TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Liz Slagle Todaro on Aug 27, 2021

The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) has announced the winners of its 2021 Access to Justice Awards. David Tarpley of Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands (LAS) is the recipient of the newly established Lifetime Achievement Award for his extraordinary body of work spanning 51 years with legal aid. The Janice M. Holder Access to Justice Award winner is Judge Rachel Bell, Davidson County General Sessions Court, in recognition of her strategic leadership to ensure the legal system is open and available to all. Wesley Dozier, Equal Justice Works Fellow at Just City and Alexandra "Alix" Rogers of LAS will be honored as New Advocates of the Year. TALS will honor the winners as part of its annual Equal Justice University (EJU) Sept. 21–23. The conference is virtual this year and the theme "Transforming Legal Services Together: Recipes for Recovery" reflects a focus on using what advocates have learned during the pandemic to adapt and strengthen Tennessee’s legal services delivery models.