A number of TBA members and others received emails today that appear to be from the Tennessee Bar Association asking for password and other information. These emails did not come from the TBA, so please do not click on any links or enter the information requested. The scam email have “Important Update” in the subject line and say that you can add additional security measures to your account by clicking on a link. Do not do this. The scam appears similar to one reported earlier this week at the New Hampshire Bar Association.

TBA members can now show their professional pride and get rewarded for doing it. The Tennessee Bar Association Visa® Platinum Rewards Card is now available to all TBA members. All the benefits of a Platinum Visa® Rewards Card will be yours, along with the satisfaction of showing your pride in your profession every time you use the card. Apply now and earn points at hundreds of online retailers. Redeem your points for name-brand merchandise, event tickets, gift cards, travel rewards options, and more. Apply now!

The Tennessee Bar Association membership renewal program for 2013-2014 began on Monday with an email to all members. If you did not receive an email to take part in the online Express Renewal program, you can still visit the TBA website to participate. Members who prefer to receive a printed membership form will receive one at the end of the Express Renewal campaign. The TBA Complete Membership includes three pre-paid CLE credits, free Premium-Level online legal research through Fastcase, and timely information through TBA Today and the Tennessee Bar Journal.

In the new Tennessee Bar Journal, out today, Donald Capparella and Candi Henry explore Morrison and Allstate and their implications for insurance agents' liability for what their clients sign. And in her monthly column, TBA President Jackie Dixon details the ways in which judicial merit selection is hanging in the balance -- and what you can do to help. Read this and more in the May TBJ

More than 700 Tennessee lawyers have already completed the TBA's 2013 survey. Make your voice heard today by taking about 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire that was recently emailed to you. The results will be tabulated and analyzed by Yacoubian Research of Memphis/Nashville. Please be assured that the results will be presented in aggregate form so that your individual responses can remain anonymous and confidential. If you did not receive the survey or have other questions about it, contact TBA Membership Director Kelly Stosik.

Online tools and software geared toward lawyers aren’t new, but in the Tennessee Bar Journal's March issue Stephan Futeral says we are past the days of dragging the laptop into court. In the “Post-PC” era, tablet computing is a game-changer for the 21st-century practice of law -- and you need to be in the game. You can end your week with a laugh as Bill Haltom looks back fondly on the days when he wasn't carrying an iPad, but took the World Almanac to court in his briefcase. Read these and more in the new issue of the TBJ.

Tennessee attorneys should receive an email survey from Yacoubian Research in the next few days requesting participation in the 2013 Tennessee Bar Association Attorney Survey. It will take about 15 minutes to complete. Please take the time to participate. Results from the survey will be analyzed and used to influence TBA benefits, programs and initiatives.

In the February Tennessee Bar Journal, James M. Davis covers the effects updates to the TCPA had on relief available to consumers and businesses. Steven W. Feldman analyzes employee handbooks and makes the distinction between employee contractual rights and workplace policies. Columnists cover differences in state and federal pleading standards, demonstrative evidence and long-term care planning.

LawPay: Credit Card Processing has just joined the lineup of companies offering TBA members special programming and pricing. Members who sign up for the program before Feb. 28 will see the $150 virtual terminal fee and the program fee for the first three months waived. LawPay has experience working with lawyers in 34 states and can help you easily accept credit and debit card payments from clients while being confident that transactions between trust and operating accounts are handled correctly.

LawPay: Credit Card Processing has just joined the lineup of companies offering TBA members special programming and pricing. Members who sign up for the program before Feb. 28 will see the $150 virtual terminal fee and the program fee for the first three months waived. LawPay has experience working with lawyers in 34 states and can help you easily accept credit and debit card payments from clients while being confident that transactions between trust and operating accounts are handled correctly. Learn more about this new TBA member benefit.