by design | Oct 19, 2026 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan An engagement ends badly. The wedding is canceled, the families are upset, and then someone asks the question that can turn an emotional breakup into a property dispute: who gets the ring? In Tennessee, an engagement ring is generally treated as a...
by design | Oct 12, 2026 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan Let’s say you are having a phone call with a contractor about work that went badly, or perhaps you are meeting with your child’s other parent and you are worried that the conversation will later be described very differently. Can you pull out your...
by design | Sep 28, 2026 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Imagine walking through a parking lot on a hot afternoon and seeing a small child or a dog alone inside a locked car. They appear to be in distress, no adult is nearby, and the inside of the vehicle is getting hotter by the minute. Can you break...
by design | Aug 31, 2026 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan According to a 2018 study, it is estimated that forty percent of births in the United States occur outside of marriage. That is an increase from twenty-eight percent in 1990. It seems that there is much less of a stigma surrounding having children...
by design | Aug 24, 2026 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan If you find yourself in a situation where you have racked up more debt than you can pay you may start receiving mail and phone calls from debt collectors. These calls are not only stressful, but they can be downright annoying and harassing in...
by design | Aug 17, 2026 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Let’s say you are sitting at home and a stranger knocks on your door and hands you a piece of paper that says “Subpoena” on it. You might think, “Do I need a lawyer? Am I in trouble?” While it may seem intimidating, a subpoena is simply a legal...
