Nashville at law: 9 June 2008

tom.wood@nashvillepost.com (E. Thomas Wood) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:34:00 CST

At the courthouse this week: Appeals court rules on $2.9 mil damages award thrown out by Judge Haynes, housing charity sues bank over prepayment penalty, and lawyer sues BPR to fight disbarment proceedings
[First published in The City Paper]

Briefly: Pendergrass pleads guilty

walker.duncan@nashvillepost.com (Walker Duncan) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:19:00 CST

Acquitted lawyer sees politics behind DoJ prosecution

Sun, 20 May 2007 16:31:00 CST

UPDATED Sunday May 20, 9:27 p.m. with comments from David Raybin, attorney for Mazer
Exonerated of aiding in tax evasion, Alan Saturn says he doesn't want to believe the worst about decision made in DC to prosecute him and co-defendants -- but he can't help wondering

Exonerated: Jury clears Nashville lawyers

walker.duncan@nashvillepost.com (Walker Duncan) — Sat, 19 May 2007 00:55:00 CST

Closing arguments offered in trial of local lawyers

walker.duncan@nashvillepost.com (Walker Duncan) — Fri, 18 May 2007 12:25:00 CST

UPDATED 6:13 p.m. -- Jury returns with a verdict
After more than two weeks, the jury gets to hear final thoughts from the prosecution and attorneys for the three defendants

Defense says lawyer was just doing his job

walker.duncan@nashvillepost.com (Walker Duncan) — Wed, 02 May 2007 12:53:00 CST

Counsel for Mazer begins to lay out his side of story in tax-evasion case against him and law partner Saturn

Local lawyers go on trial in porn tycoon's tax evasion case

Tue, 01 May 2007 18:09:00 CST

Mazer plans to call DA Torry Johnson as a character witness

Feds indict well-known lawyers, adult bookstore owner

richard.lawson@nashvillepost.com (Richard Lawson) — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:35:00 CST

Tax fraud allegations target porn impresario for filing false returns and hiding real estate proceeds, accuse lawyers and a former IRS agent of aiding in schemes