The TBA’s 2020 Summer FastTrack program will be held as a virtual program with sessions specifically designed for practitioners in the Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville areas. The Knoxville program will take place on Aug. 21. Don’t miss the opportunity to join area judges and attorneys for four one-hour presentations and an optional lunchtime Zoom mixer. Attendees will hear from Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee, Frank Johnstone of Wilson Worley PC in Kingsport and Samantha Parris with the Law Office of Samantha Parris in Knoxville. Registrants also will receive eight hours of prepaid credit to use on any of the TBA’s online or virtual CLE offerings and three hours of exclusive online videos designed specifically for general practitioners on topics such as working from home, law practice management and tips for growing your practice. Sign up now and get 15 hours of CLE credit through this one program!

Need a quick update in the areas of law you deal with every day? The TBA’s 2020 Summer FastTrack program will be held as a virtual program with sessions specifically designed for practitioners in Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville. The Memphis program will take place on Aug. 7. Don’t miss the opportunity to join area judges and attorneys for four one-hour presentations and an optional lunchtime Zoom mixer. Attendees will hear from Chasity Grice with Peppel, Grice & Palazzolo; Danny Norwood with Working Boomer Advocate; and Circuit Court Judge Mary Wagner. Registrants also will receive eight hours of prepaid credit to use on any of TBA’s online or virtual CLE offerings and three hours of exclusive online videos designed specifically for general practitioners on topics such as working from home, law practice management and tips for growing your practice.

The TBA's 2020 Disability Law Forum has gone virtual for 2020! Set for Aug. 21, this online program will cover a variety of topics applicable to disability law practitioners, including ethical issues, legal technology and law office management tips. Additionally, vocational consultant Michelle McBroom Weiss will present a session on effective cross examination, transferable skills analysis and more, while Judge H. Scott Williams will provide a closer look at the social security disability hearing process. The program will offer three dual and two general hours of CLE credit.

The Intellectual Property Law Forum originally scheduled for April 17 will now be a virtual CLE event, held over two days, July 15 - 16. The TBA's IP Section Executive Council has put together a fantastic program to discuss IP with vices front and center. The first day of the program will provide accounts of bad actors running afoul of trade secret law, provide insight into the life of hackers and finishes with ways to avoid trouble with online information. The sessions run from 1 to 4 p.m. CDT. Attendees can earn two general and one dual CLE hours. The program continues on day two exploring the various forms of available IP protection for the cannabis industry and ends with insights into how to best distinguish and protect your home brew from others. Those sessions run from 1 to 3 p.m. CDT. Attendees can earn two general CLE hours. In an effort to provide flexibility, folks can register to attend day one, day two or the full, two-day program.  Find out more about the sessions, speakers and registration options available by clicking here.

The TBA Elder Law Section will host the 2020 Elder Law Forum as a virtual event on July 10. The six-hour program will provide essential and practical material for elder law attorneys and those interested in learning more about this practice area. Four of the six hours will be presented with live speakers while the other two hours will be offered exclusively to forum registrants as two one-hour programs to watch on their own time — before or after the live event. Thanks to the sponsors for this program: Cumberland Trust, Krause Financial and Vista Points Special Needs Trusts.

The TBA’s International Law Forum is now available online in a 1-Click package! This virtual three-hour forum will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the global market by visiting three areas: business, finance and medicine. Presenters will discuss experience in their industry and what is needed to rebound from the epidemic. Not an International Law Section member? Join the section now.

The TBA's 2020 Annual LGBT Forum will be a virtual event on June 26 — the five year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision recognizing marriage rights for all Americans. The team that assisted with and argued the case of Obergefell v. Hodges will unite to reexamine and remember this important case, providing insights into the preparation and proceedings that ultimately led to the court's historic decision. The program will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT (with a one-hour break for lunch) and offer four hours of CLE credit. Login information will be provided after registration.

In the new online CLE video, LIFEtime Management: An Approach to Lawyer Time Management, lawyer Stuart Teicher will help viewers avoid the “Evil Triology” of bad lawyering habits: procrastination, distraction and neglect. Teicher will provide guidance on conquering those problems and offer solutions to problems involving time management. View the entire CLE course catalog here.

Did you miss today’s live webcast on Real Estate Law-eClosings and Remote Witnessing? The one-hour program is now available to watch on demand. The session reviews advancements in the industry regarding e-notarization, e-closings and remote witnessing, as well as the history of e-signing in the state, the RON statute, how to become a RON notary, how to select a platform or vendor, and the governor’s recent executive order allowing remote signing and witnessing in certain matters.

The 2020 Family Law Forum is now available in a convenient 1-Click online package. The four-hour program covers guardian ad litem essentials, key issues in family law during the COVID-19 pandemic and extensive revisions to the Child Support Guidelines that took effect earlier this week. Those revisions include changes to policies surrounding what happens when a stepparent has health insurance coverage for the child and whether a person can claim voluntary unemployment while incarcerated. Visit the TBA course catalog to see all available online courses.