TBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. This week they discuss HB318/SB270 Governor Lee's adoption bill, HB854/SB919 and HB855/SB921 which is TBA's adoption bill, HB1071/SB1393 TBA medical records bill, HB40/SB122, legislation prohibiting foreign ownership of real property by nonresident aliens, and HB795/SB283 Guns in the Courthouse bill....
Mar 02, 2023•25 min•Season 4Ep. 4
TBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist Ashley Harbin. Schwarz and Harbin this week discuss HB586/SB640 which would eliminate the professional privilege tax for attorneys, HB40/SB122, legislation prohibiting foreign ownership of real property by nonresident aliens, HB316/SB268, the Money Transmission Modernization Act, HB337/SB489, the Small Estate Act, and HB795/SB283, Guns...
Feb 24, 2023•34 min
TBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist Ashley Harbin. Schwarz and Harbin this week discuss HB176/SB124 , which would require all documents recorded with the Register of Deeds to be in 12-point font size, and SB528/HB551 , a measure that would make a variety of changes to adoption law. Legislative Updates airs each week on the TBA’s Facebook page . It is also released as a p...
Feb 16, 2023•17 min
Tennessee's 113th General Assembly is now in session and TBA's Legislative Updates podcast is back for a new season! Lawmakers filed a combined total of 1,700 bills this year – 1,000 less than 2022. TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin host the podcast to discuss what's ahead for the legislative year and the bills TBA is sponsoring. Legislative Updates airs every week on the TBA’s Fa...
Feb 10, 2023•20 min
Tennessee lawmakers have adjourned for the year and with that comes the end of the 2022 Legislative Updates podcast season! TBA Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and TBA lobbyist and Adams and Reese attorney Brad Lampley are here to recap the biggest highlights and new from the 112th General Assembly. The two discuss redistricting, the truth in sentencing bill and more. In final discussions about the professional privilege tax, Lampley urges listeners to “keep the ...
May 05, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Brad and Berkley are back with updates from the Tennessee General Assembly.
Apr 21, 2022•10 min•Season 3Ep. 13
TBA’s Berkley Schwarz and Brad Lampley of Adams and Reese (the Kathie Lee and Regis of the TBA) host an all new episode of the Legislative Updates podcast! General Assembly committees are starting to wind down, the TBA’s probate bill cleared the Senate, the Supreme Court weighed in on the Senate redistricting lawsuit and more updates on the Professional Privilege Tax—tune in for all that and more!
Apr 14, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Brad, Berkley and Ashley are back with news from the General Assembly! This week, the trio talks about the Senate redistricting ruling, the bill to make revisions to the Uniform Arbitration Act, the marriage contract bill, an update on the professional privilege tax and more!
Apr 07, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 11
TBA Legislative Updates podcast is now streaming with TBA Public Policy & Government Affairs Director Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. This week, lawmakers and the Tennessee Supreme Court bid farewell to outgoing Administrative Office of the Courts Director Deborah Taylor Tate, Gov. Bill Lee made three new judicial appointments and an Brad gives an update on the professional privilege tax.
Mar 31, 2022•37 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Join Berkley and Brad for the latest news impacting TBA members from the Tennessee legislature!
Mar 24, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 9
It's Thursday, so that means it's time for a brand new episode of Legislative Updates with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. New this week: movement on TBA-backed legislation, the resignation of Rep. Robin Smith, the appointment of Sen. London Lamar and much more!
Mar 10, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Legislative Updates is now streaming with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. New this week: a meeting with House Speaker Cameron Sexton regarding elimination of the Professional Privilege Tax and the committee passage of two of TBA’s legislative initiatives, HB2357/SB2385 and HB2070/SB2056.
Mar 03, 2022•40 min
Brad and Berkley are here to recap news from the Tennessee General Assembly for the week of February 21, 2022. Top news this week-- a good outlook on eliminating the Tennessee Professional Privilege Tax.
Feb 24, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 6
TBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new this week with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist Ashley Harbin, who give an update on TBA-sponsored bills.
Feb 17, 2022•13 min•Season 3Ep. 5
TBA's Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin are back this week to discuss the newly confirmed Tennessee Supreme Court Justice, Rep. William Lamberth's Truth in Sentencing measure, the state's new deputy governor and more!
Feb 10, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 4
On this week's episode, Brad and Berkley review the governor’s State of the State address and give an update on the professional privilege tax. Ashley Harbin also joins the show again to detail the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in which Tennessee Supreme Court nominee Sarah Campbell was interviewed by state lawmakers.
Feb 03, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 3
On this week's episode of Legislative Updates, Brad and Berkley preview Gov. Bill Lee's State of State address happening next week, rumors about the state budget and updates on the Professional Privilege Tax!
Jan 27, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 2
State lawmakers are back in session and that means an all new season of Legislative Updates! Join TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and TBA lobbyist Brad Lampley for discussion of what bills the bar association is following this session. This season we're joined by a third co-host-- Adams and Reese attorney Ashley Harbin!
Jan 20, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 1
The Tennessee General Assembly has adjourned for the year. TBA Executive Director Joycelyn Stevenson hosts today's special episode of Legislative Updates to interview Brad and Berkley about the behind-the-scenes work done on behalf of the TBA and its members.
May 06, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Brad and Berkley are back this week with news on SB868/HB1130 that would create a statewide chancery court and the status of efforts to eliminate the professional privilege tax. Also, hear about the TBA's successful efforts to help kill SB282/HB1386 that would have capped attorneys’ fees in lawsuits brought by county officials and efforts to help pass HB1190/SB881 concerning a conveyance to a Trust.
Apr 29, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 12
In today's episode, Brad and Berkley give status reports on several bills that would impact the judiciary, specifically SB868/HB1130, which would create a statewide chancery court, made up of three chancellors, to hear constitutional challenges in the state.
Apr 22, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 11
As the Tennessee General Assembly starts to wind down for the year, Brad and Berkley are back to talk about where some TBA-sponsored bills ended up, the latest news on the professional privilege tax and an explanation of Gov. Bill Lee's annual budget amendment.
Apr 15, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 10
As the Tennessee General Assembly begins to wind down this year's session, Berkley Schwarz and Brad Lampley give us an update on where the bill to eliminate the professional privilege tax and other TBA-sponsored bills stand.
Apr 08, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In today's episode, Berkley is joined by Kate Prince with the TBA to discuss several bills the bar association is watching.
Apr 01, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Berkley and Brad dive into details and new developments for this week's bills and legislation.
Mar 25, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In today's episode, Brad and Berkley give listeners an update on the Professional Privilege Tax bill and several other TBA-sponsored measures.
Mar 18, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Today’s episode of TBA’s Legislative Updates has news on House Resolution 23 to remove Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle, the professional privilege tax (PPT) and more! House Bill 519 that would eliminate the PPT on March 11 cleared TN's House Finance, Ways and Means subcommittee and will now head to the state Senate. Interested in helping us get this legislation passed? Tune in to find out what you can do!
Mar 11, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 5
It's Thursday + that means a new episode of the Legislative Updates podcast! Today Berkley and Brad rehash the TBA's response to HR23, how the state AG is appointed and confirmed + the Nashville Bar's diversity/inclusion CLE petition.
Mar 04, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 4
On this week's episode of Legislative Updates, Berkley and Brad discuss the TBA's stance on an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution regarding the term and confirmation of the state Attorney General, a criminal justice bill that would make it an offense for a bystander to not immediately call emergency services if they witness a medical emergency and MORE!
Feb 25, 2021•19 min•Season 2Ep. 3
The legislature closed this week due to inclement winter weather, but TBA Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz gives us a quick update on TBA-sponsored bills, our efforts to end the professional privilege tax and more!
Feb 18, 2021•3 min•Season 2Ep. 2
