by Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP | Dec 30, 2016 | NEWS
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers®has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Over 79,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote,...
by Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP | Dec 4, 2016 | NEWS
Nine FMS attorneys were named by Knoxville’s CityView Magazine as Top Attorneys in 2016 in their respective fields. Each year the magazine calls upon members of the local bar association to vote for their peers in various practice areas. We have listed our winning...
by Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP | Oct 12, 2016 | NEWS
In a decision issued on June 8, 2016, in the case of In Re: Estate of Bruce Chapman Bower, the Tennessee Court of Appeals reversed a decision of the Sevier County Probate Court regarding the interpretation of a decedent’s family trust. FMS Attorney Rich Scrugham...
by Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP | Sep 29, 2016 | FIREARMS LAW, FIREARMS LAW: LOCKED, LOADED AND LAWYERED
The federal National Firearms Act (NFA) regulates such items as machine guns, short-barrel rifles and shotguns and suppressors. New regulations, effective July 13, 2016 affect so-called gun trusts and possession of items by the executor of the estate of the owner. For...
by Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP | Aug 2, 2016 | ESTATE PLANNING: BUSINESS, FAMILY AND PERSONAL, TRUSTS AND ESTATE PLANNING, WILLS
What happens when a beneficiary kills the person from whom they would inherit property? Tennessee has what is sometimes called a “slayer statute” that addresses this issue: Tenn. Code Annotated §31-1-106 Any person who kills, or conspires with another to kill, or...
