The Best Lawyers in America® 31^st Edition, has been released and six Dodson Parker Attorneys were included in the publication.

Donald Capparella and Jacob A. Vanzin are teaching Appellate Practice at Nashville School of Law. The course introduces students to appellate practice and advocacy with hands-on learning experience.

Tyler Yarbro was a guest on the Strict Scrutiny Podcast, hosted by constitutional law scholars Leah Litman, Kate Shaw, and Melissa Murray, to discuss judicial gerrymandering and how it is playing out in Tennessee. Click the link below to listen to the Podcast.

Tyler Chance Yarbro, Managing Partner of DPBC, has been named to Nashville Post’s “In Charge 2024 Legal” list. Since 2010, the Nashville-based business publication has compiled a list of what it terms “Nashville’s most influential people,” recognizing the top business, political, and civic leaders in the Nashville area.

Margaret Behm pens a guest column for The Tennessean highlighting the economic and societal impact of the 2014 Women’s Final Four. With women’s sports at an all-time high in the public consciousness, Nashville’s history with women’s basketball, and a new Titans’ stadium in place, she declares that Nashville is the perfect place to have the first Women’s Final Four in a stadium with over 60,000 seats.

Following the Dobbs decision and the enactment of Tennessee’s abortion ban, Tennessee legislators filed a bill seeking clarification that the state’s strict abortion laws do not prohibit contraceptives or fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization. After the Alabama Supreme Court’s recent ruling that frozen embryos are considered children under the state’s wrongful death statute, this proposed legislation has garnered attention.

Jacob A. Vanzin speaks at Tennessee Bar Association continuing legal education seminar.

A Handbook on Appellate Practice in Tennessee, 13th Edition Now Available

The Nashville Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Committee has published the thirteenth edition of Appellate Advocacy: A Handbook on Appellate Practice in Tennessee. The Handbook, available at no cost here, provides novice and experienced litigators helpful tips and analysis on practicing in the state’s appellate courts.

Tyler Yarbro traveled to Chattanooga to speak at Tennessee Freedom Circle’s first event outside of Nashville, as the organization expands its efforts to educate Tennesseans and advocate for reproductive freedom in Tennessee. To learn more about the organization, click here.

Tyler Yarbro, Appellate Counsel for Lindsey Lowe, filed the principal brief arguing why the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals should uphold the ruling of Honorable Dee David Gay of Sumner County granting Lindsey Lowe a new trial.

Paul S. Parker was a featured presenter for the National Business Institute’s OnDemand Course on December 15, 2023. The program, entitled Tennessee Probate Process from Start to Finish, seeks to provide attorneys and other professionals a comprehensive overview of the entire probate process in Tennessee. Parker presented on “Tax Reporting and Post-Mortem Tax Matters,” discussing tax requirements and considerations that arise in the probate process.