A free legal clinic for veterans will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Memphis Veterans Center at 1407 Union Ave., 11th floor. This clinic is co-sponsored by the Memphis Bar Association and Memphis Area Legal Services and takes place every second Tuesday to assist veterans with legal advice. For more information and to volunteer, contact Jake Dickerson at jdickerson@bakerdonelson.com.

Memphis Area Legal Services will hold the "Justice For All Ball," a superhero-themed benefit on Oct. 15. The event kicks off at 7 p.m. at the Halloran Centre, located at 203 S. Main St. in downtown Memphis, and will feature live music, a silent auction, food and drinks. Tickets are $125.

One of the first events of the 2016 Celebrate Pro Bono Month is an expungement clinic planned for Saturday at Watson Grove Baptist Church in Nashville. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., members of the TBA Young Lawyers Division will join with several community partners to offer legal advice to those seeking to expunge their records. For more information visit the event’s Facebook page or contact organizer and Memphis lawyer Amber Floyd.

Celebrate Pro Bono Month 2016 kicks off this weekend with more than 50 events planned across the state during the month of October. Tennessee lawyers help thousands of clients throughout the year by providing free legal advice, but this assistance is especially celebrated and emphasized during the month of October as part of a nationwide celebration. Now in its eighth year, the Tennessee initiative brings together bar associations, law schools, law firms, legal services providers and individual lawyers to offer free services to those unable to afford a lawyer, and to celebrate the good works of Tennessee lawyers. This year's celebration is expected to involve more than 300 volunteers -- including lawyers, law students, paralegals and language interpreters. A summary of events is posted online and will be updated throughout the month.

Members of the Tennessee Supreme Court and the Access to Justice Commission honored the pro bono work of more than 40 attorneys and law students along with law firms in a ceremony at Belmont College of Law yesterday. Justices Connie Clark and Jeffrey Bivins presented certificates to honorees. The recognition program was announced in 2013, as part of a recommendation by the court’s Access to Justice Commission. The Court will honor the work of pro bono attorneys in Memphis at the Memphis Bar Association’s Annual Meeting on Dec. 3. The application deadline for attorneys to be recognized is Nov. 30.

Memphis Area Legal Services will continue its ongoing Thursday Afternoon Clinic tomorrow in Memphis during Celebrate Pro Bono Month. The legal clinic is held in room 140 of the D’Army Bailey Civil Courthouse from 1:30 – 4 p.m. For more information, contact Cindy Ettingoff.