TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Liz Slagle Todaro on Aug 31, 2023

The Equal Justice University welcomed a record 300-plus registrants to its annual program this week in Murfreesboro. Presented by the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services and sponsored by the TBA and other groups, the three-day program launched yesterday with a presentation from Rachel Rossi, director of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Access to Justice. TBA President Jim Barry and Executive Director Sheree Wright both addressed today's luncheon crowd and the Drowota Trust was announced. The event wraps up tomorrow with a keynote address by Legal Services Corporation President Ron Flagg. Please look for a full story tomorrow on the Access to Justice Awards, presented throughout the conference.

EJU Opening Session

A record number of participants take part in the opening plenary session at EJU in Murfreesboro.

Sheree Wright. TBAPresident Jim Barry

TBA Executive Director Sheree Wright (left) and TBA President Jim Barry were speakers at today's luncheon.

EJU

From left: Justice Sarah Campbell, luncheon sponsor Herman Hicks of First Horizon, LAS Director DarKenya Waller,  ATJ New Advocate award winners Julie Yriat and Elizabeth Leiserson, and Nashville Judge Ana Escobar. 

TBA leaders with Rachel Rossi, U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Access to Justice. Sheree Wright with Justice Campbell and Diana Comes

On left: TBA Access to Justice Director Liz Todaro, Rachel Rossi from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Access to Justice and TBA Executive Director Sheree Wright.

On right: TBA Executive Director Sheree Wright, Justice Sarah Campbell, and Diana Comes from the Community Legal Center in Memphis.

EJU

From left: LAS Director DarKenya Waller, Director Rossi, Laura Brown, Deb House and Cathy Clayton.