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The Supreme Court of Tennessee is holding a ceremonial session for the unveiling of a portrait of retired Chief Justice William M. Barker on Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 1:00 p.m. (EST) at the Hamilton County Courthouse, 625 Georgia Avenue, Room 402, Chattanooga, Tennessee.  A reception will follow in the Courthouse Rotunda.

Greg Willett has been invited by the local chapter of NAIFA to speak at their luncheon on January 20, 2010.  Greg will be speaking on the importance of estate planning, a roll of insurance in the estate plan, the current status of taxation, etc.

More information will be posted later.

Tim Gibbons will be speaking on Preparing a Client (and yourself) for Mediation at the Tennessee Bar Association's Construction Law Seminar in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 22, 2010.

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CB&S will be an exhibitor at the Chamber's annual Chattanooga Business EXPO on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

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CB&S is a 2010 Luncheon Partner for the Friends of Scouting Luncheon on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at The Chattanoogan.  Doors open at 11:00 a.m. with the program beginning at 11:30 a.m.  Josh Sundquist, a Paralympic ski racer who has been featured on CNN and in USA TODAY, is the guest speaker.

Ron Gorsline, Blake Sims, and Alicia Oliver will be presenters for two break out sessions at CFSA's annual meeting at the La Quinta Resort & Club, La Quinta, California.  The first breakout session "2010 Federal Regulatory Update:  From A to Z (Advertising, Privacy, Risk-Based Pricing, Open-End Credit and More)" will be Thursday, March 4, 1:45 p.m. -2:45 p.m. in Fiestas Room 11 & 12, and the second breakout session "Financial Innovation:  Legal Challenges with New Products and Technology" will be Friday, March 5, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. in Capra Rooms B & D.

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Dana Perry will do a presentation on elder law and long term care at the Alexian Brothers Valley Residence, 1164 Mountain Creek Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee, on March 16, 2010, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Learn to protect your assets from the potential costs of needing long-term care. There is a maze of providers and payers for long-term care services.

H.L. Hackney, CFP®, CLU, Financial Advisor and David “Bo” Patten, Financial Representative can help sift through the information in just an hour so you are better able to decide whether the insurance option makes sense for you.

A presentation will follow led by Dana B. Perry, Attorney and Managing Shareholder with Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C., who is certified as an Elder Law Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization.

This is a free, no-obligation session.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
6:00-7:30pm
Hors d’Oeuvres will be served

Alexian Brothers Valley Residence
1164 Mountain Creek Rd.
Chattanooga, TN 37405

Dana Perry will be presenting "Elder Law 101 Part I " on March 16, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the BlueCross BlueShield Silver Life Center located at Golden Gateway, 401 M.L. King Blvd., Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Ron Gorsline will be a speaker at the 2010 conference at La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta (Palm Springs) California on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 3:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.  Ron will be speaking on Legal/Compliance Issues (Red Flag, Arbitration, Data Security, etc.)

Click here for more information on the conference.

The Tennessee Bar Association will be producing a webcast in their studio on the second floor of the TBA Bar Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 30, 2010.  Dana Perry will be speaking on Elder Law 101 and Elder Law 102. 

Please click here for more information.

Chattanooga Attorneys, Dana Perry and Steve Jett of Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, attended the Meritas Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California.  The gala entertainment on Friday night was sponsored by CB&S.

Dana Perry will be presenting "Elder Law 101 Part II " on April 13, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the BlueCross BlueShield Silver Life Center located at Golden Gateway, 401 M.L. King Blvd., Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The purpose of the Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel Student Recognition Banquet is to recognize top business students from the College of Business at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.  The event brings together students and families, faculty and business leaders.

In 2008, our firm partnered with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's College of Business to establish an endowment fund that supports this event, which showcases many awards, including the John C. Stophel Distinguished Student Award, which is annually presented to recognize high potential business students who have made significant and meaningful civic contributions, while maintaining a strong academic record.

Friday, April 23, 2010
University Center, Tennessee Room
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Reception: 5:00 p.m.
Dinner: 6:00 p.m.
Program: 6:30 p.m.

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel attorney, Mark Addison, will speak on Elder Law 101 at the Red Bank Community Center, Monday, April 26, 2010, 12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

Members of the Chattanooga Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association, the Chattanooga History Center and the Chattanooga Area Historical Association are invited to a reception to be held Tuesday, April 27, at the Chattanooga Theatre Center celebrating the unveiling of a piece of art that is important to the U.S. District Court and to Chattanoogans.  The hours are 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Admission is free, but those planning to attend should call 423-321-0622 or e-mail rsvp@cbslawfirm.com by the end of the day on April 20.

The program will include a brief talk by Ellen Simak, chief curator of Chattanooga’s Hunter Museum of American Art, who will discuss the mural in context with other mural art of the 1930s and the public art process in general.

Chief U.S. District Judge Curtis L. Collier and U.S. District Judge Harry S. Mattice will preside, along with Knoxville lawyer Arthur G. Seymour, president of the U.S. District Court Historical Society.

Seay & Associates is sponsoring an Elder Law Seminar to nursing home administrators to be held at Martin-Boyd Christian Home on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 9:45 to 11:15 a.m.  Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel attorney Mark Addison will present on Elder Law 101:  Navigating the Long-Term Care Maze.

Steve Jett and Doug Griswold will present "Health Care Reform" to CMGMA at the Diagnostic Center. 

Wednesday, May 12, 2010
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
2205 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dana Perry and Mark Addison, elder law and special needs attorneys with Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, will present "Planning for a Child with Special Needs" at The Trousdale School.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time
3171 Hewitt Street, S.E.
Cleveland, TN  37323

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel employees will once again commit to a "Day of Caring" at the Children's Home/Chambliss Shelter, an organization that falls under the United Way umbrella. This year we will join forces with other members of the community, including Playcore, who is donating the equipment for the playground, to help with the playground build.

Children's Home/Chambliss Shelter Playground Build
Saturday, May 22, 2010
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

On June 8th, Health Care Litigation Attorney Alix Michel will speak to 26 students from 16 different public and private high schools on "Medicine and the Law: Practice Pointers".

The Forum is designed for high school juniors and seniors to learn more about life as a physician and encourage them to consider a career in medicine.  It also provides education and mentoring opportunities for the students and local physicians.  The overall goal of the program is to increase the pipeline of health care providers in Southeastern Tennessee. 

This is Alix Michel's second year to speak at the Forum.

Alicia Oliver will attend the fifth annual Diversity Summit in Chicago.  The Diversity Summit will bring together NALP and ALFDP members, law firm partners, in-house lawyers, law school deans, industry consultants, and other legal career professionals who have an interest in continuing to expand the diversity of the practice of law. The chief purpose of this exciting conference is to provide a forum for a robust exchange of information about the current challenges and innovations surrounding the issue of diversity in the legal employment arena.

June 11, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Northwestern University School of Law
Thorne Auditorium
357 E. Auditorium
Chicago, Illinois

To learn more, click here.

Mike St. Charles, Kurt Faires, Rick Hitchcock, and Joy Wilman will teach a course entitled "Recent Developments on Legal Issues Affecting Real Estate Brokers and Agents" to CAR.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
2963 Amnicola Highway
Chattanooga, Tennessee

This course will cover recent judicial decisions, as well as legal issues relating to condominiums and freehold licensing fees.  This course has been approved by TREC for 2 hours continuing education credit and by GREC for 3 hours continuing education credit.  (An additional hour from TREC for continuing education credit is pending.)

To register for this seminar, click here.

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel employees will once again join forces to help the Children's Home/Chambliss Shelter finish its Playground Build, a project that we participated in on May 22nd.  Now that the playground equipment is in place, we will help CH/CS to put together the benches for the playground park and a shade structure.

 Children's Home/Chambliss Shelter Playground Build
Date:  TBA

Max Bahner, a senior litigation attorney at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C., will speak on "Not Done Yet" - 65 is the New 50 at the Alabama State Bar 2010 Annual Meeting, Thursday, July 15, 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Baytowne Wharf
Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort
July 14 - 17, 2010

For more on this meeting click here.

Joy Wilman, an associate with Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, will present "Small Business Types" at the ULYP Business Boot Camp on Saturday, July 24, 2010.

Joy Wilman is a Chattanooga attorney who focuses her practice in business and corporate law, health care and taxation and estate planning.

Business Boot Camp
Miller & Martin, PLLC
832 Georgia Avenue
Chattanooga, TN
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Dana Perry, President and Shareholder with Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, will present "Elder Law 101:  Navigating the Long-Term Care Maze" at the Caregiver Lunch and Elder Law Program at the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga.  Click here to download News Channel 9's story on this program.

When: Noon Sunday, August 8, 2010
Where:  Jewish Cultural Center
5461 North Terrace Road
Chattanooga 37411

Ms. Perry concentrates her practice on estate planning, elder law, and special needs trust planning.  She works with families to plan for optimal transfer of family businesses, investments, and other assets to succeeding generations.  She helps clients prevent excessive and unnecessary estate, gift, and income taxation on their assets through creative planning, including charitable split-interest gifts and family entities. Ms. Perry also maintains an active elder law practice, including long-term care planning, planning for Medicaid rules, and drafting and administration of supplemental needs trusts.

Ms. Perry is certified as an Elder Law Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and is licensed to practice in Tennessee and Georgia.

Labor & Employment lawyer Dan Gilmore will present "Payoff for Organized Labor: Will It Still Happen and What Form Could It Take" at the Chattanooga Chapter of the Tennessee Trucking Association's monthly meeting:

When:  Tuesday, August 17, 2010, at Noon
Where:  Wally's Restaurant
6521 Ringgold Road
East Ridge, Tennessee

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel attorney Nathaniel Goggans will sit on a panel to discuss CSA 2010. Nathaniel is Vice-Chair of the Tennessee Trucking Association's Southeast Safety Management/Maintenance Council and a member of the Association's Board of Directors.

TTA 80th Annual Convention
September 12-14, 2010 
Hilton Sandestin Resort, Destin FL

Download Brochure: http://www.tntrucking.org/documents/TTAregistrationguide2010.pdf

Consumer Finance Attorneys Blake Sims and Clint Heyworth to be moderators at the OLA Fall Conference.  Blake will be the moderator on the panel for Three More Nightmares that Keep Us Awake at Night. Clint will be the moderator on the panel for Communicating with Customers Using Technology. Clint will also participate on the panel for Mobile Payments.

This 3-day event attracts leaders in all areas of the lending industry, including executive level decision makers, entrepreneurs, legal and legislative representatives, and those who fight to preserve consumer’s rights to specialty finance and short-term loan access.

For more information, click here.

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel attorney, Greg Willett, will be on a panel of professionals for a roundtable discussion on financial planning, investments and trust services. 

Thursday, September 16, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Signal Mountain Golf & Country Club
Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served

RSVP to Gretchen Richards of First Tennessee at (423) 209-2670 by September 15th.

Mike St. Charles has volunteered to go in the dunk tank to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga on Friday, September 17, at Miller Plaza.  The event will run from 11:30 to 1:30, and Mike's exact time is 11:45 to noon.

Click here for more info.

The Tools for Buy Here Pay Here Success - Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

Consumer Financial Services Attorney Ron Gorsline will present a workshop entitled:

Tools To Be Compliant Today and In The Future.
This workshop will provide an overview of some longstanding rules, as well as recent developments in automobile finance compliance.  From application to advertising, closing the deal to collecting, statutes and regulations at the Federal and state level are the name of the game.  It will also include a discussion on state and federal requirements for your advertising and social media campaigns.  Learn to know what to follow, what to look for, and what to avoid in marketing and collecting from your customer.

For more information or to register for this event, please visit the Leedom Group's Buy-Here Pay-Here website.

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel attorneys Dan Gilmore and Doug Griswold will present a workshop on "The NEW Health Care Bill: How It Impacts You & Your Business" for the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

September 22, 2010
8:30 AM - Noon
Electric Power Board
10 W. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Chattanooga, TN  37402

Click here for more information and to register.

Consumer Finance Attorney Ron Gorsline will be presenting a workshop at the FiSCA conference:

"Compliance and marketing for Financial Service Centers that offer payday advances involve myriad federal laws that cannot be ignored. This workshop will focus on the key federal laws that are currently on regulators’ radar, including the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act/Red Flags Rule, the Truth-In-Lending Act/Regulation Z, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act/Regulation B.  It will also address the recent steps the FTC and FCC have taken to restrict the ways you can communicate. Learn what the the new rules and proposed rule are for collection calls, robocalls, text messaging and autodialers and what you can and cannot communicate to consumers."

For more information, click here.

Members of our Consumer Financial Services Group will return to Manhattan for FinovateFall 2010. On October 4th and 5th, the event will showcase some of the biggest and most innovative new ideas in financial and banking technology from established leaders and start-up companies.

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Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel is proud to be a sponsor of the Urban League's "A Century of Empowerment" VIP Sponsor Reception.

Thursday, October 14, 2010
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
The Mill - Event Hall of Chattanooga
1601 Gulf Street, Chattanooga, TN

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel attorney, Doug Griswold, will do a presentation on health care reform at the BlueCross Blue Shield Provider Relations training seminar at the Cameron Hill campus on October 14, 2010.  This is a statewide training which BCBST holds annually.

Doug is a member of the firm's Business Practice Group, concentrating his practice on corporate law, health law, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate law.

Chattanooga State Community Health Institute Presents:

Excellence in Elder Care
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel attorney, Greg Willett, will speak on "Estate Planning." Greg heads the firm’s Taxation & Estate Preservation Group, concentrating his practice in estate planning, probate and estate administration, and estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxation.  He is a frequent presenter on estate planning topics and is the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Planning and Drafting Wills and Trusts.

Consumer Finance Attorneys Justin Hosie and Clint Heyworth will be presenting a webinar on "In Your CFPA Panic, Don’t Forget These Real Changes" to members of the Online Lenders Alliance.

October 19, 2010
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
 

October 27, 2010
Chattanooga Convention Center
8:00 am - 12:00pm

This complimentary seminar hosted by Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel will provide an overview of recent changes in Tennessee health law.

New Federal Healthcare Law:  How It Affects You
A focused review on the new Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act and the hot topics that affect physician practices in the Chattanooga area 

When the Medical Board Comes Knocking
Guidelines on how to respond when the Medical Board investigates one of your physicians 

Tennessee Employment Law Update
An overview of current employment law issues, specifically the recent changes to Tennessee's Physician Non-Compete Law, and how to implement strategies to adopt enforceable agreements

What to Do When the Hospital Wants to Buy Your Practice
A discussion on key items to consider when physician practices are approached by hospitals about acquiring your practice

Trends in Malpractice Claims:  Pitfalls to Avoid
An examination of trends in recent verdicts - lawsuit filings are dramatically down, but some verdicts are dramatically up - and lessons on what to avoid

Register Today

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CB&S Contact:
Phyllis Barbee, Marketing Coordinator
423.321.0622
rsvp@cbslawfirm.com

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel attorney, Nathaniel Goggans, will present "CSA 2010: A Legal Perspective" 2010 SMC/MC Fall Conference on Thursday, October 28, 2010.

Montgomery Bell State Park
1000 Hotel Ave. Burns, TN   37029
Thursday, October 28, 2010

Meritas Eastern Regional Meeting
November 4-6th
Westin Beale Street
Memphis, TN

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel attorneys Tim Gibbons, Rachel Edwards, Kurt Faires, Doug Griswold, Alix Michel, and David Ward will be attending this meeting at which the firm is sponsoring the Friday luncheon.  Meritas is an established global alliance of independent, commercial law firms. Learn more about Meritas.

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel attorney, Alicia Brown Oliver, will present "Economic Justification for Protecting Trademarks" at TIPLA's Fall 2010 continuing legal education program for patent, trademark, and copyright attorneys.  The Fall 2010 CLE Seminar is Friday, November 12, 2010, and will be hosted by Waddey and Patterson in Nashville, Tennessee. It will be held in the offices of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings located in Suite 700 of the Roundabout Plaza in Nashville.

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December 2, 2010*
Chattanooga Convention Center
8:00 am - 12:00 pm

*Please note the date has been moved from November 17, 2010 to December 2, 2010.

This complimentary seminar hosted by Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel will provide an overview of recent developments in labor and employment law.

Case Update
A review of significant decisions from the past year

FMLA:  Preventing Abuse and Defending Retaliation Claims:
Strategies for preventing employee abuse of FMLA leave and tips for defending
against retaliation claims

The Changing Landscape under the National Labor Relations Act
Issues and pitfalls for the nonunion employer

Workers’ Compensation
A review of recent legislative changes, Supreme Court cases, and hot topics in 2010

Register Today

Please include your name, company name, email and phone number.

CB&S Contact:
Phyllis Barbee, Marketing Coordinator
423.321.0626
rsvp@cbslawfirm.com

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel Attorney, Rick Hitchcock, will present "Environmental Issues – Contaminated Property Transactions" at a seminar sponsored by NBI.

December 6, 2010

Crowne Plaza Knoxville
401 W. Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville TN 37902

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