by design | May 4, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law State law creates a hospital lien in favor of every person, firm, association, institution or governmental unit operating and maintaining a hospital in the state of Tennessee. Hospital liens are described in Title 29, Chapter 22...
by design | Apr 27, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Earlier this month, President Obama declared 35 East Tennessee counties (including Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, and Sevier) major disasters due to damage done by winter storms during the week of...
by design | Apr 13, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Society tries to deter crime by devising a variety of punishments for individuals who commit those crimes. These range from the assessment of fines and probation to incarceration and even the death penalty. I want to focus here...
by design | Apr 6, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law If you are going to rent residential property, there are many legal issues which may arise. Here are my suggestions of basic steps to take to reduce common problems faced by landlords. First, you will need a written rental...
by design | Mar 30, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Many of us remember the case of Terri Schiavo, a 26-year-old married woman living in Florida who collapsed on Feb. 25, 1990. She had lost consciousness for an unknown reason and spent the final 15 years of her life in a...
