CLIMER COLUMN JENKINS COLUMN Warlick’s unfair Short life made comparison much happier Find Public Notices Fans calling for change Saying goodbye to family inside & online: forget Lady Vols’ slide pet is never easy, even a www.HamiltonCountyHerald.com began with Summitt. short-lived rescue. P7 P16 Volume 104 | No. 13 Single Copy 50¢ CHATTANOOGA, HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE March 31 – April 6, 2017 King finds a different ‘tribe’ Winding path What was going on in Chattanooga in 1967? leads attorney to Due to popular demand, unique practice the beloved Herald feature, “50 Years Ago,” returns By Nancy Henderson this week. rowing up, friends and family For March 31 members often told Katie Saturday, April 1 King she’d make a good law- Mayor Ralph H. Kelley proclaims yer one day. the week of April 3 as U.S. Savings Outspoken and preco- Bond Week. Citizens are urged to cious, she performed in children’s theater participate in the drive through and was constantly showing off . “Th e term the payroll savings plan. Bond Gpeople always used was ‘ham,’” she recalls. drive chairman John Slack, “I always wanted to be the center of atten- general manager of Combustion tion.” Engineering, Inc., and E. Edward As a young teen, on Saturdays, she Foland, area manager of the worked in her dad’s pool store, Th e Swim Savings Bond Division of the U.S. Center, helping customers and testing Treasury Dept., were present when Kelley signed the procla- water samples for those who needed a mation. do-it-yourself fi x for algae or cloudiness. By unanimous vote, the Rotary But neither law, nor working in the family Club voted Thursday at its weekly business, appealed to King, who attended luncheon to nominate Miss Ann Vanderbilt University with the intention Kathryn Baker, daughter of Clerk of earning an English degree. She quickly and Master Carl Baker and Mrs. abandoned that goal when she started to Baker, for a Rotary International doubt her ability to please her professors Foundation Fellowship for a year and earn stellar grades. “I always try to of graduate study at a university So, she changed to a philosophy ma- abroad. Miss Baker is a student at jor, “which for some bizarre reason,” she be respectful of Vanderbilt University. says, “at the time, to my 18-year-old brain, that vulnerability Sunday, April 2 seemed easier. “ Miss Connie O’Connell, Chattanoo- Years later, the switch would pay off . that people bring ga high school senior and Junior “I remember my very fi rst philosophy with them when Miss Chattanooga, was elected as professor saying that a lot of people who the recipient of the Chattanooga they come to see Music Club’s Elizabeth Windsor choose this major end up going on to law Scholze Scholarship, awarded school,” says King, 36, who opened her own me.” annually to a high school senior practice, Katie King Law, last year. She is Katie King planning to enter an accredited also an active member of Chattanooga’s Mayor’s Council for Women and an entre- Photograph by Alex McMahan See 50 YEARS, page 30 preneur. “I think being a good lawyer requires the make sense of it, doing a lot of arguing Suff olk University Law School in Boston. ability to digest and synthesize a whole lot and a lot of writing. … It helps build that But she missed the lush green landscapes of INSIDE of information, and sometimes, distinct confi dence level, especially when you’re her hometown, so just before earning her and abstract concepts. And that’s kind of faced with a really complex legal challenge J.D. in 2005, she moved back to Chattanoo- ■ FINANCIAL FOCUS P14 what my philosophy is. or problem.” ga and “shamelessly” knocked on doors at ■ REAL ESTATE P17 “You’re reading huge volumes of stuff Yearning to experience a diff erent part just about every law fi rm in town. that nobody understands and trying to of the country, King headed north to attend See KING, page 6 When quality matters, call Chattanooga’s most trusted title company. 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She thanked them stood before a gathering for saving her. “Domestic violence is of judges, lawyers and other local no joke. Th e stigma is horrifi c,” she offi cials in the rotunda of the Ham- said. “But you helped me to regain Tilton County Courthouse and spoke my dignity. What you did for me was about her liberation from violence in CHATTANOOGA BAR ASSOCIATION CHATTANOOGA amazing.” confi dent, unwavering tones. As Brown spoke, Tennessee Su- Brown shared how she had picked preme Court Justice Cornelia Clark up the phone many times to call 911 sat behind her, listening. Clark was in but had not followed through. Chattanooga to launch HELP4TN, a Even after suff ering black eyes, lac- series of free legal events taking place erations across her face and a multi- throughout Tennessee in March and tude of other injuries, she had always April. Her colleagues on the Supreme placed the phone down and returned Court were elsewhere in the state to the abuser. Photograph by David Laprad attending similar events. Th en came the day she made the Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Cornelia Clark announces HELP4TN Day at the Hamilton Clark opened the ceremony by call. As Brown picked up the phone, County Courthouse. speaking about the court’s Access to she recalled each painful moment a crumpled shell of her former self, good hands. Justice initiative, launched in 2009 in that had brought her to that point. sitting silently as her boyfriend told Brown was introduced to the response to the growing number of She saw herself falling in love with the technician a dog had scratched Family Justice Center, an agency of people in Tennessee who could not a charismatic man and her descent her face. the City of Chattanooga that provides aff ord an attorney and were left to into the nightmare of abuse. She Brown didn’t know what would free services for victims of domes- handle a variety of civil legal matters saw herself lying to her parents and happen. But she knew she needed to tic violence. Th rough the agency’s on their own. Th e court launched friends, leaving a good job. And she reach out for help. collaboration with Legal Aid of East HELP4TN through this eff ort. saw herself at an optometrist’s offi ce, Her act of bravery placed her in Tennessee, Brown secured an order See HELP4TN, page 3 Executive Committee John C. Harrison Board of Governors Ex-Offi cio Member TREASURER William G. Colvin Barret S. Albritton The Honorable Pamela PRESIDENT Honorable Christie M. Sheri Fox Fleenor Sell Marc Harwell JUDICIAL REPRESENTATIVE Lee Davis PAST PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-ELECT George G. Hixson Jeffrey W. Maddux Steven M. Jacoway Jimmy Rodgers SECRETARY Linda Minks Hood Brittany T. Faith EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR YLD REPRESENTATIVE Chattanooga Bar Association | The Pioneer Building | Suite 420 | 801 Broad Street | Chattanooga, TN 37402 | 423-756-3222 | Fax: 423-265-6602 |www.chattanoogabar.org www.hamiltoncountyherald.com Hamilton County Herald March 31 – April 6, 2017 | 3 Peck law firm expands, announces new name Th e Law Offi ce of Jennifer K. Peck respect, compassion and honesty. has changed its name to Peck Legal Peck initially handled cases involv- Group, PLLC. Th e fi rm recently ing family and juvenile matters. Th ese unveiled a rebranding initiative that continue to be fundamental areas of included the new name as well as a practice for the fi rm, but she and her new logo and website. legal team have broadened the types “We made these changes to refl ect of domestic issues they tackle. the expansion of the fi rm’s legal team, Attorneys from the fi rm also repre- broader legal service off erings and sent clients facing criminal charges, our ongoing commitment to our cli- real estate issues, personal injury ents,” says Jennifer K. Peck, founding matters and reproductive rights. Th e partner. fi rm also off ers the services of Rule 31 When Peck opened her practice in certifi ed family law mediators. 2010, she aspired to build a fi rm with “Our clients depend on us to advo- a reputation for quality and success. cate on their behalf and seek favor- Th e key to accomplishing this was a able outcomes as we work to resolve focus on “making it personal.” Peck their legal aff airs,” Peck says. “All too says she based her approach on often, the emotional and fi nancial developing trusting and caring client challenges of these experiences can relationships, which required her be overwhelming. Because of this, Photograph provided to invest time in understanding and we’re committed to empowering Peck Legal Group attorneys Megan Williams, Natalie Cropp and Jennifer K.