On Thursday, November 6, 2025 Margaret L. Behm and Harlan Dodson participated as panelists for the Nashville Bar Association’s Annual Historical CLE, Metro Government; The Best Idea Nashville Ever Had. The panel, supported by the U.S. Middle District court Library Fund, explored the past, present, and future of Nashville’s groundbreaking Metro Government, one of the first city governments in America to merge its city and county governments into a single metropolitan government.
Margaret Behm, founding partner of Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella, has often been referred to as a trailblazer in Nashville’s legal field, with her dedication and commitment to forging coalitions for change. She focuses her practice on business law, employment, municipal law, estate planning, and commercial litigation.
Harlan Dodson, also a founding partner, has over 40 years of experience in helping people and businesses solve problems and plan for the future. Dodson provides hands-on guidance for his clients, whether working with them to launch a business, structure a complex real estate deal, or draft a will. He learned this dedication from his attorney father. As he puts it, “My father understood that the profession of law is about helping people.”
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Michael Bressman serves as Professor of the Practice of Law at Vanderbilt Law School where he has taught a variety of courses over the last 15 years. This year, Professor Bressman received the Hall-Hartman Award honoring excellent teaching for one of the first-year sections of Contracts. He also teaches Intellectual Property and the Arts Clinic, and directs the Law School’s clerkship program.
