TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 12, 2022

The 2022 class of the TBA Public Service Academy convened for its first session last Thursday and Friday. The academy is a nonpartisan training fellowship that provides attorneys with the tools to run for local public offices, such as school board, city council and county commission. The theme of the first session of the program was “Preparing to Run,” and speakers discussed the importance of choosing service, how to assess fundraising power, balancing the practice of law and public service, and complying with Tennessee campaign finance laws. They also shared what they learned while running for office. The class will meet again for its final session in November. For more information about the public service academy, check out TBA’s website.