Ready for Trial with Dana McLendon

This is a really short outline of the two ways to get divorced in Tennessee: you agree to disagree and make a deal, or you fight it out at the courthouse.

Nichole Dusche and Kate Delk are law partners at Dusche & Delk in Franklin, Tennessee. I wanted to talk to them because I've known both of them since they began practicing law. I've seen them go from brand new prosecutors to seasoned criminal defense lawyers. In this episode, Nichole and Kate talk about the transition from prosecuting criminal cases to defending them, maintaining a balance between work and family, mental illness as it manifests in the criminal justice system, and the agony of having a victim brutally murdered.

Philip R. Newman is a lawyer at Puryear, Newman & Morton in Franklin, Tennessee. Phil has practiced in Tennessee since 1993, and focuses on family law. Phil is also a highly respected mediator.