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New Laws to Take Effect January 1, 2023

New Laws to Take Effect January 1, 2023

A variety of new laws will take effect on January 1, 2023. Here is a brief list of the upcoming changes. All descriptions are from the Tennessee General Assembly's website. Additional details can be found at https://www.capitol.tn.gov/ . HB1195/Public Chapter 664: As...

Happy Holidays From Our Family to Yours

Happy Holidays From Our Family to Yours

This time every year we celebrate our families and community. We thank each of our clients for being a part of our community and thank you for trusting us with your biggest decisions for your family and business. We look forward to the new year and continuing to build...

Sonya S. Wright and Kristen Harvey Featured on WGNS Radio

Sonya S. Wright and Kristen Harvey Featured on WGNS Radio

Sonya Wright and Kristen Harvey were featured on WGNS Radio’s “Senior Moments” segment on November 18, 2022. They joined Arosa Care’s Erin Keogh-Rankin to discuss the importance of estate planning including wills, trusts, and medical designations. Sonya also appeared...

Smith-Wright Law Supports Wine Around the Square

Smith-Wright Law Supports Wine Around the Square

Smith-Wright Law is a proud sponsor of the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation's 11th Annual Wine Around the Square. The event on October 22, 2022 was a huge success. $263,253.21 was raised to support the Power of Pink Fund. To learn more about Wine Around...

Smith-Wright Proud to be a McFadden Magnificent Sponsor

Smith-Wright Proud to be a McFadden Magnificent Sponsor

Smith-Wright Law is proud to support McFadden School of Excellence. Education is very important to Smith-Wright Law and we enjoy supporting educational programs in our community. McFadden is an academic magnet school in Murfreesboro whose mission is to “provide...

Smith-Wright Law is Rooted in Agriculture

Smith-Wright Law is Rooted in Agriculture

Members of the firm of Smith-Wright Law were on hand for the celebration of farming in Wilson County.  The Wilson County Black History Committee (WCBHC) hosted the Harvest Heritage Celebration at the Capitol Theatre in Lebanon on September 24 to honor the legacy of...

Smith-Wright Law to Host Wine Around the Square

Smith-Wright Law to Host Wine Around the Square

Smith-Wright Law will act as a host venue for the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation's 11th Annual Wine Around the Square in addition to sponsoring the event. Wine Around the Square (WATS) is always a favorite event for the Murfreesboro community and...

Smith-Wright to Attend Arosa Care’s Chili Cookoff

Smith-Wright to Attend Arosa Care’s Chili Cookoff

Smith-Wright Law is excited to attend Arosa Care’s upcoming Chili Cookoff on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at their Murfreesboro office located at 143 Uptown Square. Arosa Care is “the premier provider of integrate care management and caregiving services” and a valued...

Smith-Wright Supports Taste of Rutherford

Smith-Wright Supports Taste of Rutherford

Taste of Rutherford, an annual fundraising event by Main Street Murfreesboro will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2022. Smith-Wright Law is a proud sponsor of the community-focused event which is held every summer. This year, Taste of Rutherford will take place on the...

Smith-Wright Collecting School Supplies for Stuff the Bus

Smith-Wright Collecting School Supplies for Stuff the Bus

Smith-Wright is participating in United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties’ annual Stuff the Bus campaign again this year. Our office will be acting as a collection site for school supplies which will later be distributed to students in need in our community. We...

Smith-Wright to Attend Oakland’s Mansion Summer Party

Smith-Wright to Attend Oakland’s Mansion Summer Party

Every summer, Oakland’s Mansion hosts their annual Summer Party to support the museum. This year’s Summer Party will be held on July 16, 2022 at the Mansion. Smith-Wright is proud to support the Mansion – and we are looking forward to the fried chicken, catfish, and...

New changes to Tennessee’s Small Estates Act

New changes to Tennessee’s Small Estates Act

Effective July 1, 2022, if a decedent died with a Will, regardless of the value of the decedent’s personal property, the Will must go through the full probate process. Previously, if the value of personal property in a decedent’s estate was less than $50,000, the...

Smith-Wright to Sponsor Secret Garden Party

Smith-Wright to Sponsor Secret Garden Party

Smith-Wright Law is excited to sponsor the Discovery Center’s Secret Garden Party. The Secret Garden Party is an annual soiree hosted by local members of the Murfreesboro community and put on by the Discovery Center at Murfree Spring. The event is a fundraiser to...