The Tennessee Bar Association's 2021-2022 membership year is just finished, and it was a busy one. Along with moving from offices in Downtown Nashville to new facilities in the city's West End, TBA members launched new programs to serve lawyers across the state, put in place an outreach program to introduce law students to the profession, bolstered efforts to make the profession more open to diversity, committed to helping lawyers become healthier and more. This graphic provides a quick summary.

The TBA BarBuzz podcast closes out its second season with special co-host Julia Wilburn, the new editor of the Tennessee Bar Journal. Tune in for important legal news, upcoming events and a brief recap of the TBA Annual Convention. BarBuzz is part of the TBA Podcast Network and can be found on the TBA’s website or anywhere you listen to podcasts. 

Through May 31, TBA members can open a new Sam’s club membership for just $14.99 and receive a $10 gift card. This and many other discounts and savings are a part of TBA’s travel and entertainment membership benefit. See all deals for hotel, rental cars, concert tickets, theme parks and more.

Tennessee lawmakers have adjourned for the year and with that comes the end of the TBA's 2022 Legislative Updates podcast season! TBA Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and TBA lobbyist and Adams and Reese attorney Brad Lampley are here to recap the biggest highlights and news from the 112th General Assembly. The two discuss redistricting, the truth in sentencing bill and more. In final discussions about the professional privilege tax, Lampley urges listeners to “keep the heat on” your legislators about repealing the tax. “This is really the time for one-on-one contact with your elected official,” Lampley says. “Develop those relationships and by all means continue to be a resource for them going forward and advocate for the issues you believe in.” You can catch Legislative Updates live and in-person at the TBA Annual Convention in June.

Join your colleagues for the 2022 TBA Annual Convention in Nashville, June 15-18, offering a total of nine hours (4.5 general and 4.5 dual) of continuing legal education. This year's in-person CLE lineup will bring together an esteemed group of panelists and speakers to cover a variety of timely, essential legal topics such as how judges and lawyers can serve as leaders in Tennessee, attorney well-being for lawyers in today's evolving legal field, a legislative update recapping the most recent news from the legislative session and a diversity panel with seasoned attorneys sharing different perspectives and experiences. Learn more about CLE and other programming, book a room and register. 

In the most recent episode of the TBA Legislative Updates podcast, TBA Public Policy & Government Affairs Director Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist Brad Lampley cover the final word on the professional privilege tax. Unfortunately, the state budget, which has now passed the House and Senate, did not include language that would reduce or eliminate the professional privilege tax for attorneys. House and Senate leadership did eliminate the doctors from the list of professions that have to pay this tax as a thank you to the doctors for being on the front lines of the pandemic for the last two years. The TBA will continue the push to eliminate the professional privilege tax and to encourage members to bring up the need to eliminate the tax any time when in contact with members of the legislature. On a positive note, it appears that the extra $3 million the governor allocated to indigent representation stayed in the budget that passed the House and Senate.

Need to catch up on the latest legal news, TBA events and upcoming programs? Listen to this month’s episode of the TBA BarBuzz podcast! TBA’s Kate Prince hosts the April episode with special co-host Ateia Aldridge, who is the Young Lawyers Division & Law Student Development Coordinator at the TBA. Kate and Ateia bring listeners all the big headlines from the Tennessee legal community and beyond. BarBuzz is part of the TBA Podcast Network and can be found on the TBA’s website or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

A new episode of the TBA Legislative Updates podcast is now streaming with TBA Public Policy & Government Affairs Director Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist Brad Lampley. This week, Berkley and Brad discuss the Tennessee Supreme Court’s ruling on the Senate redistricting plan and the TBA’s probate bill (HB2359/SB1799) which just cleared the Senate, as well as providing an update on the professional privilege tax. To see a list of all of TBA’s bills, visit our online bill tracker. Legislative Updates airs every Thursday on the TBA’s Facebook page. It is also released as a podcast on the same day and can be found on the TBA’s website or wherever you listen to podcasts.

A new episode of the TBA Legislative Updates podcast is now streaming with TBA Public Policy & Government Affairs Director Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. Tune in for news on the Senate redistricting lawsuit ruling, updates on HB2438/SB2257 concerning revisions to the Uniform Arbitration Act, an update on the professional privilege tax and more! To see a list of all of TBA’s bills, visit our online bill tracker. Legislative Updates airs every Thursday on the TBA’s Facebook page. It is also released as a podcast on the same day and can be found on the TBA’s website or wherever you listen to podcasts.

TBA Legislative Updates podcast is now streaming with TBA Public Policy & Government Affairs Director Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. This week, lawmakers and the Tennessee Supreme Court bid farewell to outgoing Administrative Office of the Courts Director Deborah Taylor Tate, Gov. Bill Lee made three new judicial appointments and Brad gives an update on the professional privilege tax. To see a list of all of TBA’s bills, visit our online bill tracker. Legislative Updates airs every Thursday on the TBA’s Facebook page. It is also released as a podcast on the same day and can be found on the TBA’s website or wherever you listen to podcasts.