Attorney General Selection in Tennessee
Nashville Lawyers Chapter
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
Nashville City Center 511 Union Street, Suite 2700
Nashville, TN 37219
Nashville City Center 511 Union Street, Suite 2700
Nashville, TN 37219
Event Video
The Nashville Lawyers Chapter hosted this panel discussion on "Attorney General Selection in Tennessee" on March 3, 2011.
Panelists:
- Hon. Mae Beavers, Tennessee State Senator for the 17th District
- Hon. Paul Summers, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP and Former Tennessee Attorney General
- Mr. Ammon Smartt, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP and Author of "A Report on Tennessee Attorney General Selection"
- Moderator: Mr. Justin Adams, Trauger & Tuke
Justin Adams joined Trauger & Tuke in 2002. He practices civil litigation and appeals, with an emphasis on business litigation, and advises individuals and businesses on business-related legal issues. He is a member of the Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations and the Federalist Society. He is admitted to practice in Tennessee and before the United States District Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Senator Mae Beavers is a member of the Tennessee Senate for the 17th District, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and sponsor of SJR 23, which would amend the Tennessee Constitution to provide for the direct popular election of the Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter.
