Lipscomb University’s Fred D. Gray Institute for Law, Justice & Society will host a free legal clinic Tuesday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The clinic will take place at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 600 28th Ave. N., Nashville 37209. Parking is available in the church’s lot on 28th Ave. (turn where the church mailbox is located). Park near the black limo and enter the building from the rear. For more information or to volunteer, contact Randy Spivey, 615-966-2503.

Legal Aid of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands will hold its McHugh Legal Help Clinic tomorrow at the Belmont Ministry Center, 2005 12th Ave. S. (the former home of the Bass Street Baptist Church). The clinic will run from 8:30 to 11 a.m.

The Memphis Bar Association, along with its Access to Justice Committee and Young Lawyers Division, will hold a legal clinic Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ben Hooks Public Library, 3030 Poplar Ave., Memphis 38111. Typical issues handled at this clinic include family law, landlord/tenant, expungement, wills/POAs, bankruptcy, debt, employment and consumer claims. For more information, email Anne Fritz or arrive a little before 10 a.m. that morning for a brief training session.

Legal Aid of East Tennessee will hold a new client intake session on Friday at the McMinn County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 6 East Madison Ave. in Athens. Those facing legal issues associated with foreclosure; food stamps and other benefits; unemployment; or consumer, family and health issues are invited to attend and see if they qualify for assistance. The session will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 423-756-4013.

The Tennessee Faith & Justice Alliance is celebrating its third annual Pro Bono & Faith Days with training events for legal, community and faith leaders in each grand division of the state this month. The sessions will focus on the free legal resources and other help available in each area, and how leaders can better serve their communities through faith and justice partnerships. This year’s partners are the National Interfaith Alliance Against Domestic and Sexual Violence and the Tennessee Senior Law Alliance, which respectively, will highlight the legal resources available for those experiencing domestic and sexual violence or elder abuse. The schedule is as follows: Oct. 21 in Morristown, Oct. 24 in Gallatin, Oct. 29 in Memphis and Oct. 31 in Chattanooga. All events will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. local time. Learn more and register to attend an event in your area.

October is Celebrate Pro Bono Month — check out what’s going on this month and how you can get involved. Now in its 11th year, the 2019 statewide Celebrate Pro Bono Month brings together legal services providers with local bar associations, law schools, law firms and individual lawyers to offer free services to those unable to afford a lawyer. Hundreds of volunteers are expected to participate in dozens of events and activities across the state that will offer assistance to Tennesseans in need.

To celebrate, the Journal looks back to one of Tennessee’s earliest lawyers, William Tatham. He led an adventurous life and championed pro bono before Tennessee was even a state. In 1793  there were only seven lawyers on this rough-and-tumble frontier serving a scattered population of nearly 100,000 from the Virginia line to Nashville. Read about Tatham's life and pro bono efforts.

West Tennessee Legal Services will hold a free legal clinic tomorrow at Reelfoot Rural Ministries, 6923 Minnick Elbridge Rd., Obion 38240. The event will run from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Call 731-423-0616 for more information.

Legal Aid of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands will hold a Veterans Project Legal Help Clinic tomorrow at Operation Stand Down Tennessee. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Operation Stand Down is located at 1125 12th Ave. S., 37203. The clinic helps veterans and their family members with a range of legal problems. Call 615-244-6610 for more information.

Memphis Area Legal Services will hold a Veterans Clinic tomorrow from noon to 2 p.m. at the Memphis Vet Center, 1407 Union Ave. Ste 410, Memphis 38104. This clinic is specifically for veterans with questions about their rights and benefits, including basic eligibility for benefits, discharge status upgrades/appeals, disability compensation, pensions, dependency and indemnity compensation, representation before the Veterans Affairs Department and appealing a denial of benefits.

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands will hold its monthly legal help clinic at the Gallatin Civic Center tomorrow from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The center is located at 210 Albert Gallatin Ave., Gallatin 37066. The clinic is staffed by Sumner County Bar Association but residents from all middle Tennessee counties are welcome.