by design | Apr 21, 2025 | Columnist, McKeehan
Background Checks of Child Care Workers By Jedidiah McKeehan If you are a new parent, or maybe even an experienced parent, and you have concerns about whether your children are safe with the workers in their daycare, you may want to review Tennessee Code Annotated...
by design | Mar 10, 2025 | Columnist, McKeehan
Let’s Split the Baby By Jedidiah McKeehan I have had the opportunity to practice law in a number of different counties and courtrooms. Because of that, I have probably been in front of more judges than most lawyers and in my opinion, almost all are trying to do a good...
by design | Mar 4, 2025 | Columnist, McKeehan
I Could Get Sued! By Jedidiah McKeehan In Season 3 of the TV show “Breaking Bad,” there is a plot point where a law enforcement officer beats up a drug dealer over a perceived threat to his wife. While the drug dealer is in the hospital you hear the drug dealer talk...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Columnist, McKeehan
The Right to a Speedy Trial By Jedidiah McKeehan A “speedy trial” is one of those lawyer terms you have probably heard on TV or in a movie without even realizing it. It seems on TV, someone is charged with murder and the trial is happening within just a few days. In...
by design | Feb 10, 2025 | Columnist, McKeehan
What is a Bench Trial? By Jedidiah McKeehan We have all seen a TV show a movie where the main characters are passionately arguing their case to the jury of 12 people who will decide what occurs. What many people do not realize is that many trials are decided only by a...
by design | Nov 11, 2024 | Columnist, McKeehan
Being Under Oath Does Not Make People Tell the Truth By Jedidiah McKeehan Sometimes I end up representing clients who are very nice, honest, and have a completely naïve view of the world. I will say something to them like, “How are we going to prove that he...
