TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Ateia Aldridge on Jan 18, 2022

The TBA Young Lawyers Division has been named a finalist for the 2022 ABA Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access for its Tennessee Debt Relief Clinic. The YLD’s virtual Tennessee Debt Relief Clinic began in 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual delivery of the clinic not only improved access to legal services to clients residing in rural communities and those unable to travel, but it also provided a safe way for attorneys and clients to meet during COVID-19. The clinic continues to grow with plans to expand across Tennessee in 2022. The award is sponsored by the ABA Standing Committee on Delivery of Legal Services and is presented to programs and projects that advance access to legal services for those of moderate incomes. The program is also up for a Brown Select Award, which is awarded to the nominee that receives the most online votes from the public. Vote today for the virtual Debt Relief Clinic before voting ends on Jan. 21 at noon CST.