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is proud to sponsor four $1,000 scholarship awards and a children’s book for Johnson City students as part of the Johnson City 150 year sesquicentennial celebration. Johnson City high school students are participating in a literary contest...
Partner Michael Forrester is serving as a mentor to high school students at Dobyns Bennett High School in Kingsport, Tennessee who will participate in the SCALES project which culminates with the participants attending oral arguments before the Tennessee Supreme Court...
Employers with 100 or more employees are required to file pay data for 2017 and 2018 with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by September 30, 2019. Technically known as “EEO-1 Component 2” data, the reporting requirement for EEO-1 filers complies with...
Gregory Haden Greg Haden attended the DRI Trucking Seminar held in Nashville on June 26th. This one-day conference featured a mock trucking trial. Greg learned the latest legal strategies used in the direct and cross-examination of drivers, safety directors and...
The U.S. Department of Justice recently charged eight healthcare professionals in the Eastern District of Tennessee with involvement in the illegal prescribing and distributing of opioids and other dangerous narcotics. The individuals included five doctors, a nurse...
Leslie Ridings Leslie Tentler Ridings was recently appointed as an Assistant Examiner for the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners. She will be grading essays for the Tennessee Bar exam twice a year. Leslie is a partner in the firm’s civil litigation practice. She...
Marcy Walker Marcy Walker is serving as a member on the Sesquicentennial Commission celebrating Johnson City’s 150 year anniversary (1869 to 2019). She has been very active in Johnson City boards and commissions since 1999. Marcy practices in the firm’s transactional...
As we move into the fourth quarter of 2019, many clients are asking about what they should do to update trust and estate documents for both family and business matters. Here is a quick checklist of 7 action items that you may want to consider. Update your will or...
Tennessee Cap on Punitive Damages Ruled Unconstitutional The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled on December 21, 2018 that a recently enacted Tennessee Code provision that capped damages in court cases, “violates the constitutional right to a trial by...
Hunter, Smith & Davis is pleased to recognize the appointment of managing partner Steve Darden to a three-year term as a board member of the East Tennessee Foundation, a prominent public charity and community foundation that serves 25 east Tennessee Counties. The...