TBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist, Brad Lampley. This week they discuss HB1162/SB775, the Tennessee Revised Uniform Arbitration Act; TBA's two adoption law bills, HB854/SB919 and HB855/SB921; HB647/SB1313, TBA's medical records bill; HB40/SB122, legislation prohibiting foreign ownership of real property by nonresident aliens; HB795/SB283 the "Guns in the Courthouse" bill; and HB1177/SB710, the Tennessee Domestic Relations Arbitration Act. The program airs each week during the session on 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 is out with a new Legislative Updates podcast today with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. This week they discuss HB318/SB270, the most recent version of Gov. Bill Lee's adoption bill; HB854/SB919 and HB855/SB921, TBA's adoption bills; HB1071/SB1393, TBA's medical records bill; HB40/SB122, legislation prohibiting foreign ownership of real property by nonresident aliens; and HB795/SB283, the "Guns in the Courthouse" bill. Legislative Updates airs each week the legislature is in session on 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’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist Ashley Harbin. Schwarz and Harbin discuss HB40/SB122, legislation prohibiting foreign ownership of real property by nonresident aliens; HB316/SB268, the Money Transmission Modernization Act; HB337/SB489, legislation amending the Small Estate Act; and HB795/SB283, legislation allowing people to bring guns in the buildings where judicial proceedings are held, but not in the courtroom. Legislative Updates airs each week 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.

The TBA Young Lawyers Division recently rolled out a new benefit for its members. The "Welcome to Tennessee Basket" —  a project led by YLD President Brittany Faith — offers a range of standard forms, helpful links, suggested reading and practice guides. The resource is available to all TBA members, but be sure to be logged into your TBA account to check it out. If you have a form you would like to share please upload it here. To recommend other resources, send details to YLD Coordinator Laura Labenberg. Thanks to Hendersonville lawyer John Murphy and Chattanooga lawyer Charlotte Mattingly for their work on this project.

The TBA YLD is committed to providing members with practical resources that increase their membership value and is excited to announce a new member benefit. The "Welcome to Tennessee Basket" offers a range of standard forms, helpful links, suggested reading and practice guides. Be sure to be logged into your TBA account to check it out. If you have a form that you use on a regular basis and you think other young lawyers would benefit from, please upload it to this link. Though you do not have to have personally created the form, if you did not, then it needs to be publicly available or you should have permission to share it. Forms could be those you frequently access online or one provided by the AOC for your practice area. The TBY YLD Board will go through all forms to review and edit for quality and formatting. If you have another resource you would recommend please send that to YLD Coordinator Laura Labenberg.

The TBA’s Mentoring Program is seeking volunteers to mentor law students and newer attorneys across the state. This is a flexible program designed by the mentor and mentee based on their schedules and availabilities. The TBA offers a range of resources to guide conversations and assist in the mentoring relationship. To become a mentor, please fill out this online application or contact Young Lawyers Division & Law Student Development Coordinator Laura Labenberg, 615-277-3217.

The TBA Book Club will hold its second discussion event this week on Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m. CST via Zoom. Members chose Jodi Picoult’s “Small Great Things” as the group’s second quarter book selection. The novel focuses on a Black labor and delivery nurse who is assigned to a child of white supremacists. The TBA will welcome author, poet and African American literature and cultural history expert Darius Stewart to the meeting as a special guest to provide context and insight into the book. Former TBA Executive Director Joycelyn Stevenson will lead the discussion. Register for the event.

Throw on your best holiday sweater, grab some eggnog and settle in for a special holiday episode of the TBA BarBuzz podcast! Nashville attorney Courtney Leyes of Fisher Phillips co-hosts this month’s episode to discuss upcoming events at the TBA, legal news and special holiday traditions. BarBuzz is part of the TBA Podcast Network and is available on the TBA’s website or wherever you listen to podcasts.

The TBA Book Club will hold its second discussion event on Jan. 11 from 4 to 5 p.m. CST via Zoom. Members chose Jodi Picoult’s “Small Great Things” as the group’s second quarter book selection. The novel focuses on a Black labor and delivery nurse who is assigned to a child of white supremacists. The TBA will welcome author, poet and African American literature and cultural history expert Darius Stewart to the meeting as a special guest to provide context and insight into the book. Former TBA Executive Director Joycelyn Stevenson will lead the discussion. Register for the event.

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