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Business Plan Competition: Finalist #1, Patricia Pieper & the Butternut

All this week we will be featuring the three finalists for our 2014 Business Plan Competition for Veterans. The goal of the competition is to say “thanks” to our local veterans and to inspire and encourage them to greater success. Ultimately, we hope that this competition will create even more opportunities for veterans and…

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Community Matters: 2014 Red Kettle Campaign

We’ve often spoken about our support for The Salvation Army. We serve lunch once a month in the soup kitchen and help sponsor their events. From time to time we’ve be able to provide legal assistance for residents of their programs, and our colleague, Andrew Roberto will soon be chairman of their advisory board….

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Community Matters: It’s #Socktober!

Community Matters at Brown & Roberto. That’s one of the reasons we’re so impressed with Robbie Novak. We may be behind the curve, but we recently were introduced to Robbie Novak, a.k.a. “Kid President”. He has a great collection of videos on his YouTube channel, but the one that caught our eye was the…

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Community Matters: Our Commitment to Serving Veterans

At The Lawyers of Brown & Roberto, we often say that community matters. This is more than just a catch phrase or slogan; it’s one of our core values. We work hard to provide for our families and to achieve our own dreams, but we also believe that we have a bigger purpose. We…

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Community Matters: Why We Support The Salvation Army

Community Matters at Brown and Roberto. We are committed to our clients and we are committed to our community. We want to leave our mark on Knoxville. We want it to be a better place to live because we were here. We seek to partner with organizations with those same values. That’s one of…

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Community Matters

Community matters at The Lawyers of Brown & Roberto. Did you know that 49.1 million Americans, nearly one in every six of us, live in poverty? Also, 38% of Americans report that they have sought assistance from a charity. An additional 13% of Americans report having stayed at least one night in a shelter…

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Be Kind to Lawyers?

Join us in celebrating national Be Kind to Lawyers Day! Yes. It’s a real thing. We’re not exactly sure how, when, or why it got started, but apparently, the second Tuesday of April is set aside as a special day to be kind to lawyers. (Though we can’t really understand why anyone would ever…

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Business Plan Competition: Finalist #2, Noel Lumbu and Exploration Dayz

All this week we will be featuring the three finalists for our 2014 Business Plan Competition for Veterans. The goal of the competition is to say “thanks” to our local veterans and to inspire and encourage them to greater success. Ultimately, we hope that this competition will create even more opportunities for veterans and…

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Dealing with Insurance Companies After a Car Wreck

Month after month, year after year you pay your car insurance just in case you ever get into an accident. Sometimes it seems like a waste and you begin to wonder if it’s really worth it. Unfortunately, most of us will be in a car accident at some point in our lives. When that…

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Car Accidents are More Likely in the Rain

With heavy precipitation expected in the Knoxville, you might be wondering if car accidents are more likely in the rain than on a snowy day? Surprisingly, National Highway Safety Administration studies have shown that 46% of weather related car accidents occur when driving in the rain, while only 17% when it is snowing. One…

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