TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Liz Slagle Todaro on Feb 22, 2022

Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) has named Laura Brown as its next executive director. Brown succeeds Ann Pruitt, who is departing the role next month. Brown currently serves as deputy director of client services at Legal Aid of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands and previously served as general counsel of the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability (TCAD). “Under Laura Brown’s leadership, TALS is well positioned for the next chapter in its forty-five year history of advancing a vital mission — strengthening the delivery of civil legal help to vulnerable Tennesseans,” said Pruitt. Among TALS’ programs that provide civil legal service for low-income and elderly individuals are TN Free Legal Answers and HELP4TN. Brown earned her law degree at University of Tennessee College of Law and is a PhD candidate in Leadership and Learning at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.