by design | Feb 6, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When we think about a lawsuit, we generally think about it starting on the date the lawsuit is filed with the Court. While the filing of the lawsuit is an important event, the case does not really start until the defendant is served with a copy of...
by design | Jan 30, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan One of the questions that I often navigate with people who are going through a divorce is, “how much alimony will I get?” Or perhaps it’s the opposite of that question, “how much alimony will I have to pay?” The Tennessee law on alimony (it can...
by design | Jan 16, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
Printing documents on one side By Jedidiah McKeehan If you want to see a Tennessee attorney lose their mind very quickly, give them a document to review that is printed on two sides. Profanity will be used, things will be thrown, someone will be thought less...
by design | Jan 9, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
The Four Corners of a Contract By Jedidiah McKeehan “If it falls outside the four corners of the contract, it is generally irrelevant and inadmissible evidence.” That phrase, or something along those lines, is something every first-year law student will be familiar...
by design | Dec 5, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
A Furlough From Jail? By Jedidiah McKeehan I remember the first time as an attorney I heard an individual in the jail ask me whether I could obtain a furlough for them, and I thought, “Is this person crazy? A furlough from jail? Surely this is not a real thing.” It is...
by design | Nov 28, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
May I Have a Moment? By Jedidiah McKeehan When you watch legal tv shows and movies the lawyers are almost always depicted as having incredible ability in the courtroom. They hammer away at the witnesses without a moment’s hesitation. No word is ever mispronounced. If...
