Printing documents on one side

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...

The Four Corners of a Contract

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...

A Furlough From Jail?

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...

May I Have a Moment?

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...

Do You Want to Be a County Historian?

Do You Want to Be a County Historian? By Jedidiah McKeehan How would you like to be the resident historian for your county? There might be an opening! Tennessee Code Annotated section 5-18-101 states, “The legislative body of each county shall appoint some person of...

You Cannot Get Married When You Are Drunk

By Jedidiah McKeehan There are many movies and TV shows, perhaps the most famous being, “The Hangover,” when someone wakes up in Las Vegas and finds out they got married the night before while in the midst of a drunken stupor. Yikes! Fortunately, there is a law in...