By Jedidiah McKeehan We have probably all seen a tv show or a movie where a lawyer is walking down a hallway next to a judge arguing why a judge should make a ruling in their favor. Conspicuously absent from these scenes is the attorney for the other side of the case. Is this how […]
By Jed McKeehan When we think about appearing in or going to court in the US, and specifically in Tennessee, we typically think about appearing before a judge. However, there are a wide range of actual titles given to the individuals who may be deciding your case. Even though that person may not be officially […]
By Jedidiah McKeehan When we think about appearing or going to court in the US, and specifically in Tennessee, we typically think about appearing before a judge. However, there are a wide range of actual titles given to the individuals who may be deciding your case. Even though that person may not be officially called […]
By Jedidah McKeehan One of the weird terms we have in the legal field is the term, “Register of Deeds.” What in the world does this term mean that gets thrown around so regularly? The Register of Deeds is an elected county position. Quite literally, it means that the elected official is the person who […]
By Jedidiah McKeehan When someone files for divorce, it is not a guarantee that their case will end in them getting divorced. There is at least some chance that the parties will end up working out their differences and staying married to each other. If I am representing someone in a divorce and they tell […]
By Jedidah McKeehan When individuals come to me and want me to represent them on their personal injury case, they are typically talking about one of two types of cases, a car wreck or a slip and fall case. While most attorneys are willing to represent someone on a car wreck case, attorneys are much […]
By Jedidiah McKeehan Excuse the crassness and brutal honesty of the question, but one question I get asked often is, “How do I get out of paying child support?” Well, it’s not as easy as you would think. So, let’s take the prototypical example. A couple is married, they have a child, and then they […]
By Jedidiah McKeehan As my wife often tells me, lawyers use funny words and phrases that are unnecessary, just to make themselves seem important. Well, sometimes I agree with her. Even some of the job titles we give out for those people working at a law firm can be a little strange. Let’s go through […]
By Jedidiah McKeehan When individuals or business come to me and state that they want to sue someone for money they are owed, one of the topics I always cover with them is, does this person have any money? Or another way to put it, if we go to trial and win a big judgment […]
By Jedidah McKeehan Lots of what attorneys do involves drafting, interpreting, and arguing over provisions in contracts. Attorneys get a bad rap in this area of the law because people feel that once attorneys become involved contracts become overly complicated and complex and they turn from one page documents to fifteen page documents. I cannot […]
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