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Transparency does not end at purchasing the body cameras’ | Attorney discusses body-worn camera effectiveness

 Posted on April 30, 2021 in Uncategorized

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/transparency-does-not-end-at-purchasing-the-body-cameras-attorney-discusses-body-worn-camera-effectiveness/51-b5118a04-3907-4de8-bff0-dacbc8972c7a

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‘Dirty jail floor’: Parents target Morristown police, Hamblen County jail in 2020 OD death of son

 Posted on March 21, 2021 in Uncategorized

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/dirty-jail-floor-parents-target-morristown-police-hamblen-county-jail-in-2020-od-death-of-son/51-22e224fd-0cdf-4a22-b3bb-f521d56de6ec

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Family sues Hamblen County deputy, county, sheriff over 19-year-old’s fatal pre-dawn shooting

 Posted on November 03, 2020 in Uncategorized

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/family-sues-hamblen-county-deputy-county-sheriff-over-19-year-olds-fatal-pre-dawn-shooting/51-f7d505ef-10c3-48d5-89ce-04af96b30e20

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City reaches $150K settlement with man who said KPD officer broke his arm

 Posted on July 24, 2020 in Uncategorized

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/city-settles-for-150k-lawsuit-by-man-who-said-kpd-officer-broke-his-arm/51-146a9b39-fd76-48e4-93d6-a9035ca13f80

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Excessive force lawsuit filed against KPD officers seeks $4 million in damages

 Posted on May 14, 2020 in Uncategorized

https://www.wate.com/news/excessive-force-lawsuit-filed-against-kpd-officers-by-man-arrested-for-may-2019-dui/

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Knoxville man alleges KPD officer broke his arm during 2019 traffic stop

 Posted on May 14, 2020 in Uncategorized

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/knoxville-man-alleges-kpd-officer-broke-his-arm-during-2019-traffic-stop/51-394c2836-731f-4654-9b70-2608cad5b61c

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Lance K. Baker honored in 2019 as one of Knoxville’s top DUI defense attorneys by Cityview magazine

 Posted on October 02, 2019 in Uncategorized

2019 Top Attorneys

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Attorneys threaten court action if records related to KPD fatal shooting are not turned over

 Posted on October 02, 2019 in Uncategorized

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/attorney-threatens-court-action-if-records-related-to-kpd-fatal-shooting-are-not-turned-over/51-e076757d-845c-4482-9b43-54857e57c489?fbclid=IwAR2cIZpyywSIZ0zMY7Q6pIfFyiZOOzO1YPJsAjFbQUjupIwhHFliJIJ3KJM

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Sheriff’s office stonewalling jail beating victim’s lawyers?

 Posted on October 02, 2019 in Uncategorized

https://www.knoxviews.com/sheriffs-office-stonewalling-jail-beating-victims-lawyers

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Gatlinburg 2016 Wildfire Losses Prompt Lawsuit Against National Park Service

 Posted on September 25, 2019 in Uncategorized

Attorney Lance Baker, founding attorney at The Baker Law Firm, is acting as co-counsel in a 148-page lawsuit suing the National Park Service for its negligence in failing to contain the Chimney Tops 2 wildfire inside the Great Smokey Mountains National Park in November 2016. The fires ultimately swept through Gatlinburg and Sevier County, Tennessee, killing 14 persons and destroying hundreds of houses and other properties.

Plaintiff Michael Reed, who lost his wife Constance and two daughters Lily and Chloe in the fire, is asking for $13 million. Plaintiff James England is claiming $1.3 million in losses related to the destruction of his home and property. Read more in this May 24, 2018 story on the WBIR 10 news site.

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