Throwback Thursday – REMEMBER by Melissa Carrasco In the August 2021 edition of the Knoxville Bar Association’s DICTA publication, Melissa Carrasco explains the Jewish holiday Tisha B’Av. It “commemorates the destruction of the First Temple and the Second Temple in Jerusalem” and now has significance as a “day of remembering Anne Frank and […]
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The Slayer Rule prohibits murderers from retaining an interest in their victim’s estate. Answer: TRUE To learn more, click here for more information: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/slayer_rule The United States’ tax burden is ________ compared to other advanced economies. Answer: Lower To learn more, reference the image below and click here: https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0055_tax-burdens-international Works […]
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Throwback Thursday – DANGEROUS UNSELFISHNESS by Melissa Carrasco In the June 2018 edition of the Knoxville Bar Association’s DICTA publication, Melissa Carrasco details the impact that two sanitation workers from Memphis had on the Civil Rights Movement. After being killed on the job, their story reached Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On the […]
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Throwback Thursday: CHERYL RICE – READY TO SERVE by Reuben Pelot Egerton McAfee’s Firm President, Cheryl Rice, also served as President of the Knoxville Bar Association in 2021. In the December 2020 edition of KBA’s DICTA Publication, Reuben Pelot introduces Cheryl to readers. This Attorney Profile highlights Cheryl’s educational background at George Mason […]
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Throwback Thursday – THE VISION TO SEE by Melissa Carrasco In the August 2016 edition of the Knoxville Bar Association’s DICTA Publication, Melissa Carrasco tells the important story of how guide dogs came to the U.S. In the ashes of the destroyed, ancient city of Herculaneum, a mural was discovered where “the man […]
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Throwback Thursday – A CHARGE TO KEEP by Melissa Carrasco In the June 2017 edition of the Knoxville Bar Association’s DICTA Publication, Melissa Carrasco explains the history of pro bono representation. From historical Greek synegoros to Roman cognitores “there were plenty of attorneys who gave their time and professional skills to representing people and causes without […]
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Throwback Thursday – FREEZING BUT NOT FROZEN by Melissa Carrasco In the February 2022 edition of the Knoxville Bar Association’s DICTA Publication, Melissa Carrasco tells the parallel stories of Marjorie Post and Clarence Birdseye. Marjorie Post inherited the Postum Cereal Company after her father’s abrupt passing. She was one of very few women […]
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Throwback Thursday – WELL READ by Kelly Street: “The Elements of Style” by William Strunk Jr. And E.B. White In the August 2019 edition of the Knoxville Bar Association’s DICTA Publication, Kelly Street explains how the famous book The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White applies to legal writing. […]
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Throwback Thursday – Behavior Modification? by Rameen Nasrollahi In the April 2017 edition of the Knoxville Bar Association’s DICTA Publication, Rameen Nasrollahi explains some interesting laws that apply to pets. From walk requirements to barking restrictions, there are some very specific, and somewhat comical, legal restrictions that apply to our furry friends. […]
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