State ex rel. DeSelm v. Jordan, S.W.3d (Tenn. Ct .App. 2008)
Defended challenge to process for filling vacancies in county offices.
Advocate before Tennessee General Assembly
Served as advocate before the Tennessee General Assembly on behalf of client to successfully lobby for legislation restricting venue in workers' compensation cases for local government to the county where the government is headquartered.
Advocate before TN General Assembly
Served as advocate before the Tennessee General Assembly on behalf of client to procure sale of electronic voting equipment and software in 19 counties, including Davidson County.
Advocate before TN General Assembly
Served as advocate before the Tennessee General Assembly on behalf of client to successfully lobby for bill easing the local process for relocating antennas on existing cell towers.
Advocate before TN General Assembly
Served as advocate before Tennessee General Assembly on behalf of client to successfully lobby for a bill permitting Davidson and Knox counties to sell their property tax receivables.
Advocate before TN General Assembly
Served as advocate before Tennessee General Assembly on behalf of client to successfully lobby for legislation establishing a statewide system of regulation and maintained the existing system of rates and fees.
Advocate for Association before TN General Assembly
Served as advocate before the Tennessee General Assembly on behalf of client to successfully lobby for enactment of a bill dealing with conditions of probation for first-time DUI offenders and earmarking $1.5 million in funds for the assessment and treatment of those offenders.
Advocate for financial literacy curriculum
Served as advocate before the Tennessee General Assembly on behalf of client to successfully lobby for bill making a personal financial literacy curriculum eligible for high school course credit.
Lawsuits concerning enforceability of term limits
Represented company in several lawsuits concerning the enforceability of term limits in the Knox County Charter and qualifications of candidates to run for office.
Oral argument at the Alabama Supreme Court
Oral argument at the Alabama Supreme Court in a case concerning the state legislature’s determination of whether a quorum was present for the legitimacy of decades’ worth of votes on legislation.
Skilled Nursing Facility – CON Legislation
Successfully represented long term care provider in obtaining the introduction and passage of special purpose legislation that allowed the skilled nursing facility to partition its existing large facility into components, allowing them the ability to execute their strategic business plans.