Municipal Law

The attorneys at Henry & McCord currently serve or have served as the attorneys for Town and City Boards (including Boards of Education). Areas of municipal law commonly handled include:

Clifton N. Miller | John R. LaBar

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News

APRIL 16, 2012

  JOHN R. LaBAR – On September 20, 2012, John R. LaBar will serve as a Faculty Member for an all-day CLE program in Chattanooga, Tennessee for Sterling Legal Services, Inc. entitled the Employment Law:  Beyond the Basics.  John will present an hour long program on the “NLRB’s Expanding Agenda”.

March 30, 2012

Henry & McCord Represents Southern Community Bank in Branch Acquisition. Clifton N. Miller with Henry & McCord represents Southern Community Bank in connection with its acquisition of Community First Bank & Trust Murfreesboro branch.  Southern Community Bank is currently a $115M institution with branches in Tullahoma and Sewanee, Tennessee and … Continue reading →

March 30, 2012

Community Banks – Senate Passes Legislation To Raise the 500 Shareholder Threshold for SEC Registration The United States Senate has approved the Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. H.R. 3606 that would raise the SEC registration threshold for financial institutions.  Senators voted 73-26 in favor of the JOBS Act, which … Continue reading →

Publications

APRIL 13, 2012

JOHN R. LaBAR – U.S. District Judge David Norton, District of South Carolina, Charleston Division, has ruled (in Case Number No. 2:11-cv-02516-DCN, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and South Carolina Chamber of Commerce v. National Labor Relations Board, et al.) that the NLRB cannot require private employers … Continue reading →

APRIL 1, 2012

JOHN R. LaBAR – Client Alert on NLRB Employee Rights Poster:  Federal Court Upholds Rule.  April 30 Deadline Still Applies. On March 2, Judge Amy Berman Jackson, United States District Court Judge for the District of Columbia, upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s rule requiring most employers, including employers without … Continue reading →

February 20, 2012

CLIFTON N. MILLER – BANKS MAY BE LIABILE FOR ACCEPTING CHECKS MADE PAYABLE TO A PRINCIPAL THAT ARE DEPOSITED BY A FIDUCIARY INTO THE FIDUCIARY’S PERSONAL ACCOUNT. In West v. Regions Bank, 2011 WL 3059693 (July 26, 2011), the Tennessee Court of  Appeals addresses the statutory immunity granted to banks … Continue reading →