Introduction and Philosophy

Dear Tennessee Lawyer,

I am pleased to welcome you to the Tennessee Real Estate Law Letter ("TRELL") Web Site. I hope it will provide the same concise and practical real estate law advice subscribers tell me TRELL has provided over the years.

This site includes an article I wrote for the Tennessee Bar Journal in 1983 on lease drafting. I have included this article because I find myself referring to it and being asked about it again and again. This site also features articles on topics of interest. Finally, this site provides you the opportunity to submit questions. I will do my best to provide answers.

You can't help but notice that this site is not just about real property. It's also about art. That's because I believe the best and the happiest lawyers are those who view themselves as artists. They refuse to become mechanics or scriveners. They begin with an innate love of their particular field of endeavor. They proceed to acquire an intimate knowledge of that field. They then use that knowledge in creative ways to solve their clients' problems and protect their clients' interests.

The mission of TRELL and of this web site is to assist and encourage those Tennessee lawyers who are or would become artists in the area of real estate law. The works of artist Will Berry are featured prominently here as symbols and reminders of that mission.

Sincerely,

C. Dewees Berry, IV, Editor

**"The patterned paintings shown on this web site are from 1995 through 1997. They grow out of my life long interest in textiles and oriental rugs and make use of the shallow space and surface design as well as the organic palette of earth reds and greens, deep blues and aquas, and bright yellows often seen in antique weaving. Color describes light, and the subtle 'abstraction' of an individual color creates a sense of motion as light changes.

My interest in textiles began with a child's fascination with the undulating line –– the arabesque, the swirling paisley, or tracing of a vine. This unbroken line is the "dragon" –– a life force –– which moves beneath the surface of these patterned paintings emerging across the surface in later work." —Will Berry

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