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- A Party for the Party!
- Happy Holidays!
- Habitat House
- Protect Yourself When Injured at Work
- Attorney Bobby Russ Joins Hill Boren
- Continuing Education Keeps Hill Boren On Top of Legal Field
- Hill Boren Bats 1.000 with Gilliam League Ball Teams
- Attorney and Firefighter
- Kitchen Stove Tip-Overs A Common and Deadly Hazard
A Party for the Party!
We spent much of this summer building a barn where we can host events for our employees and other friends. We also wanted to use the barn for Democratic Party events.
Bob Clement, who has been a friend a mine since college, his wife and campaign staff joined us for this first event at the barn. Members of the Democratic Party from all over West Tennessee gathered to show support for our candidates and for the values that make our political party great.
We believe that promoting the Democratic Party is an important extension of our work helping injured people. Our party is the party that puts the needs of working people ahead of the special interests of large corporations. We believe that corporate greed should never rob people of the right to a safe workplace, safe products, a safe environment and quality medical care.
Our country and our state needs strong Democratic leaders to help protect our rights.
Happy Holidays!
Preparing to give thanks and celebrate the coming holidays causes me to reminisce about the past year.
Giving back to the community is a year-round commitment at Hill Boren. In 2002, we fed the homeless pets at the Humane Society, sent high school students to the academic decathlon, provided assistance to RIFA and the Boys and Girls Club. We held a toy drive, were noted for civic pride for our holiday decorations, supported ball players in the Gilliam League and honored veterans at a flag pole dedication.
Individually, Hill Boren family members serve the community in many ways -- from working with at-risk teens to coaching sports teams to fighting fires.
Habitat House
In the spring, attorneys and staff members donned hardhats to build a Habitat House. We have already committed to build another Habitat House in 2003. This time, we invite you to share that experience.
We ask all of our friends, clients and fellow attorneys (especially those with construction skills) who want to join us, to contact our Habitat project coordinator, Sherry Percival, at 423-3300.
Protect Yourself When Injured at Work
If you were injured at work, it is critically important for you to immediately advise your supervisor of your injury. If you perform repetitive activities in your job and start having problems, you need to ask your physician whether such activities could have contributed to your medical problems. If your physician says that they did, you need to get a letter from your physician and immediately take it to your employer.
Workers' compensation cases are heard by the Chancery or Circuit Courts. There is often a choice of which Court to file your case. It can make all the difference in the world which judge hears your case. Under the workers' compensation law, you are entitled to seek reimbursement for your medical bills, compensation for the period of time that you were off work and payment for any permanent disability you have sustained. Workers' compensation can often cover injuries that you would not think of as being work related. For example, if you have a heart attack or a stroke on the job while doing strenuous activity, you may well be entitled to workers' compensation benefits. If you are injured in an automobile accident while traveling to and from a job out of town, you probably would also be due benefits.
These are just some of the reasons why it is important to seek an experienced attorney to assist you with your claim early in the process. Contact Hill Boren about your accident immediately. It is important to gather facts promptly. We can help you get the information to file for your workers' compensation benefits and guide you through the process so that you get the full compensation to which you are entitled. Your consultation is free and confidential.
Attorney Bobby Russ Joins Hill Boren
Hill Boren welcomes attorney Bobby Russ, who joined the firm in August. Bobby earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Tennessee College of Law, graduating magna cum laude.
"Bobby is a great addition to our law firm. He is experienced in personal injury law," said T. Robert Hill.
Bobby has practiced law with firms in Virginia and Tennessee. He is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association and The Tennessee Association for Justice.
"I am excited about joining the team of lawyers at Hill Boren," stated Bobby. "I truly enjoy helping injured people and am looking forward to getting to know the Jackson community."
At law school, Russ served as a UT Student Senator and was a member of the editorial board of the Tennessee Law Review. He received the American Jurisprudence Award for Appellate Advocacy, the American Jurisprudence Award for Commercial Law and was elected to the national law honor society, Order of the Coif.
Mr. Russ served four years in the United States Air Force, including a tour in West Germany during the Cold War. He held a top secret security clearance and was responsible for maintaining military telecommunications infrastructure. After the military, he worked in the telecommunications industry in Texas and Tennessee and received an undergraduate degree in organizational behavior from Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.
Bobby is originally from Lawrence County, Tennessee. In his free time he enjoys following his favorite football team, the Tennessee Vols.
Continuing Education Keeps Hill Boren On Top of Legal Field
Attorneys at Hill Boren spend hundreds of hours in class.
All licensed lawyers are required to complete 12 hours of general Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and three hours of ethics annually.
"Our firm accumulates hundreds of hours of Continuing Legal Education credits and we accumulate hours toward Fellow and Barrister standing with the National Board of Trial Advocacy," said T. Robert Hill.
An intensive trail lawyers' seminar about nursing homes was presented in August by Tennessee Association for Justice and chaired by T. Robert Hill. Hill Boren attorneys, Greg Petrinjak, Chris Taylor and Frankie Wade attended the seminar.
Mr. Hill and Legal Assistant Marian Clayton created the two-part program which included an introduction to nursing home cases, ethical issues of representing the elderly, types of injuries suffered by residents, and getting ready for trial. A second session covered trial techniques and strategies. Ms. Wade taught 6 hours of ethics during the seminar.
Randall Phillips took part in a prescription drug litigation seminar. John Hamilton attended "Medical Issues for Attorneys", a session which reviewed changes in AMA guides and the evaluation of permanent impairment.
"Practice makes perfect," said James Krenis of the recent opportunity to attend a seminar on evidentiary rules for court trials. "Knowledge, practice and experience are all gained and that makes us better attorneys for our clients. Knowledge means we grow our reputation as winners, fighting for the rights of our clients."
Many of Hill Boren's accumulated CLE hours are credits for the time Frankie Wade, Ricky Boren and T. Robert Hill spend teaching other attorneys. Ms. Wade is currently teaching a state wide program on new ethics rules. Ricky Boren often speaks at worker's compensation seminars.
"Teaching keeps us sharp and on the top of our game," said Hill.
Attorneys aren't the only ones hitting the books. Legal assistants must earn a minimum of ten hours of continuing legal education each year, including one hour of ethics to retain their certification, explained Ann Burns, a Hill Boren paralegal.
Hill Boren Bats 1.000 with Gilliam League Ball Teams
The line-up was complete with smiles as the baseball teams of the Gilliam League gathered in August for a celebration at the end of the regular season.
Attorneys and staff at Hill Boren treated players, coaches and parents of the league to a hotdog roast at Centennial Park on East Chester. Hill Boren has been a supporter of the league for several years.
"Your community involvement is unequaled in Jackson and represents the finest example of true corporate responsibility and commitment to those who are less fortunate," Tony Black, superintendent of the T.R. White Sportsplex, wrote of Hill Boren law firm's support of the league and for the party that honored the dedicated coaches and players, all of whom are winners.
Attorney and Firefighter
Hill Boren attorney James Krenis, a volunteer firefighter, attended the 9/11 Memorial Service held at Fairgrounds Park. Mr. Krenis, a volunteer at Madison County Fire Company Station 12, joined area firefighters and law enforcement officers that were recognized as part of this special memorial service.
Kitchen Stove Tip-Overs A Common and Deadly Hazard
One child just wanted to see what was cooking; another wanted to reach the candy above the stove. In each case, the child stepped onto the oven door and tipped over the stove. The resulting burns from boiling food meant months of agony, skin grafts, infections and a lifetime of problems.
The freestanding stove, even if it bears a UL safety label, can tip over resulting in major injuries and death from both burns and crushing. The Consumer Product Safety Commission statistics have recorded hundreds of stove tip overs.
A child will climb on everything including an oven door, so parents need to be aware that stoves can tip over. Parents have a responsibility to supervise their children, but also have the right to expect products to be safe.
Anti-tip devices are provided with stoves. Most are installed on the floor under the stove and attached to the stove's rear leg. In many homes, the anti-tip device is either not installed or improperly installed.
To protect children make your stove safe by:
- Having a properly installed anti-tip device.
- Keeping chairs and stools away from counters and stove.
- Keeping pots on back burners.
- Keeping handles turned into the stove.
- Supervising children at all times.
