In This Issue
Officers of the Knoxville Bar Association
May 2020
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The Global Pandemic and the Knoxville Practice of Law
CRITICAL FOCUS President Hanson R. Tipton
President Elect Cheryl G. Rice
Treasurer Jason H. Long
Secretary Loretta G. Cravens
KBA Board of Governors Sherri DeCosta Alley Jamie Ballinger Mark A. Castleberry Hon. Kristi Davis
Elizabeth B. Ford Rachel P. Hurt Allison Jackson Elizabeth (Betsy) Meadows Robert E. Pryor, Jr.
Immediate Past President Wynne du Mariau Caffey-Knight
Michael J. Stanuszek Amanda Tonkin Elizabeth M. Towe Mikel Towe
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President’s Message
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Around the Bar
Taking Care of Yourself in the New “Normal” “Hello Out There in Radioland” Mediating With a Laptop
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Joint Defense Agreements– How to Deal with the Potential for a Conflict of Interest
The Paycheck Protection Program: Forgivable Loans
Legal Ethics in a Time of Pandemic (and Beyond)
Emergency FMLA and Paid Sick Leave– What Employers Need to Know
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The Knoxville Bar Association Staff
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Marsha S. Watson Executive Director
Tammy Sharpe CLE & Sections Coordinator
Jonathan Guess Database Administrator
Leslie Rowland Programs Administrator
Tracy Chain LRIS Administrator
Rebecca Eshbaugh LRIS Assistant
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Dicta DICTA is published monthly (except July) by the Knoxville Bar Association. It is designed to offer information of value to members of the local bar association. The news and features should illustrate the issues affecting the bar and its members. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the Knoxville Bar Association. All articles submitted for publication in DICTA must be submitted in writing and in electronic format (via e-mail attachment). Exceptions to this policy must be cleared by KBA Executive Director Marsha Watson (522-6522).
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Managing Editor Marsha Watson KBA Executive Director
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DICTA
Schooled in Ethics Legal Update
Time Out
Life and Voting in the Times Of COVID-19
Courtney Walker
Local Restaurants Creatively Maneuver COVID Crisis
FAKE NEWS: Common Grammar Myths You Should Stop Believing
Union Not Division
Why Did the Lawyer Cross The Road?
John Prine
More Screens Please
Ghost in the Machine: The Coevolution of Connectedness and Spam
Presidential Smackdown!
What I Have Learned
Quarantine Cooking, Part 2
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Management Counsel: Law Practice 101
WISDOM 8
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Practice Tips
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Hello My Name Is Passing By
Grammar Grinch
The Noblest Profession
Legal Myth Breakers
Outside My Office Window
Bill & Phil Gadget of the Month Well Read
Your Monthly Constitutional Long Winded
Barrister Bites
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Section Notices/Event Calendar Barrister Bullets Change of Addresses Welcome New Members Bench & Bar in the News Pro Bono Project Last Word
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