by design | Oct 25, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When I draft wills for people, one conversation I have with them is where they will store their wills. It’s important to know that usually courts, especially in Tennessee, need the original of a will for it to be admitted to probate court. So...
by design | Oct 18, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan I have discussed before the cases for which you are eligible to receive an appointed attorney (almost exclusively criminal cases). How did this right come about? The right to an appointed attorney if you cannot afford one is a right everyone in...
by design | Oct 10, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Jedidiah McKeehan A medical power of attorney is a term that gets thrown around occasionally regarding estate planning. However, what is a medical power of attorney? First, let us discuss what a power of attorney is. A power of attorney is a document you sign in...
by design | Oct 4, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan One of the weirdly titled laws in Tennessee is the, “Implied Consent” statute. What in the world is implied consent? Implied consent means that by operating a vehicle on the roadways of Tennessee you have “implied your consent” to have your...
by design | Sep 12, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Jedidiah McKeehan If you are watching a lawyer movie or tv show, there may be some criminal who has confessed to their crimes and is ready to testify against the crime kingpin. Then, right before the trial, someone gets to the witness and all of a sudden the...
by design | Aug 30, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When someone is on trial for a criminal charge, one thing they may not realize is that the only job the jury has is to determine whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty (murder cases are the one exception to this). After the jury finds the...
