The TBA will offer a one-hour webcast on Dec. 16 providing employment law attorneys an overview of the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) updated Employment and Workplace Rules. Led by AAA Employment Vice President Cassie Lively and attorney and AAA arbitrator Mark Travis, the program will address recent rule changes expanding arbitrator authority over discovery, subpoenas and dispositive motions, and new administrative procedures. The session will offer insights from both administrative and arbitrator perspectives on the evolving landscape of employment arbitration. For more information and to register, visit the TBA website.

Mark your calendars for the 2026 Estate Planning & Probate Forum, scheduled for March 6, 2026, in Franklin. This annual event will provide seven hours of CLE credit and include sessions on litigation and estate planning, public receivership, a probate panel, and a legislative update. Speakers will include Rob Malin, Rebecca Blair, Chancellor William Cole, Jennifer Exum, Lisa Helton, Robin Miller, David Parsons, Al Secor, Andrea Sinclair, Jared Smith and Ashley Stearns. Get more information and register on the TBA's website. Section members receive discounted registration. Not a section member yet? Get started here.

TBA's new "Sunrise Series" of early morning CLE offerings continues next week with "10 Ethical Tips from Hollywood Movies." Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy this one-hour webcast reviewing the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility as those rules are depicted in popular movies. Join Joel Oster, the Comedian of Law, as he analyzes the difference between professionalism and ethics and encourages attorneys to view their career as a professional calling. For more information and to register, visit the TBA's website.

The TBA will hold its second annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the Law (TCAIL2) on Dec. 12 in Nashville, offering a full day of programming focused on the rapidly evolving intersection of AI and legal practice. The conference will run from 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. CST and provide up to six dual hours of CLE credit. Sessions will feature live demonstrations of leading AI tools, guidance on navigating ethical and regulatory risks, and strategies for handling AI-generated evidence in court. Speakers include A.J. Bahou, Maura Grossman, Richard Littlehale, Lucian Pera, Neal Pinkston, Bill Ramsey and Oliver Roberts. For more information and to register visit the TBA website.

The TBA Administrative Law Section will host its annual Administrative Law Forum as a live virtual program on Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CST. This year’s agenda features a session on warrantless searches by administrative agents, an ethics update and additional presentations from speakers including Ethics Counsel Laura Chastain, Administrative Judges Mary Collier and Phillip Hilliard, and attorneys William Penny and Jerry Taylor. For more information and to register, visit the TBA website.

TBA’s “Sunrise Series,” which offers early-morning CLE webcasts from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. CST, continues tomorrow with Stuart Teicher presenting "Good Lawyers Gone Bad: Ethics Lessons from True Lawyer Slime and Crime." The session will explore actual missteps committed by lawyers and the ethics lessons underlying the actions. Make plans now to get your day started with a CLE boost!

The TBA will host a 2025 webcast update on Family Law on Dec. 10 from noon to 1 p.m. CST, featuring Family Law Section Chair K.O. Herston discussing key legislative and case law developments practitioners need to know. A webcast replay will be available on Dec. 23 from 3 to 4 p.m. CST. To register, visit the TBA website.

The TBA will offer a webcast on “Crystal-Clear Communication: Five Techniques to Avoid Ambiguity” on Dec. 18 from noon to 1 p.m. CST, providing practical guidance on improving clarity in modern legal writing. The program will feature before-and-after examples to help attorneys identify unclear drafting and apply techniques for simplifying legal concepts, choosing when to repeat terms, avoiding ambiguous uses of “and,” spotting misplaced modifiers and drafting emails and documents that are easy for lawyers and nonlawyers to understand. Visit the TBA website to register and for more information. 

Join speakers from The Legal Burnout Solution on Dec. 9 for a one-hour webcast on developing mindful law practice management skills designed to strengthen your focus, organization and long-term success while protecting against burnout. The session will focus on using mindfulness to develop resilience, cultivate sustainable work habits, enhance focus and efficiency, and improve client and team communication and collaboration — all with an eye to protecting yourself against ethical missteps. Learn more or register on the TBA website.

Veteran Tennessee litigators and former TBA Presidents Marcy Eason of Chattanooga and Al Harvey of Memphis will join Russell Fowler for a Dec. 17 webcast on litigation practice, offering lessons learned in the courtroom and discussing strategies for effective civil litigation. The program will highlight how professionalism, civility and ethical conduct are essential to succeeding in the legal profession. For more information and to register visit the TBA website.