by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jul 10, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may have heard of the legal title, “Clerk and Master,” at some point. What does that term mean? Who is that person? Is it the same person? Yes, it is a weird name for one person. The Clerk and Master performs some of the same duties as the...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jul 3, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan If you ever hear anyone complain of buying a vehicle that has problems, you always hear people say, “Well you should be protected by the lemon law!” Are you really? Is that just some made up thing? How often does the lemon law actually apply? A...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jun 12, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan There are terms that I often hear thrown around by individuals in relation to the custody of children, and that’s “joint custody,” and “full custody,” and I don’t know that people really know what these terms actually mean. Full custody of a child is...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jun 5, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may have heard the term “court clerk” at some point and wonder, “What does a court clerk do?” How does someone become a court clerk, anyway? The courts that have clerks are circuit, general sessions, criminal and juvenile court. In each...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | May 30, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan Tennessee Code Annotated Section 55-10-416 defines an “Open Container,” as a container containing alcoholic beverages or beer, the contents of which are immediately capable of being consumed or the seal of which has been broken. The statute goes on to...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | May 22, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan So you may have found yourself in a situation where you think, “I should be recording this phone conversation.” Is it legal to record a phone conversation? Do you have to tell the other person that you are recording the conversation like the...
