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Specialists, General Practitioners, and the Holistic Practice of Law

A recent article by the American Bar Association asked the question, “are lawyers getting too specialized?”. The author’s theory was that as attorneys continue to become hyperspecialized, they lose the ability to solve more complex legal problems because they have lost the 10,000 foot view, or as he called it, the “legal sixth sense”. In other words, lawyers who are specialists lack the ability to ...

Another Murder Case Dismissed Without a Trial

In November 2016, we announced that criminal defense attorney and partner Chris Clark had successfully persuaded the State of Tennessee to dismiss first degree murder charges against a client. Well, it has happened again. On July 16, 2018, the State of Tennessee dismissed first degree murder and other serious felonies against a client. The client was charged in a six-count indictment that included ...

New Laws Give High Penalties for Poaching Big Game

One of Tennessee’s most valued assets is its abundance of natural wildlife. Our wildlife population includes several species of big game and has been a draw to hunters for generations. The state is as serious as ever about protecting that resource. Tennessee has always had in place various wildlife laws regarding those who poach big game animals. However, local landowners began working with ...

Murder & White-Collar Cases Dismissed Without Trials

Chris Clark, criminal defense attorney and partner at Patton & Pittman, successfully convinced the State of Tennessee to drop first degree murder charges on October 24, 2016. The client was charged in a single count indictment with the first degree, premeditated murder of a Clarksville man. The case had been pending since August, 2014 and was set for trial on October 24, 2016. “Our criminal ...