Where to live during a divorce
Monday, April 22nd, 2019
When getting divorced, the last thing many of our clients want to do is go home at the end of every day to face their spouse. Divorce is an emotional experience and opens the door wide for conflict between soon-to-be exes. One of the first things many Held Law Firm clients do after deciding to […]
Read More »The Literacy Project: Next Steps
Monday, April 1st, 2019
Held Law Firm staff has been hard at work on The Literacy Project since January. Recent law graduate and Held Law Firm associate Jennifer Henszey first conceived of the idea for this project after she visited the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center during her third year of law school. While there, she was told […]
Read More »What the drug crisis means for grandparents
Friday, March 29th, 2019
Due to the large number of parents who struggle with drug addiction, particularly in Tennessee, many children are placed in households headed by relatives other than their parents. Nearly 8 million children across the country lived in these non-nuclear households in 2017, and many of those households were headed by grandparents. Although kids would ideally […]
Read More »Domestic Violence Series: Domestic Assault Charges vs. Orders of Protection
Friday, March 29th, 2019
If you have been attacked, threatened, or otherwise put into fear by your partner or a member of your household, you may not know where to turn. Thankfully, in Tennessee, you have multiple options to deal with this situation should you ever face it. However, you should be aware of the risks and benefits of […]
Read More »Domestic Violence Series: what to expect when survivors report
Tuesday, March 26th, 2019
No one wants to think of themselves as a victim of domestic violence, and many of us never saw it coming, but it is a reality of the world we live in. Over 77 thousand reports of domestic violence were made in Tennessee in 2017, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Women made up about […]
Read More »Domestic Violence Series: What is Battered Woman Syndrome, and how can you help?
Thursday, January 31st, 2019
Battered Woman Syndrome is recognized in the psychological community as a subcategory of post-traumatic stress disorder. Women experiencing this syndrome often show shame, guilt or a false sense of responsibility for the abuse they have endured, in addition to typical PTSD symptoms; so, it is typically treated as a more complex form of PTSD. Women […]
Read More »Domestic Violence Series: Resources for Leaving an Abusive Relationship
Thursday, January 31st, 2019
There are many reasons that someone facing domestic violence may remain in an abusive environment, be it from a romantic partner, close friend or a family member. In fact, people in the midst of an abusive relationship might not even be fully aware that what they are experiencing “qualifies” as domestic violence or abuse. This […]
Read More »New Divorce Guide Features Margaret Held
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018
Looking for a resource to help you through your divorce? Margaret Held was recently published, alongside other divorce professionals, in a stress-free divorce guide. Book description: “Divorces are tough, but that doesn’t mean they have to be stressful! Eliminating the stress, anger and anxiety so often involved in the divorce proceedings benefits not just you, […]
Read More »Help us Stop the Defunding of the Legal Services Corporation
Friday, April 28th, 2017
When I was in law school, I was poor, and I was a recipient of food stamps and other public benefits. It was a difficult time, and had I not received that help I would never have made it through law school. I knew, from living in a poor neighborhood, how many other moms were […]
Read More »Luke Shipley Receives a Huge Honor
Saturday, October 24th, 2015
On April 24, 2014 Judge Bill Swann of the Knox County Fourth Circuit Court appointed Luke Shipley as a Special Master. Special masters are licensed attorneys who are recognized by the Court as having knowledge and expertise so great that they are allowed to hear and decide cases under the supervision of an elected judge. […]
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