TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 19, 2024

The Nashville Bar Association (NBA) recently held its annual meeting where new leaders were elected and a number of lawyers were honored with awards. Joseph Hubbard, a shareholder with Polsinelli, was named 2025 president of the association. Other officers named include First Vice President Marie Scott, Second Vice President Christen Blackburn, President-Elect Sherie Edwards, First Vice President-Elect Ben Raybin, 2nd Vice President-Elect Judge Ana Escobar, Secretary Deadrick Thaxton and Treasurer Jae Lim. The John C. Tune Public Service Award was presented to Donald Capparella with Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella. DarKenya Waller and Eric Osborne won the Nashville Bar Journal (NBJ) Best Article of the Year Award. The NBJ Contributor of the Year Award went to Victoria Gentry. Josh Burgener was presented with the CLE Excellence Award. President’s Awards also were presented to six. Read more about the event in a release.

TBA President Ed Lanquist Jr. at the Nashville Bar Association Annual Meeting
From left: Phillip North, Shellie Handelsman, Sam Funk, former TBA Executive Director Joycelyn Stevenson, TBA President Ed Lanquist Jr.

Bill Leslie and Sherie Edwards at the Nashville Bar Association Annual Meeting
From left: TBA Board of Governors member Billy Leslie, Bahar Azhdari, former TBA President Sherie Edwards and new NBA President Joseph Hubbard

TBA Executive Director Sheree Wright and former director Joycelyn Stevenson at the Nashville Bar Association Annual Meeting
TBA Executive Director Sheree Wright (left) and former director Joycelyn Stevenson