Celebrate Pro Bono Month events are planned for the next two weekends in Knoxville and Memphis. Legal Aid of East Tennessee will hold a legal advice clinic Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at its Knoxville office. Call (865) 637-0484 to learn more. On Oct. 10, the TBA Young Lawyers Division will host a Wills for Heroes Clinic in Memphis. Contact Chasity Grice, (901) 761-3140, to get involved. See the full list of Celebrate Pro Bono Month events.

The 2015 Celebrate Pro Bono Initiative is in full swing 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 seventh 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. 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.

Tennessee’s 2015 Celebrate Pro Bono Month kicks off tomorrow with five events, including three legal advice clinics and a fundraiser for the Community Legal Center in Memphis. Events continue on Friday with a legal clinic in Knoxville and a Wills for Heroes clinic sponsored by the TBA Young Lawyers Division in Nashville. See the full list of Celebrate Pro Bono Month events.

The Tennessee Supreme Court has extended the deadline for its annual Pro Bono Recognition Program through Nov. 30. Lawyers and law students who completed at least 50 hours of pro bono in calendar year 2014 may apply to be recognized for their service. Those who meet the goal will be named “Attorney for Justice” and “Law Student for Justice” by the court and will be honored at regional events across the state. Law offices are also eligible to be recognized for pro bono work done by their attorneys. Learn more about the process for firm recognition.

The 2015 Celebrate Pro Bono Initiative kicks off this week 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 seventh 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. 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.

Two attorneys with the Murfreesboro office of the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands will be giving a presentation on Living Wills tomorrow. Andrae Crismon, managing attorney of the office, and Aimee Luna will be at the Smyrna Senior Center, 100 Raikes Street, at 10 a.m. for this public program. See the list of all remaining pro bono events at http://www.tba.org/info/celebrate-pro-bono-month-2014

Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services and Belmont College of Law will host a “Virtual Legal Advice Clinic” tomorrow at Belmont from noon to 2 p.m. Law students will be paired with local attorneys to answer questions from OnlineTNJustice.org as part of a series clinics hosted by law schools across the state. Contact Samantha Sanchez for more information at ssanchez@las.org or  (888) 395-9297.

The Tennessee Justice Center is hosting free trainings for attorneys on how to represent Tennesseans waiting more than 45 days to get TennCare and how to navigate the hearing process. The first session will take place in Memphis tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. at the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. A second session will be held Nov. 5 at the Tennessee Justice Center in Nashville at 11:30 a.m. For more information, contact Emily Jones at ejones@tnjustice.org.

The TBA Young Lawyers Division is seeking attorneys to volunteer at a Wills for Heroes legal clinic in Gallatin on Nov. 8. Over 60 emergency first responders have signed up to receive estate planning documents that day. The clinic will start at 9 a.m. at the Gallatin Civic Center. Those available to volunteer should contact YLD District 8 Representative Cherrelle Hooper, (615) 451-1880. The YLD has been conducting Wills for Heroes clinics since 2008 and has served more than 2,500 first responders and their families. Learn more about Wills for Heroes.

Members of the Tennessee Supreme Court and the Access to Justice Commission honored the pro bono work of attorneys, law students and law firms in ceremonies across the state this week. Programs were held in Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville to recognize the 167 attorneys and 95 law students who donated 50 or more hours of their time over the last year to Tennesseans in need of free legal assistance. Nine law firms also were recognized for averaging more than 50 hours of pro bono per year per attorney. The court’s recognition carries with it a designation of “Attorney for Justice” or “Law Student for Justice,” which recipients may use on their web sites or in marketing materials. Honorees also are included in an Honor Roll published on the court’s website. The program is entirely voluntary and based on self-reporting. See the lists of those honored and photos from the ceremonies.