On January 18th and 19th, 2017, our LMT class visited Dickson County, Tennessee and the focus for the session was on health and healthcare in Tennessee. In Dickson County, the community is using education in an attempt to create their own healthcare workers. Dickson County has experienced steady growth, and in order to be able to care for their citizens …
LMT 2017 – WILLIAMSON COUNTY – QUALITY OF LIFE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION Leadership Middle Tennessee travels across ten (10) Middle Tennessee counties over a year, and everyone in our class was looking forward to visiting Williamson County to hear about the quality of life and the exploding economic development in Williamson County. All of the exploding growth can affect the quality of life. Our two days in Williamson County focused on …
WELCOME TO PHILLIPS & INGRUM, HALEY MEDLEY!
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting attorney, Haley E. Medley. Haley served as a Rule 31 Mediator in two domestic relations’ cases of mine, and both bases settled amicably. They were both cases that I thought would not settle, but Haley helped us mediate both difficult cases. I was so impressed with Haley’s intelligence and her ability to communicate …
LMT 2017 – Montgomery County – Impact of Military in Middle Tennessee
INTRODUCTION The November session of Leadership Middle Tennessee introduced our class to the importance of the United States Army base at Fort Campbell to the City of Clarksville and to Montgomery County. Our class was able to interact with soldiers on base on the first day, and we were allowed to gain an appreciation of military life. On the second …
LMT 2017 – Robertson County – Argiculture
INTRODUCTION On October 19 and 20, 2016, our LMT class of 2017 went to Robertson County, Tennessee and the focus of our two days there was agriculture. Some people might be surprised by the focus on agriculture considering that Robertson County is bordered by two different interstates, I-65 and I-24. Also, Robertson County is only thirty minutes away from Nashville. …
Counselor at Law
What is the true mission of an attorney? Recently, I began reflecting on this subject as I prepare to celebrate sixteen years practicing law this month. Is the purpose of an attorney simply to “win” the case? Is an attorney’s job only to get what their client wants? Should an attorney try to see that justice is served for all …