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Evidence Discovery in Tennessee Civil Law Cases In a Tennessee civil lawsuit one of the key pre-trial legal procedures involves written requests for production of documents.  Like interrogatories and a deposition a request to produce documentary evidence is a discovery tool which is provided by the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.  This legal process is used to discover or uncover the documentary evidence that is in the possession or control of your adversary. As with any other legal procedure discovering evidence involves questions of law and issues of legal strategy.  A civil law attorney will prepare a request for production of documents in such aRead More →

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In: Estate Planning : Wills Trusts Estates, Legal Terms

Probate a Will in Tennessee In Tennessee if a person who dies has a Last Will and Testament then the Will typically must be administered in probate.  In order for the Executor to gain control over the decedent’s estate  the Last Will and Testament is filed in the Probate Court. The court officially declares the Will to be valid.  The Court supervises the administration of the decedent’s estate. A Last Will and Testament is a legal instrument which is a declaration of a person’s intentions in regards to the division and distribution of property after death. Unlike a Trust,  a Will is not a contract, therefore it mustRead More →

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Family Law Attorney, Criminal Lawyer Chattanooga attorney Jim Purple has been practicing law in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, since 1982.  As a lawyer Jim Purple represents a variety of people in many areas of law.  Attorney Purple is a people person.  He truly cares about his clients.  In fact, many of those that Jim Purple has represented as a lawyer are considered friends.  Jim is married to Ellen Purple and is the father of four (4) children and the adoptive father of one (1) child.  He has four (4) grandchildren and several great grandchildren.  As a family law attorney, Jim Purple, draws from his ownRead More →

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DUI in Tennessee – Third Strike and Your Out for 5 Years Effective July 1, 2011, DUI offenders have it tougher.   The State of Tennessee has not only removed DUI from the list of criminal offenses eligible for judicial diversion, but have also toughened the penalties as well.  Now if you are convicted of a third offense of DUI then you face a minimum of five (5) years suspension of driving privileges instead of three (3) years under former law. More changes in Tennessee DUI laws The new Tennessee law also removed an obstacle which prevented the court from issuing a restricted drivers licenseRead More →