About 40 law students from Belmont University College of Law met with leaders of the TBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) today. YLD Board Members Patrick Morrison, John Murphy and Jennifer Safstrom participated in a lively panel to discuss the many benefits of getting involved with the TBA. The panel was moderated by Alix Rogers, TBA YLD Middle Tennessee governor and director of career and professional development at the law school. The lawyers encouraged students to volunteer at clinics to help others, attend CLEs to increase their professional knowledge and apply for the YLD's Rural Judicial Fellowship and DLI programs. Belmont Law students Harry Crane and Clark Hill from the Rural Judicial Fellowship program and Samantha McCrory and Mary Martha Willson from DLI also participated and shared their experiences.

TBA YLD leaders speak to Belmont College of Law students. Panelists from left are: YLD Diversity Committee Co-Chair Jennifer Safstrom; Membership Committee Chair and Health & Wellness Coordinator Patrick Morrison; DLI Co-Chair John Murphy; Belmont law student and member of the 2025 DLI class Samantha McCrory;  Belmont law students and members of the 2025 Rural Judicial Fellowship M. Clark Hill and Harry Crane; and moderator Alix Rogers, TBA YLD Middle Tennessee governor and director of career and professional development at the school.

From left: Belmont law student and member of the 2025 DLI class Samantha McCrory; Alix Rogers, TBA YLD Middle Tennessee governor and director of career and professional development at the Belmont Law; Belmont law student and member of the 2025 DLI class Mary Martha Willson; Belmont law students and members of the 2025 Rural Judicial Fellowship M. Clark Hill and Harry Crane.

From left: YLD leaders DLI Co-Chair John Murphy; Middle Tennessee Governor Alix Rogers; Membership Committee Chair and Health & Wellness Coordinator Patrick Morrison; and Diversity Committee Co-Chair Jennifer Safstrom.