John T. Sholly, Attorney and Counselor at Law

04/01/2026

My father-in-law — Richard — was my second father’s and a major part of my life for 38 years.

One year ago today, my father died. But I didn't know it yet. One year ago, I didn't know I would never see Daddy in this life again, that I would never hear him say, "Hey girl," on the telephone, that I would never buy flowers and tomatoes for his windowbox and garden, that he

04/01/2026

One year ago today, my father died. But I didn't know it yet. One year ago, I didn't know I would never see Daddy in this life again, that I would never hear him say, "Hey girl," on the telephone, that I would never buy flowers and tomatoes for his windowbox and garden, that he

01/12/2026

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11/30/2025

11/12/2025

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10/19/2025

"The arrangement provides a parental figure for the teen while also allowing them to continue receiving their federal and state foster care benefits and funding. It also allows the teen to keep a legal connection to their birth parents, which would otherwise be terminated when a child is adopted.

Advocacy groups that supported the idea said it provides older foster children a chance to establish a life-long family relationship with an adult, which is a crucial safety net for children and young adults."

Older foster children in Kansas who face aging out of care will soon be able to choose their own families. In the past, they had to sometimes choose between being adopted or keeping important foster care benefits like free college tuition.

08/29/2025

Pictured here is the historic Loudon County Courthouse, built in 1872. Although my office is in Knox County, I enjoy the variety of practicing in counties throughout East Tennessee.

08/04/2025

Here I am in downtown Knoxville, at the historic Old Courthouse. This is where I go for General Sessions and Child Support cases.

07/31/2025

I practice law all over East Tennessee. I am usually in Jefferson County at least two days each week, representing parents and kids in Juvenile Court and defending clients on criminal matters in General Sessions Court.

04/24/2025

As an attorney who has practiced in juvenile courts for almost 30 years, I couldn’t agree more.

The author and academic is not opposed to reforming the CPS system but believes the wiser path is to start over.

07/24/2024

"The cost of phone calls will drop dramatically for incarcerated people under new rules that federal regulators approved Thursday, concluding a decades-long effort to provide relief to the nation’s 2 million inmates and their families.

A 15-minute call to or from large jails, which now costs as much as $11.35, will cost 90 cents beginning next year."

Under the new rules, the cost of a 15-minute call to or from large jails will drop from as much as $11.35 to $0.90.