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New County Lit Tax for General Sessions Civil and Traffic
Effective July 1, 2015, the county lit tax will increase $2.00 for civil cases and citations filed in General Sessions – Civil Division and the Traffic Violations Bureau. T.C.A.             §16-15-5006 authorizes a county legislative body to impose a local litigation tax in any amount up to $6.00 to defray the county’s cost of paying salaries to the general sessions judges. The Metro Council passed Ordinance BL2015-1126 on third reading, June 16, 2015, which sets an additional tax of $2.00 to be collected as part of the county’s litigation tax. The filing fees for cases in General Sessions – Civil Division beginning 
July 1, 2015, will be as follows:

Trauger, Sitgreaves Honored by Nashville LAW Chapter
During the Lawyers’ Association for Women (LAW) Marion Griffin Chapter’s Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet, Judge Aleta Trauger received the inaugural Martha Craig Daughtrey Award, and Elizabeth Sitgreaves was presented the Rising Star Award. Judge Daughtrey was on hand to honor Judge Trauger, who was presented the award by Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman. Sitgreaves was honored for her work championing the coalition for fair courts during last summer’s judicial elections.
From left: Ann Pruitt, executive director of the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS); Steve Scudder, counsel for ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service; TBA Past President Buck Lewis; and Samantha Sanchez, TALS Director of Training, Compliance and Technology.
National Pro Bono Tool to be Based on OnlineTNJustice
A national interactive pro bono website based on Tennessee’s OnlineTNJustice will be implemented by the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service. “We got this far because of a great team effort, and we now need help from Tennessee attorneys with the work of funding the national site and signing up the remaining states,” said George T. “Buck” Lewis, former TBA president and Baker Donelson lawyer. Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Connie Clark also applauded the move. OnlineTNJustice is a joint project of the TBA, the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services and Baker Donelson.
Bob Cooper Rejoins Bass Berry
Bob Cooper, Tennessee’s former attorney general, is rejoining Nashville’s largest law firm, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, according to the Nashville Business Journal. He is returning as a partner in the compliance and government investigations practice group. Prior to his eight years as state attorney general, Cooper was legal counsel to Gov. Phil Bredesen and an attorney practicing business and regulatory litigation at Bass Berry & Sims.
Legal Aid to Launch New Elder Law Program
A new Elder Law Program will be launched by The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands to help senior citizens in Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson and Sumner counties obtain free legal and educational services. The program is made possible by a $40,000 grant from the Memorial Foundation. The Legal Aid staff will conduct seminars to educate seniors and their caretakers about their rights and address common legal issues faced by older citizens.
Charles W. Bone Receives Legal Aid Award
The first ever Gallatin Community Award from The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands has been awarded to Charles W. Bone, founder and chairman of Bone McAllester Norton PLLC. Bone has championed the non-profit law firm in the community, and his firm has been a financial and pro bono supporter of the Gallatin and Nashville offices. 


April 2015 Circuit Court Trial Report 


Click here to access April 2015 departments by the number, trials by case type and trial verdict results.
For more detailed access about these cases and thousands more, subscribe to CaseLink by emailing caselink@nashville.gov. 

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