The March TBA Estate Planning & Probate Forum was a huge success with more than 250 lawyers attending in person. The event also saw the participation of 19 sponsors who were on-site to provide information regarding their organizations to TBA members. The continued growth is a testament to the hard work of the Estate Planning Section leadership. The TBA would like to thank Estate Planning & Probate Section Chair Rob Malin and the section’s executive council for another stellar forum.

Section Chair: Rob Malin, Pinnacle Financial Partners
Section Vice Chair: Branch Howard, Brown Brothers Harriman
Immediate Past Chair: Charles Frazier, The Law Offices of Charles R. Frazier

East Tennessee Delegates
Newman Bankston, Egerton McAfee Armistead & Davis
John Billings, The Law Office of John L. Billings
Jennifer Exum, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz
Donald Farinato, Hodges Doughty & Carson
Angelia Nystrom, Long Ragsdale & Waters

Middle Tennessee Delegates
Jeff Carson, CL Group
Aaron Flinn, Holland & Knight
Michael Goode, Lewis Thomason
Paul Hayes, Hayes Law
Rob Hazard, Hazard Law
David Parsons, David Parsons Law
Ashley Stearns, Trail Coleman & Stearns

West Tennessee Delegates
Mike Parham, Parham Estate Law
Danielle Woods, Woods Law Firm

Estate Planning & Probate Section Chair Rob Malin welcomes attendees to the 2026 forum

Left: A packed house at the Estate Planning & Probate Forum
Right: from left, a panel with Rebecca Blair, Andrea Sinclair and Lisa Helton

Left: Zack Glaser provides AI update
Right: David Parsons, left, and Ashley Stearns present at the forum

Left: Robin Miller, left, and Jennifer Exum discuss public receivership
Right: Arthur Cook provides an ethics update

Left: standing, Clerk & Master Jared Smith; seated, from left, Chancellor William Cole, Judge Toby Gilley and Donald Farinato
Right: Al Secor