Dodson, Parker, Behm, & Caparella News

9/1/2010 - Donald Capparella - Donald Capparella and Amy Farrar succesfully petitioned the Tennessee Supreme Court for permission to appeal in the case of Crowley v. Thomas, No. M2009-01336-SC-R11-CV.

9/1/2010 - Amy Farrar - Amy Farrar was appointed to the Executive Council for the Tennessee Bar Association's Appellate Practice Committee.

8/27/2010 - Paul S. Parker - Paul S. Parker and Harlan Dodson will be presenting on October 1, 2010 at the Tennessee Attorney's Memo Probate & Estate Planning Conference. Their topics are "Ethical Issues in Probate Practice" and "Tips on Drafting Wills (Profitably) in 2010". The conference will be held at the Nashville School of Law.

8/27/2010 - Paul S. Parker - Paul S Parker will be presenting at the National Business Institute's seminar on October 27, 2010 Trusts 101 the topics of "Transfers to Trust During Life" and "Ethical Considerations.

8/27/2010 - Harlan Dodson - Harlan Dodson and Paul S Parker will be presenting on October 1, 2010 at the Tennessee Attorney's Memo Probate & Estate Planning Conference. Their topics are "Tips on Drafting Wills (Profitably) in 2010" and "Ethical Issues in Probate Practice." The conference will be held at the Nashville School of Law.

8/24/2010 - Candi Henry - Candi Henry presented a continuing legal education program "Doubling and Trebling of Damages under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act," for M. Lee Smith Audio.

8/10/2010 - Harlan Dodson - Harlan Dodson has published the annual update to his text, Introduction to Estate Planning and Administration in Tennessee. The book, which reflects changes in estate planning and tax law as of July 2010, is a popular reference manual for both students and attorneys throughout the state.

8/9/2010 - Paul S. Parker - On August 9, 2010 Paul S. Parker presented the topics "Getting Started: Initiating the Probate Process" and "Ethical Issues in Probate Practice" at the National Business Institute seminar Fundamental Probate Procedures & Practice held in Nashville, Tennessee.

7/8/2010 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm and Candi Henry were featured speakers at the Legal Aid/TALS Seminar on Attorneys' Fees.

7/8/2010 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm has been selected for inclusion in the 2010 "Mid-South Super Lawyers" list under Business Litigation. Only five perent of Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi attorneys are chosen each year.

6/30/2010 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret L. Behm is recognized by the Tennessee College of Law in their Spring 2010 issue of TennesseeLaw on her involvement with Access to Justice Commission - read more on page 8 and 9 at law.utk.edu

6/22/2010 - Margaret L. Behm - Commission Chair Margaret Behm of the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Project remarks - read more at tncourts.gov and timesfreepress.com

6/22/2010 - Kristen B. Amonette - Kristen Amonette quoted regarding judgment on property consultant wins pay dispute with country club - read more at nashvillepost.com

Dodson, Parker, Behm, & Caparella News - By Attorney

7/8/2010 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm and Candi Henry were featured speakers at the Legal Aid/TALS Seminar on Attorneys' Fees.

7/8/2010 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm has been selected for inclusion in the 2010 "Mid-South Super Lawyers" list under Business Litigation. Only five perent of Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi attorneys are chosen each year.

6/30/2010 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret L. Behm is recognized by the Tennessee College of Law in their Spring 2010 issue of TennesseeLaw on her involvement with Access to Justice Commission - read more on page 8 and 9 at law.utk.edu

6/22/2010 - Margaret L. Behm - Commission Chair Margaret Behm of the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Project remarks - read more at tncourts.gov and timesfreepress.com

5/4/2010 - Margaret L. Behm - Help for Flood Victims

4/6/2010 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm was nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the Metropolitan Council as a member of the Metropolitan Sports Authority.

3/31/2010 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm is recognized by Nashville Post in its selection of 2010 In Charge, March/April 2010 issue. This is a definitvie list of businesspeople and community leaders who are shaping Middle Tennessee's growth.

3/16/2010 - Margaret L. Behm - On March 16, 2010, Margaret L. Behm moderated a panel titled "Celebrating Successful Women in Business" for the March Membership Meeting of the Marion Griffin Chapter of the Lawyer's Association for Women. The panel of women discussed their successes in business and how they as women approach doing business.

12/11/2009 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm served as a panel leader at the Nashville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program - "Lincoln on Professionalism" - held on December 10, 2009.

12/9/2009 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret L. Behm was elected to a three year term to the board of the Rotary Club of Nashville.

10/29/2009 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret L. Behm taught Professionalism and Practice to first year law students at Vanderbilt University Law School

10/9/2009 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm was selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition in the specialty of Business Litigation. The Corporate Counsel Edition is aimed at the people within corporate America who hire outside counsel.

10/3/2009 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret L. Behm spoke as one of three "Power in Nashville" panelists at the annual Leadership Nashville opening retreat in Monteagle, Tennessee.

10/1/2009 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm was selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of Labor and Employment Law. For over a quarter of a century, Best Lawyers has been regarded – by both the profession and the public – as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States.

9/24/2009 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret L. Behm was the keynote luncheon speaker at the statewide Equal Justice Conference Leadership Lunch at Paris Landing State Park.

6/30/2009 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret L. Behm has been named to the board of the MPD Community Credit Union.

6/30/2009 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret L. Behm has been elected to the board of the YWCA.

6/11/2009 - Margaret L. Behm -  Margaret L. Behm was a panelist for the Nashville Bar Association's seminar entitled "Name that Judge! How to Avoid 'The Price is Right' ". She spoke on the differences between the judicial selection process recently enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly and the previous system.

6/10/2009 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret L. Behm was awarded CABLE's Molly Todd Cup. The Cup honors outstanding women who spend much of their lives making the world, and particularly Nashville, a better place to live. CABLE is a networking group of more than 450 business and civic minded members.

5/18/2009 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm was named one of 2009's Best of Bar in the Nashville Business Journal. There were 102 attorneys recognized.

4/3/2009 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm was appointed chair of a new statewide Access to Justice Commission, created by the Tennessee Supreme Court, to help address the growing civil legal needs crisis in Tennessee. Read the entire article here. Read more here. Read more here.

11/14/2008 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm was Co-Chair of Nashville's Bid Committee in their successful attempt to host the 2014 NCAA Women's Final Four at the Nashville Sommet Center.

11/7/2008 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm successfully represented Nirvana Beverage in a Davidson County Chancery Court action in which the Court upheld Metro's issuance of a certificate of compliance allowing Nirvana Beverage to apply for a liquor license

10/27/2008 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm has been selected to serve as Co-Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association Rule of Law Conference.

10/1/2008 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm was selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of Labor and Employment Law. For over a quarter of a century, Best Lawyers has been regarded – by both the profession and the public – as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States.

9/25/2008 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm was a featured speaker at "The Women Lawyers Club", a seminar and play about the contributions made by women in and the American legal system on September 25, 2008.

9/1/2008 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm and Travenia Holden co-authored an article featured in the August issue of the Nashville Bar Journal, entitled "Abusing the Power in a Power of Attorney."

8/21/2008 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm has been selected as one of the Nashville Business Journal's Best of the Bar for her commercial litigation practice.

8/15/2008 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm taught Ethics and Professionalism at the Vanderbilt Law School for the fall semester.

4/1/2008 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm is currently co-chair with Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors in the city's effort to be a future site for the Women's Final Four.

4/1/2008 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm has been selected as a national council delegate representing the Girls Scouts of Middle Tennessee for a three year term.

1/16/2008 - Margaret L. Behm - The firm would like to congratulate Chancellor Richard Dinkins, a former member of our firm. He was recently appointed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Read the entire article here.

1/11/2008 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm was named to the 2007 "Mid-South Super Lawyers" List in Business Litigation.

11/27/2007 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm served on a Transactional Law panel at Vanderbilt Law School on November 27, 2007.

11/13/2007 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm was appointed as Chair of the Tennessee Supreme Court's Continuing Legal Education Commission's Blue Ribbon Committee which approved 1.2 million in grants ranging in amounts from $10,000.00 to $355,806.00.

10/17/2007 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm spoke to the Legal Department at Caterpillar Financial Services on the topic of powers of attorney, advanced directives and wills as training for CAT's pro bono project.

9/25/2007 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm spoke at Vanderbilt Law School on a panel regarding ethics and how to enjoy practing law for the duration.

9/7/2007 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm was selected for inclusion in the 25th anniversary edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Labor and Employment Law.

11/30/2006 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret L. Behm was named by the Nashville Business Journal as “Best of the Bar” for 2006.

11/1/2006 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm was named as one of three finalists for Attorney General for the State of Tennesse by the Tennessee Supreme Court in October 2006.

10/1/2006 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret Behm was appointed by Mayor Bill Purcell to serve as Co-Chair of Celebrate Nashville, a nine month celebration to mark the 200th anniversary of incorporation of the city and the election of Nashville's first mayor.

6/3/2006 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret L. Behm was quoted in the May 2006 issue of the Nashville Bar Journal in an article titled “Practicing Law – The Women’s Prospective” regarding the expanded role of women in the profession.

4/22/2006 - Margaret L. Behm - Margaret L. Behm was a panel member who spoke at a seminar given by the Tennessee Bar Association on April 21, 2006, titled “Bankruptcy and Family Law: Working with the New Bankruptcy Act.”

10/17/2005 - Margaret L. Behm - On October 17, 2005, Margaret L. Behm was awarded the “E” Award for Extraordinary Contribution in Public Service by the Tennessee Economic Council on Women.

12/14/2004 - Margaret L. Behm - was a panel member who spoke on December 14, 2004 at the "Reflections on Brown v. Board of Education and Related Ethical Issues."

11/18/2004 - Margaret L. Behm - spoke on the "Top Reasons Why Employees Contact a Lawyer" on November 18, 2004, to human resource managers in a seminar sponsored by The HR Group.

6/18/2004 - Margaret L. Behm - was a featured speaker at the seminar, "Taking Care of Business Clients", sponsored by the Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women and the Tennessee Bar Association on June 18, 2004.

3/4/2004 - Margaret L. Behm - was a panel member who spoke on the Tennessee judiciary, "The Road to the Courthouse" on March 4, 2004, to the Tennessee Bar Association's Leadership Law Program.

2/27/2004 - Margaret L. Behm - was quoted in the February 27, 2004 issue of The Tennessean. Behm, a member of the Metro Board of Health, was quoted in an article which focuses on the sale of tobacco products to teenagers.

10/3/2003 - Margaret L. Behm - spoke at the Nashville Leadership retreat on October 3, 2003. The featured topic was "Issues Facing the City"

6/18/2003 - Margaret L. Behm - was featured in the June 18, 2003 issue of The City Paper. Behm was quoted in an article which focuses on issues of diversity and Davidson County court judges. Click here to read the article.

4/14/2003 - Margaret L. Behm - participated in a Women Law Students Association discussion on "Work-Life Balance" on April 14, 2003 at Vanderbilt University Law School. Other panelists included: Lisa Bressman, VULS Professor of Law; Carrie Daughtrey, US Attorney's Office; and Barbara Rose, VULS Instructor in Law & Baker Donelson.

3/1/2003 - Margaret L. Behm - has been reappointed to the Metropolitan Board of Health.

12/1/2001 - Margaret L. Behm - received the John C. Tune Public Services Award in 2001 which is the highest honor given by the Nashville Bar Association. It is given to the NBA member who has shown the highest degree of dedication not only to the lawyer's work but to the betterment of the community in which the lawyer lives. Behm received the surprise award from Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey. She had been nominated by a special committee of the NBA Board of Directors. www.tennessean.com

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