The TBA announced today that Daniel Street, county attorney for Sullivan County, has been selected as the Week 2 CLE Blast prize winner! The Year End Blast is underway and to make this season a little merrier, the TBA is offering weekly prizes and one overall prize at the end of the month thanks to presenting sponsor Clio. Those who purchase a CLE program in December will automatically be entered in the drawings. Others also may enter without purchase. Need CLE before the end of the year? Check out new packages and individual programs being offered each day.

The Juvenile and Children's Law section virtual program Homeboy: An Inside Perspective of a Youth's Transition Through the System is now available to view online. During the program, Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Tennessee Jawara Griffin speaks on his journey through the juvenile system and his belief that every human being has the right to competent and effective legal representation, regardless of their socio-economic status.

The TBA’s Criminal Law Forum 2020 will take place virtually this Friday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CST via Zoom. Attendees will hear presentations from Kirsten Shields of Legility and Christopher Slobogin of the Vanderbilt University Law School on topics designed to keep lawyers at the forefront of the latest developments in the criminal law field. And remember: all 2020 CLE hours can be taken online and TBA members get discounted pricing on all CLE programs!

The TBA’s annual Ethics Road Homeshow 2020 is happening tomorrow! We can’t take the show “on the road” this year so we are bringing the popular ethics tradition with Memphis lawyer Brian Faughnan directly to you. The live virtual program will focus on “Ethics Lessons from the Pandemic,” simultaneously looking at the years 1918 and 1968 and the challenges faced by attorneys during those difficult times. Join us from 1 to 4:15 p.m. CST and get those last-minute ethics hours. Remember: all 2020 CLE hours can be taken online and TBA members get discounted pricing on all CLE programs.

Intellectual Property Law Forum: IP 101 is intended for those who have no experience with intellectual property law or who want to learn more about a certain type of IP. Presenters will review the three types of intellectual property for which protection can be sought: patents, trademarks and copyrights. The forum will culminate with a discussion of IP licensing agreements that may include one, two, or all three of these types of IP. The live virtual forum will take place tomorrow from noon to 4 p.m. CST. Please register prior to 10 a.m. CST tomorrow to receive the Zoom email invitation in time.

The TBA Animal Law Section will present a free one-hour program on Monday from noon to 1 p.m. CST about the legal battle to free Nosey — an elephant rescued from a traveling circus after decades of abuse. The lawyers who fought for Nosey’s placement at The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald will recount the story of the legal fight to save her, and discuss legal and ethical issues relating to elephants and other wild animals in captivity. An optional Q&A session will follow the program. One hour of CLE credit is available for a fee of $45. Register here.

The TBA announced today that Bradley Peters, vice president of redevelopment and legal services with the Knoxville Community Development Corporation, has been selected as the Week 1 CLE Blast prize winner! The Year End Blast is underway and to make this season a little merrier, the TBA is offering weekly prizes and one overall prize at the end of the month thanks to presenting sponsor Clio. Those who purchase a CLE program in December will automatically be entered in the drawings. Others also may enter without purchase. Need CLE before the end of the year? Check out all the TBA offerings or register to receive updates about new packages coming soon.

The TBA’s Dispute Resolution Section has produced a three-part series covering non-monetary issues that arise in family law disputes, business and commercial disputes and employment disputes. Coming up tomorrow from 1 to 2 p.m. CST, don’t miss Non-Monetary Issues in Family Law Disputes, which will walk attendees through a fact scenario, highlighting litigation tactics and strategy and discussing the process of negotiating a resolution. Then, on Dec. 14 from noon until 1 p.m. CST, catch Non-Monetary Issues in Employment Disputes, which will talk about settlement blockers and how a mediator can be prepared to handle them. Finally, Non-Monetary Issues in Business and Commercial Disputes is now available online and covers strategies a mediator could use to give a recalcitrant party closure. All three courses are virtual and worth one hour each of CLE and Continuing Mediation Education (CME) credit.

Need a few (or all) of your CLE hours before Dec. 31? Though we are not able to offer our traditional in-person Year End CLE Blast this year, the TBA is ready to serve up safe, convenient and last-minute CLE throughout the month of December. Register today to receive updates throughout the month about programs as they become available. Want to get a head start? Visit cle.tba.org for upcoming programming and a current list of packages available. Stay safe and remember, you can fulfill all of your CLE requirements for 2020 with approved distance learning from the TBA. Thanks to our presenting sponsor Clio for supporting quality continuing education for Tennessee lawyers.

What can lawyers learn from the electoral college process as well as presidential victories and concessions? Join us tomorrow for a one-hour live webcast from Middle Tennessee State University Professor of Political Science John Vile, as he guides us through the history of presidential transitions, and the role lawyers can play when elections are contested. The program begins at 1 p.m. CST.