TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Aug 11, 2021

Kentucky lawyer and former American Bar Association President Leonard Stanley Chauvin Jr. died on May 12. He was 86. Chauvin was licensed to practice in 11 states, including Tennessee, where he had many friends. Chauvin earned his law degree from the University of Louisville School of Law and began practicing in 1961. He argued cases at every level of state and federal court including the U.S. Supreme Court. Chauvin served as president of the Louisville Bar Association, president of the American Judicature Society, chairman of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation and president of the American Bar Association. He is remembered for his advocacy of the legal profession, his mentorship of young lawyers and for “not letting the truth get in the way of a good story.”