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BUILDING PERMITS / FORECLOSURES / PUBLIC NOTICES KAY’S COOKING CORNER POWELL JOINS SIGNATURE BROKERS P5 P10 P11 Volume 102 | No. 34 HAMILTON COUNTY Single Copy 50¢ CHATTANOOGA, HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE August 21-27, 2015 H EVENT CALENDAR Literary journal reading The future is bright at Barnes and Noble By David Laprad Barnes and Noble will host a reading from the As Evan Allison left his home- latest issues of the literary town of Atlanta and traveled to journal, Pine Mountain Sand Washington and Lee University & Gravel: Contemporary in Lexington, Va., to begin his Appalachian Writing on Friday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. at undergraduate work, he knew 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. one thing: he didn’t want to be a Participating authors will lawyer. His father was an attor- include Pamela Arlov, Gerald ney with a real estate practice in Coleman, Beto Cumming, Atlanta, and he had no desire to John C. Mannone, Chuck follow in his footsteps. He wanted Stringer, Dana Wildsmith, to become a counseling psycholo- Michelle Young, and Pauletta gist instead. Hansel. ese writers will Today, Allison is an attorney read poetry and prose re- with a real estate practice in membering the Appalachian Chattanooga. If he were prone region. In publication since to spouting truisms, he’d say, 1984, Pine Mountain Sand & “e apple doesn’t fall far from Gravel is the literary journal the tree.” He offers his reason for of the Southern Appalachian the change from psychologist to Writers Cooperative. For lawyer. more information about the “I have a brother who’s a coun- journal, visit sawconline.org seling psychologist, and he let me or contact pmsg.journal@ sit in on some of his sessions with gmail.com. Evan Allison is a real estate attorney at Miller Martin. He spends his days working on multi-million dollar projects, and his patients,” he says. “I realized Minority Health Fair his nights focused on his family. (Photo by David Laprad) See ALLISON, page 3 Closing the Gap, the 13th annual Hamilton County Minority Health Fair, will be held Saturday, Aug. 22 ‘They are not victims; they are heroes’ - Joe Biden at Eastgate Town Center on Brainerd Road from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Over 125 free screen- ing and health education services will be available. Call 778-LINK (5465) to pre- register. is event is open to everyone. ere will be door prizes, entertainment, and an unwanted prescription drug drop-off sponsored by Ten- nessee American Water, the Hamilton County Coalition and Hamilton County Sher- iff’s office. e health fair is See EVENT CALENDAR, page 12 INSIDE n OCTOBER CLE SCHEDULE P2 n FINANCIAL FOCUS P4 n ARE WE THERE YET? P10 A Marine gives the final roll call for the Sailor and four Marines killed July 16 in Chattanooga, calling the names of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas J. Sullivan, Staff n MEMORIAL PHOTOS P9 & P20 Sgt. David A. Wyatt, Sgt. Carson A. Holmquist, Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Randall S. Smith, and Lance Corporal Squire K.P. “Skip” Wells. The U.S. Ma- n I SWEAR P15 rine Forces Reserve, the U.S. Navy Reserve, and the City of Chattanooga held the service Aug. 15 at McKenzie Arena. Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Gov. Bill Haslam, Sen. Bob Corker, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, and City of Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke attended. The Navy and Marine Corps and the City of Chattanooga honored the fallen service members, expressed appreciation to the Chattanooga Police Department and emergency responders, and thanked the community for its support. More pictures on page 9 and 20. (Photo by David Laprad) 2 | August 21-27, 2015 Hamilton County Herald www.hamiltoncountyherald.com C L E October 2015 Schedule Register in advance of the Seminars! MORNING SESSION LUNCH & LEARN • The benefits of having a plan “CHANCERY COURT: “RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL • Critical elements in “90 Day” strategic planning process EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ISSUES RELATED TO REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS” GUARDIANSHIP” • Overcoming obstacles of the planning process Honorable Jeffrey M. Atherton J. Wayne Cropp, Esq. • How strategy can be implemented at every level of the firm Honorable Pamela Fleenor Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz Honorable Robin L. Miller, Clerk & Master • Tips to duplicate the “90 Day” strategic plan Annie Fricker WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM 10:45 – 12:00 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 Individual Maneuvers THE WALDEN CLUB – TENNESSEE/WALDEN ROOM 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Tea Hoffmann, Kurt Winstead and Keysha Walker) 1.0 HOUR CLE CREDIT AND BUFFET LUNCH HAMILTON COUNTY COMMISSION ROOM Developing Your Individual Marketing Action Plan $40.00 MEMBERS / $65 NON-MEMBERS 2.5 HOURS CLE CREDIT Every soldier has one goal…to defend and protect the homeland. Lawyers are no different. In today’s world, lawyers have to closely moni- $55.00 MEMBERS / $75 NON-MEMBERS J. Wayne Cropp, a member of the Business Department at Baker _________________________________________ Donelson, focuses on a full range of environmental law, with extensive tor their clients, stay abreast of their areas of expertise and run profit- experience in new source permitting, air quality, brownfield redevelop- able practices. In this interactive session, lawyers, with the assistance AFTERNOON SESSION ment and hazardous waste issues. Mr. Cropp is a recognized author of faculty, will learn to: “CHANCERY COURT: and lecturer on Clean Air Act issues. During his government tenure as Executive Director of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution • Set individual marketing goals for their practices VERYTHING OU EED O NOW BOUT E Y N T K A Control Bureau (1979 – 1990), Mr. Cropp developed the implementation • Understand the components of a strong Individual Marketing Action PROBATE” strategies that brought worldwide recognition to Chattanooga’s environ- Plan (IMAP) Honorable Jeffrey M. Atherton mental initiatives. Honorable Pamela Fleenor Included among his many activities are service on the national level • Begin the exercise of preparing their own IMAP Honorable Robin L. Miller, Clerk & Master as president of the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials Annie Fricker (ALAPCO) (1983 – 1984), now known as the National Association of 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch on Your Own Clean Air Agencies (NACAA), and participation in the development of THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 the National Air Toxics Strategy, as codified in the 1990 Clean Air Act, 1:00 – 3:00 through his tenure as chairman of ALAPCO’s Air Toxics Committee 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM Global Assault (1983 – 1990). He also served as project manager for an International HAMILTON COUNTY COMMISSION ROOM Track One: (Keysha Walker) Environmental Research Symposium for the World Health Organization NOTE THIS CLASS IS LIMITED TO 10 PARTICIPANTS 2.5 HOURS CLE CREDIT in 1986, and chairman of the Chattanooga Summit in 1996. Mr. Cropp is LinkedIn and Social Media, Navigating the Land Mines $55.00 MEMBERS / $75 NON-MEMBERS the former chairman of the Environment Committee for the Chattanooga of Professional Conduct Regional Manufacturers Association, a position he held for 15 years. Who could imagine even ten years ago that clients from across the BOTH PROBATE and GUARDIANSHIP SEMINARS Mr. Cropp is also a member of the Air and Waste Management $85.00 FOR THE 5-HOURS FOR MEMBERS Association; Section of Environmental, Energy, and Resources globe would be vetting their lawyers via social media? But yet, we know ____________________________________ that the practice has gone “global.” Networking via social media is now Committee of the American Bar Association; and Environmental Law Section of the Tennessee Bar Association (chairman, 2004 – 2005). He a common practice, but it is not without risk. Platforms like LinkedIn can “APPELLATE PRACTICE: received the Air Conservationist of the Year Award from the Tennessee be a powerful tool to build professional relationships, promote services, and increase thought leadership. Lawyers using LinkedIn and other TIPS ON APPELLATE PRACTICE BASICS, Conservation League in 1986. _________________________________________ social networking sites must consider the ethical ramifications of online EFFECTIVE LEGAL WRITING, ORAL ARGUMENT, networking. This session is intended for those who need hands-on AND THICAL SSUES E I ” “PROACTIVE PRACTICE BOOTCAMP” LinkedIn help. During this session, they will learn: Donald Capparella, Esq. Tea Hoffman, Esq., Law Strategy Corporation Elizabeth Sitgreaves, Esq. • An overview of social media tools Kurtis J. Winstead, Partner/Rudy, Wood & Winstead, PLLC Join experienced appellate attorney Donald Capparella and former law • How to use LinkedIn as a professional networking tool without vio- clerk to the Court of Appeals, Elizabeth Sitgreaves, in learning about the THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2015 lating ethical rules (please bring your laptop to this session) do’s and don’ts of appellate practice. Topics covered will include: 8:00 AM - REGISTRATION Hands on training on how to maximize or create AM PM Appellate Practice Basics: 8:30 – 4:40 • Effective brief-writing SPRINGHILL SUITES MARRIOTT – 495 RIVERFRONT PARKWAY Track Two: (Tea Hoffmann, Kurt Winstead) • Tennessee appellate procedure rules, including recent changes 6.5 HOURS DUAL CLE CREDIT Time Stealers • Tricky issues such as jurisdiction, waiver, and finality EMBERS NON MEMBERS Today’s pace is faster than ever. What would happen to your day if you Tips on Oral Argument: $200.00 M / $300 - could just get 20 minutes back? This program is designed for anyone • Answering the court’s questions versus making a great speech who struggles with how to make the most of their day by increasing the • Handling rebuttal No one wants to operate in survival mode. But, some lawyers feel like they are losing the day to day battle against mounting competition, client way they use their time. Some of the things lawyer will learn in this ses- • Ending your oral argument when it is clear the court has heard enough.