of plaintiff’s dog training business. In Laferney v. Livesay , No. E2021-00812-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 14199150 (Tenn.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 24, 2022

Noting that there was no Tennessee authority supporting the recognition of these new exceptions, the Court wrote that its job was to “apply the law as the legislature has written it.”. Note: Chapter 90, Section 16 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 31, 2023

Note: Chapter 25, Section 10 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law contains summaries of leading cases on over 500 topics and citations to more than 1500 additional cases.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 20, 2022

If they become a repeat abuser, I take the situation to the lawyer (because of course, you know this is a true principle, they do NOT behave that way with the attorney). I ask the lawyer to address it with the client and sometimes they will simply decide that they will handle that client directly. Manage your cases. My list is below.

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