The TBA Leadership Law (TBALL) Class of 2019 kicked off over the weekend with a three-day opening retreat at Montgomery Bell State Park. Now in its 16th year, the six-month program is designed to equip participants with the vision, knowledge and skills necessary to serve as leaders in the profession and in the community as a whole. The select group of 35 lawyers come from across the state, representing diverse practice areas and backgrounds. During the weekend retreat, class members heard presentations from a variety of prominent Tennessee lawyers including Nashville School of Law Dean William Koch, TBA President Jason Pannu, Abby Rubenfeld, Gordon Bonnyman and others. The group's next session, titled "Issues in Policy & Politics," will take place in Nashville in February.

The TBA announced today that 35 attorneys from across the state have been selected for its 2019 Leadership Law program. Now in its 16th year, Leadership Law is designed to equip Tennessee lawyers with the vision, knowledge and skills necessary to serve as leaders in their profession and local communities. The class will meet for its first session in January, and then spend the next six months learning about leadership in the legal profession, issues in the courts, policymaking in state government and the importance of community service. Learn more about the program. 

The TBA Board of Governors on Oct. 27 accepted recommendations from the Operations Committee to amend the TBA Bylaws. These amendments provide clarification of various sections associated with board governance. A link to the most recent version of the bylaws can be found here. The amendments provide clarification and revision to the following sections: parenthetical reference to the “Association," the definition of a regularly scheduled meeting of the members, eligibility requirements for election to the Board of Governors, the rotation of election of Governors, Board authority to change composition of District and Grand Divisions, Executive Committee responsibilities, notice of meetings protocol, Board action on policy recommendations of the House (this item has only been moved to another section with no changes made), eligibility requirements for election to the House of Delegates, responsibilities of Board officers, nomination protocol, vacancies of Board membership and vacancy of officer protocol. The draft revisions will be posted for 21 days, after which the Board of Governors will vote on the amendments at a specially set board meeting. CORRECTION NOTE: The original bylaws proposal attached to this article contained an error. Here is the corrected bylaws proposal.