American Bar Association YLD – To learn more about the ABA YLD visit the group online, follow it on Facebook or Twitter or connect on Linkedin. To get involved with the group, contact Nashville lawyer Matt Potempa, (615) 810-8438.

Blount County Bar Association YLD – The group typically meets for lunch on the third Tuesday of every month. For more information contact President Nick Black, (865) 238-0665.

Chattanooga Bar Association YLD – The Chattanooga YLD recently held a fundraising event for the Ronald McDonald House. The group also has been providing local high schools with the book “So You’re 18” and presenting information to inform students of their rights and responsibilities when they turn 18 years old. Finally, the group is helping the local CASA agency plan its 30th Anniversary Celebration which will be held Nov. 5. For more information about the group contact President Jeffrey Maddux, (423) 757-0296, or follow the group on Facebook.

Jackson Madison County Bar Association YLD – The Jackson-Madison County YLD will be working with the Hands Up pre-school this year as well as several other organizations. For more information about the group contact President Kortney Simmons, (731) 660-8810 or follow news on the group's Facebook page.

Knoxville Bar Association Barristers – The Barristers are seeking candidates to serve as officers in 2016. The following positions are open for nominations: vice president, secretary/treasurer and two at-large Executive Committee seats. To date, one candidate, Samantha Parris, has filed for vice president. The individual elected vice president will automatically become Barristers president for the 2017 bar year. Candidates must be current Knoxville Bar Association (KBA) members. Please notify KBA Executive Director Marsha Wilson by Nov. 2 if you would like to nominate someone or are interested in running for a position.

The KBA is sponsoring its annual minority law student reception Oct. 1 from 5:30-7 p.m. at The Square Room at Café 4. KBA members are asked to sign up for the buddy match program, which pairs a practicing lawyer with a minority law student. Other events scheduled for the fall include:

Bundle Up Knoxville! Barristers Coat Drive: The Barristers are accepting donations of gently used men’s and women’s coats, jackets, parkas, minks, rain coats, trench coats and dusters Oct. 5 - 19. The coats will be donated to KARM’s Coats for the Cold Program. Interested in donating? Find a location near you here.

Charity Cornhole Tournament: Sponsored by the Barristers Hunger & Poverty Relations Committee, the cornhole tournament is set for Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. at Bearden Beer Market. Interested individuals can register as a single or as a two-person team. The entry fee is $15 per player through Oct. 8. After that date, registration will go up to $20 per player.

Charity Golf Tournament – The Barristers Charity Golf Tournament will take place Oct. 26 at Holston Hills. Tickets include a complimentary box lunch, water and sports drinks, two beer tickets, a commemorative tournament gift, great prizes and a complimentary reception following the tournament. Individual tickets are $125 and foursomes are $500. Sponsorships start at $300. Download a registration form or sponsorship packet.

For more information about any of these activities contact President Taylor Williams, (865) 525-0880, or check out the Barristers online or on Facebook.

Maury County Bar Association YLD – The Maury County YLD continues to hold social gatherings on the first Tuesday of the month. For more information contact President Travis Jones, (931) 797-2344.

Memphis Bar Association YLD – The Memphis YLD will hold its Annual Meeting & Elections Nov. 12 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Central BBQ Downtown. For more information about the MBA YLD contact President Nicole Grida, (901) 826-3738 or visit the group's Facebook page.

Montgomery County Bar Association YLD – For information about the Montgomery County YLD contact President Justin Sensing, (931) 552-5670.

Nashville Bar Association YLD – The Nashville Bar Association (NBA) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Young Lawyers Division with a party on Oct. 21 from 6 to 9 p.m at the Hard Rock Café. The event will feature an open bar, heavy appetizers and a recognition of the founders and past presidents of the YLD. Tickets to this event are $50. RSVP online. The group also just wrapped up its annual toiletry drive to benefit the homeless of Nashville. For more information about the NBA YLD contact President Ryan Levy, (615) 242-2400 or follow the group on Facebook.

Northeast Tennessee Young Lawyers Association – NETYLA is planning a “Bears from the Bench” Drive this fall to collect stuffed bears for court personnel to use in comforting young people who interact with the court. Anyone interested in assisting in the drive or becoming more involved in the organization should contact President Holly Mancl, (423) 793-4800. Follow other news from the group on Facebook.

Upper Cumberland Young Lawyers Association – The UCYLA will sponsor a free legal clinic on Oct. 8 as part of the statewide Celebrate Pro Bono Month. For more information about the group contact President Kelsy Miller, (931) 528-7790, or follow news from the group on Facebook.

Williamson County Bar Association YLD – The group will help Williamson County CASA with its annual playhouse raffle at Pumpkinfest in Franklin on Oct. 24. For information about the group contact President Cort Bethmann, (615) 591-4002 or follow news from the group on Facebook.