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A Message from TBA YLD President Judge Alex McVeagh

Posted by: Laura Labenberg on Mar 11, 2026

Members of the TBA Young Lawyers Division,
As many of you are aware, the TBA is currently considering the Tennessee Supreme Court's request for comment concerning seven issues that all concern the future regulation of legal education and the legal profession. Review the TBA's Legal Access & Regulatory Reform resource page to become familiar with the issues at stake. The TBA had held town halls on these issues and has also released a survey to its membership. The TBA YLD Board also addressed some of these issues at our last board meeting.

My goal is to ensure that the voices of the YLD are known when the TBA is crafting its official comment. To this end, the TBA YLD Board's Executive Committee has crafted four short polls that I am asking you to complete in a relatively short timeframe. I would assume that you care about each of the issues in the four polls; however, you are not required to complete all four polls (or to answer every question within). The four polls are:

  • TBA YLD Poll Concerning the Future of ABA Accreditation of Law Schools
  • TBA YLD Poll Concerning Interstate Reciprocity and Alternative Pathways to the Bar
  • TBA YLD Poll Concerning Paraprofessionals Providing Certain Limited Legal Services
  • TBA YLD Poll Concerning Non-Attorney Ownership of Law Firms

The polls will stay open until Sunday, March 15 at 5 p.m. CDT. Again, these issues are too important to not have the opinions of the YLD made known to the TBA and to the Tennessee Supreme Court. 

Thank you very much in advance.

Sincerely,
Alex McVeagh
TBA YLD President