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What makes up the bar exam you have to pass to become a lawyer

by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 25, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan

By Jedidiah McKeehan To this day, if someone asks me what the hardest thing I have ever done in my life is, I answer that it was taking and passing the Bar exam to become a lawyer. So how do you get to the point where you are taking the Bar exam anyway? So, if someone...

What is the landlord actually responsible for fixing?

by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 18, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan

By Jedidiah McKeehan If you are renting a house, and something breaks, or is not working, who is responsible for fixing it?  You may think that the landlord is responsible for fixing it, and the landlord may say you are responsible for it, but what does the law...

Getting the Unclaimed Property to Which You are Entitled

by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 11, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan

By Jedidiah McKeehan Would you like to see if there is money being held by the state of Tennessee to which you are entitled?  It will take less than 5 minutes!  If you visit the website, claimittn.gov, you can search the state’s database to see if you are entitled to...

What notice do you have to give a tenant before you evict them?

by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 4, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan

By Jedidiah McKeehan Perhaps you are a landlord or a property manager as your day job.  Maybe you have moved to a bigger home and decided to keep your prior residence and rent it out.  Possibly you have inherited a home that you would like to try to rent out and try...

How a judge can decide a case regardless of what the jury does

by Jedidiah McKeehan | Feb 25, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan

By Jedidiah McKeehan Say there is a car wreck case that goes to trial. For almost all car wreck cases, there is a jury of 12 individuals who sit and listen to the witnesses testify and hear all of the evidence presented as part of the case. After both sides have...
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