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Akiah Highsmith has a sharp legal mind, a heart for serving others and a set of hands that are not afraid to dig in and do some hard work. “My parents really raised me to have a strong work ethic,” Highsmith said. “I grew up on a farm, and nothing really got done sitting around. That’s something I’ve been able…
DRI members K. Justin Hutton and Elizabeth Hutton of the East Tennessee firm of Herndon, Coleman, Brading & McKee, LLP obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a vascular surgeon in the Circuit Court of Washington County, Tennessee on November 23, 2021. The Plaintiff alleged that the physician breached the applicable standard of care by recommending a HeRO Graft for…
DRI members, K. Justin Hutton and Elizabeth Hutton, of the East Tennessee firm of Herndon, Coleman, Brading & McKee, LLP obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a prominent Pediatric Pulmonologist and her employer in the Circuit Court of Washington County, Tennessee in August of 2021. The Plaintiff alleged that the Pediatric Pulmonologist failed to properly diagnose and treat a six (6) month…
Virginia is now the 16th state to fully legalize recreational marijuana use. The new law took effect on July 1, 2021. State residents can now legally possess or grow small amounts of marijuana. Tennessee is unlikely to legalize marijuana anytime soon. Proposals in Tennessee’s General Assembly to decriminalize marijuana have been met with minimal support. Local authorities want citizens to…
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a parking enforcer who uses chalk to mark your tire to keep track of how long you’ve been parked is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati, unanimously agreed that this is a violation of the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment protects people from…
A September 2017 class-action lawsuit challenged the Tennessee state law that allowed officials to revoke driver licenses if they did not pay traffic fines. In this landmark case, the federal ruling declared that individuals who cannot afford to pay traffic tickets can no longer be penalized by having their driver licenses revoked. U.S. District Judge, Aleta Trauger, granted the plaintiff’s…
Downtown Johnson City law firm Herndon, Coleman, Brading & McKee, LLP has announced that McKenna L. Cox has been named a Partner of one of the area’s oldest law firms. Cox joins Johnathan Minga, Bradley Griffith, Elizabeth Hutton and J. Matthew Bolton as the firm’s Partnership. Cox graduated Magna cum Laude from Wofford College with a Bachelor’s degree in English, Spanish,…
Opioid addiction is a serious problem throughout this nation. Tennessee is one of the leading states in the nation for opioid abuse. East Tennessee has the greatest concentration of opioid addiction in the State of Tennessee. These facts place Tennessee at the forefront of fighting opioid addiction and the effects it has on our community. Opioid addiction has many dramatic…
The train tracks outside Tom McKee’s Boone Lake home are quiet these days, but soon he’ll be out repairing sections, bridges and tunnels to get his various engines up and running. McKee’s “rail yard” is a child’s dream world. McKee might be one of the coolest grandpas ever, partly because he is a self-proclaimed kid at heart. “I never did grow…
The firm of Herndon, Coleman, Brading & McKee, located at 104 E. Main Street in Johnson City, Tennessee, is pleased to announce the expansion of their practice areas to include immigration law. Attorneys McKenna L. Cox, who joined the firm in September, 2015 and Solange A. McDaniel, who joined in August, 2016, are both experienced immigration lawyers. Areas of focus for Ms.…