The TBA Real Estate Law Section will present a live webcast next week to review advancements in the industry regarding e-notarization, e-closings and remote witnessing. The session will be held May 15 at 10:30 a.m. CDT. It will cover 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. Please note that registration will close at 4 p.m. CDT on May 14.

The 2020 Family Law Forum is now available in a convenient 1-click online package. The four-hour program will cover extensive revisions to the Child Support Guidelines set to take effect on May 10. In addition to revisions surrounding what happens when a stepparent has health insurance coverage for the child and whether a person can claim voluntary unemployment while incarcerated, the program also covers required federal changes. Other topics in the forum include key issues in family law during the COVID-19 pandemic, G.A.L. essentials and ethics in family law. Visit the TBA course catalog to see all available online courses.  

The Family Law Forum originally set for May 11 is now available in an online 1-Click package! Because of significant updates taking place right now, members have requested that the online package be made available immediately. The four-hour program includes important child support updates that go into effect May 10, key issues in family law during the COVID-19 pandemic, G.A.L. essentials, and ethics in family law. Visit the TBA course catalog to see all available online courses.

Join us tomorrow from 2-3 p.m. CDT for a webcast presentation and question and answer session about the implementation of the CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program, as well as an update on the SBA loan process. Mark Neithammer, director of government guaranteed lending for Capstar Bank, will share helpful information, while Bradley Sagraves and R. Christopher Trump with Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis will answer questions from attendees. Be sure to watch our one-hour CLE webcast “CARES Act – Understanding the SBA Loan Process and the Major Business and Tax Provisions of the CARES Act” before joining us for Thursday’s event, which is free but does not offer CLE credit. Register here and submit any questions you have in advance.

Watch the TBA’s online CLE Building the Appellate Record and Preserving Issues for Appeal: Federal Courts and quiz yourself on hot topics in appellate practice. Join Chattanooga lawyer Robert Parsley as he addresses preserving issues for appeal, the forfeiture rule and its rationale in federal appellate courts and building the appellate record in federal district courts. Available May 1 for one general CLE credit.

Interested in improving your writing? Join us on Wednesday from 3 to 4 p.m. CDT for a presentation by Lucy Jewel, professor of law and director of legal writing at the University of Tennessee College of Law. Jewel will explain how to apply classical principles of rhetoric to craft compelling briefs. The course offers one dual credit.

The TBA’s Adoption Law Section will host a videoconference roundtable discussion next Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. CDT regarding best practices and tips for adoption lawyers in these uncertain times. Join Adoption Law Section members to discuss changes in business, DCS interactions, in-person surrenders and other issues that have arisen and the steps taken to address them. This roundtable discussion is free and open to all TBA members.

COVID-19 Response: 60 Minutes of Legal and Regulatory Hot Topics for Healthcare Providers is a new installment in the TBA’s on-demand webcast series, Navigating the Pandemic. This CLE program features a panel of regulatory, privacy and transactional practitioners who address the torrent of legal and regulatory changes, supplemental payment programs and telehealth and privacy concerns stemming from the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is good for one general CLE credit and available now on the TBA’s website.  

Want to enhance your skills in communicating with clients? The attorney-client relationship is an important one: it can be the best source for referrals or the source of ethical complaints. Nashville attorney David Raybin looks at 50 tactical suggestions to employ when communicating with clients. Watch the webinar anytime and then tune in on April 22 at 11 a.m. CDT to discuss these tips and ask Raybin your questions. This dual credit webinar will benefit your practice and future relationships.

This new webcast, the latest from TBA’s on-demand CLE series “Navigating the Pandemic,” will look at the details of Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order allowing remote notary and witnessing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join Newman Bankston and Bradley Sagraves with Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis in Knoxville to learn how to effectively produce documents under the executive order. And watch for Bankston’s article in the May issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal for more on this issue.