The TBA Young Lawyers Division will host an expungement clinic in partnership with Belmont Law and the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands on April 6 starting at 5 p.m. CDT. The clinic will take place in Murfreesboro at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 907 East Main St., Murfreesboro, TN 37130. Volunteer attorneys and law students are needed to review criminal records, help clients fill out expungement paperwork and advise clients on completing the expungement process. No prior expungement experience is necessary. To volunteer, contact YLD Access to Justice Coordinator Alix Rogers, 615-460-8250.

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands will hold a clinic on Wednesday specifically for veterans. The clinic will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT at Operation Stand Down, 1125 12th Ave. S. Nashville 37203. Masks are required. To volunteer contact Kendra Cheek, 615-780-7131.

Miller & Martin attorneys David Kesler and Merrill Nelson have been awarded the ABA Military Pro Bono Project Outstanding Services Award for representing a paralyzed Navy veteran in his appeal for additional disability benefits, Chattanoogan.com reports. Beginning in 2018, the attorneys dedicated more than 150 pro bono hours, exhausting all appeals and administrative remedies. They then filed a request with the Board for the Correction of Naval Records, which has the authority to correct a service member’s record. The board denied the request but said it would reconsider if additional evidence was found. With the help of a JAG captain, the team was able to identify evidence not previously considered. This time their persistence paid off and the client was awarded the full $100,000 to which he was entitled. 

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands will hold three clinics in Nashville next week. Two clinics for veterans only will be held on March 23 and March 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT at Operation Stand Down Nashville, 1125 12th Ave. S. Nashville 37203. Another clinic open to the public will take place on March 26 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. CDT at McHugh Clinic at Belmont, 2005 12th Ave. S., Nashville 37204. Those coming in-person must wear a mask. To volunteer for a clinic, contact Kendra Cheek, 615-780-7131. See all March clinics.

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands will hold a clinic on Wednesday specifically for veterans. The clinic will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT at Operation Stand Down, 1125 12th Ave. S. Nashville 37203. Masks are required. To volunteer contact Kendra Cheek, 615-780-7131. See all March clinics.

The Arts & Business Council's Volunteer Lawyers and Professionals for the Arts is joining the law firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in providing free legal services for Black-owned small businesses and nonprofits at a clinic on March 17. Issues to be covered include questions about business formation, corporate governance, contract review and navigating local ordinances and state regulations. Eligible businesses may receive up to one hour of assistance but must register by Monday. Clients may sign up online. To volunteer, email vlpa@abcnashville.org.

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands will hold a clinic on Saturday from 8:30-10:30 a.m. CST at Belmont University’s McHugh Clinic, 2005 12th Ave. S., Nashville 37204. Masks are required. Volunteer attorneys will offer free advice on questions about housing, renter’s rights, SNAP benefits, medical bills, debt collection, domestic violence and unemployment benefits. To volunteer contact Kendra Cheek, 615-780-7131. See all March clinics.

The TBA Young Lawyers Division is hosting a virtual legal clinic in partnership with Belmont Law and TN Free Legal Answers on March 28 at noon CDT. Attorney volunteers will work with Belmont law students to answer legal questions submitted to the online TN Free Legal Answers platform. Teams of lawyers and students may select which questions they want to answer. The entire clinic will take place via Zoom. Please contact Belmont University College of Law Public Interest Coordinator Alexandra Rogers, 615-460-8250 to volunteer.

Nashville lawyer David Anthony and his firm Anthony Legal PLLC will donate all revenue generated on March 10 to support Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees. He says he and his children discussed how best to help and decided to support World Central Kitchen, which has mobilized along the border in Poland to provide hot meals and basic necessities to refugees in Poland and, now, are set up at eight border crossings and also in large cities inside Ukraine. Anthony says he hopes other lawyers or law firms will accept the challenge and donate to a charity to help Ukraine. If you do, let him know!

Knoxville Legal Ministry and Administer Justice will hold a legal clinic on March 12 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST. The groups will offer the clinic on the second Saturday of each month. Volunteer attorneys are needed to staff the clinic. If you are interested contact Crystal Schrof. The state’s first Administer Justice Gospel Justice Center — a national non-profit that works with local churches to provide legal services for those in need — was established in West Knoxville at Cokesbury United Methodist Church this past fall.