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If you have a question about the history of Knoxville or an overlooked medical error, it’s likely that Bob Pryor can provide an answer. He’s a music enthusiast, entertainer, local attorney, and an East Tennessee institution with heaps of information to impart and volumes of stories to share. Pryor graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1969, and founded his firm, Pryor, Priest, and Harber in 1981. In his practice, Pryor has a wealth of experience in representing injured people—and he recently received the 2016 Tennessee Association for Justice’sLifetime Achievement Award.

Jul/Aug 2020

Just Jokin’

Robert Pryor, Sr. Jul 1, 2020 0

Attorneys share laughs amid lawsuits I rarely accept public speaking engagements. I used to speak to a lot of civic clubs, lawyer groups, and as an invited guest to address students at the UT College of Law, but I discontinued that…
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May/Jun 2020

Crazy Stuff

Robert Pryor, Sr. May 4, 2020 0

While bunkered down avoiding the COVID-19 virus and all human contact, I’ve had very little to do but think. Never have I been so isolated and my mind been so impotent. Then, I began to think of all the crazy stuff we have to put up with…
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Mar/Apr 2020

Cookin’ with LaVerne

Robert Pryor, Sr. Mar 2, 2020 0

My mother was a great cook. She had one foot solidly planted in southern country cookin’ and the other in an effort at a more sophisticated international cuisine, especially German and Italian. With seemingly little effort, she could work…
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Diggin’ Vinyl

Robert Pryor, Sr. Dec 23, 2019 0

Fond memories reverberate through stacks of wax. I miss records. I’m not talking about CD’s or downloading songs from iTunes. I mean phonograph records. You know, the round vinyl things with the hole in the middle. Okay, I know that…
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First… Save all the Lawyers

Robert Pryor, Sr. Oct 25, 2019 0

A tip of the hat to those who stand at the gate, guarding the rule of law. The most often quoted words from the pen of William Shakespeare appear in part 2 of his history play, Henry VI. In scene 2, the character, Jack Cade, a rebel and…
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Wild Things

Robert Pryor, Sr. Sep 4, 2019 0

Adventures in Animal Avoidance I’ll be the first to admit that I am not a naturalist. I have little interest in wild things, and every time I encounter a wild animal, it proves disastrous. I have never spent time in the woods or hiking…
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Good Golly I’m Going to Miss Molly

Robert Pryor, Sr. Jul 1, 2019 1

She never asked to become the center of our universe. She was, after all, just a baby when we met, and we were not sure we really wanted the aggravation of housebreaking a new puppy. The mistake we made was taking our young…
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Wright’s Cafeteria

Robert Pryor, Sr. May 1, 2019 0

A Family Tradition Last year, I was referred to a new doctor in the Dowell Springs medical complex off Middlebrook Pike. I have now been forced to tell that doctor I can no longer come for my appointments because I have gained 15 pounds…
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Grouchy Old Men

Robert Pryor, Sr. Mar 1, 2019 0

Story by Robert Pryor, Sr. If you’ve been around any old men lately, you may have noticed that they can be exceedingly grouchy. What it is about old guys? The older they get, the harder they are to get along with. They complain about…
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Switches

Robert Pryor, Sr. Dec 31, 2018 0

Encouraging Honesty in a Dishonest World By: Robert Pryor, Sr. I want everyone to know that as a kid growing up in Knoxville, I was always opposed to corporal punishment. Unfortunately, at my house they didn’t give me a vote,…
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