TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 21, 2026

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (LAS) has launched its 2026 Equal Justice Campaign, an annual effort to expand access to civil legal services for low-income individuals and families across the region. This year’s campaign has a goal of $2 million. Wendy Longmire, co-managing partner at Ortale Kelley, will serve as the 2026 campaign chair. Other campaign committee members are Ann Ralls Brown, Stites & Harbison; Blair Durham, Bart Durham Law; Elizabeth M. Adams, HCA Healthcare; Davidson County Circuit Court Judge Lynne Tyler Ingram; Julie Bhattacharya Peak, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani; Kathy Pennington, H.G. Hill Realty Company; Pooja Bery, Bery Law; and Katherine Crosthwaite and Laura Niewold, community volunteers. The campaign's signature event, the Equal Justice Fall Gala, will be held Oct. 3 at 5 p.m. CDT. Read more about the campaign in this press release. Contact Christina Sanders at csanders@las.org with questions.