The Tort & Insurance Law Section's annual forum features two hours of general CLE credit and one hour of dual CLE credit, including a session on healthcare liability updates, an overview of the ethical issues that attorneys face in conducting investigations and interviewing current and former employees of an opposing corporate litigant, and a panel of attorneys discussing the proper disclosure of experts. Go here to register.

The TBA Annual Convention in Knoxville next week will feature a timely session on how ChatGPT can help attorneys in their practice. Sydney Beckman with Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law and Wesley Clark with Brazil Clark will discuss why lawyers should embrace, rather than reject, ChatGPT’s capabilities. They also will focus on the limitations of artificial intelligence, highlighting the human qualities that clients need but AI cannot provide. The session, moderated by Lincoln Memorial University’s Melanie Reid, will take place Thursday from 4-5:30 p.m. EDT at the Marriott Knoxville Downtown Hotel. Want to join colleagues just for this program? The TBA is making a select number of programs available for purchase separate from the full convention registration. Sign up here.

This year's Real Estate Essentials course will be held virtually on June 22. The program will run from 1 to 4:15 p.m. CDT. This year's program will feature David Palmer with the FBI office in Memphis discussing cybersecurity in real estate transactions, and Mary Kate Brandon with First American Title providing a session on the basics of title insurance. Make plans now to attend, and remember, section members always receive a discount.

On demand videos from this year's Business Law Forum: Business Transactions in the News — What Tennessee Lawyers Oughta Know are now available for purchase in the CLE Course Catalog. As a member of the TBA Business Law Section, you will always receive a discount on CLE programming produced by the section. This year’s program featured Tennessee practitioners commenting and interpreting many of these newsworthy developments, including issues related to artificial intelligence, crypto failures, non-competes and celebrity executives. The speakers examined ethical uses of AI-driven platforms such as ChatGPT in the legal profession, current concepts related to transactional non-competes (including the related impact of proposed federal policies), lessons learned from cryptocurrency bankruptcies like FTX, and the legal constraints that celebrity executives and directors must navigate when balancing their public image with regulatory obligations.

Check out the individual videos or purchase the convenient 1-click CLE package.

TBA is hitting the road and coming Gallatin on Wednesday. The Court Square series is designed to provide attorneys with the latest developments in multiple areas of the law. Kick off the afternoon with a lunch and learn networking session with TBA leadership. Titles include a TBA Legislative Update with Government Affairs Director Berkley Schwarz, Can You Truly Protect Assets From TennCare Estate Recovery? with Bryson Eubanks of Kane & Crowell, and a Social Security 101 update with Gallatin attorney Chris George of George & George. Visit the registration site for details.

During this year's TBA Convention in Knoxville, the TBA is offering individual registration for a select number of our CLE courses. Options include Mediator Ethics, Top 10 Employment Law Updates All Tennessee Lawyers Should Know, Embracing ChatGPT for Lawyers, Positive Psychology and Leadership Hour, and Attorney Wellness Inside and Out. Visit the individual registration sites for dates and times.

Don't miss the TBA's International Law Forum set to take place Friday at 1212 Germantown from 1:30-3:45 p.m. CDT. The forum will feature attorney Larry Harrington discussing international business practices in South America and Jim Hollingshad, senior advisor for economic and business affairs with the Consulate-General of Japan. A networking reception will follow the program from 3:45-5 p.m. CDT. All International Law Section members are invited to attend. Please RSVP here.

This year's Real Estate Essentials course will be held virtually on June 22. The program will run from 1 to 4:15 p.m. CDT. Thanks to attorney and senior underwriting counsel Joseph Kirkland Jr. at Executive Title and Closing Inc. in Memphis for producing this program. Watch for more details coming soon.

The Revised Uniform Arbitration Act (RUAA), recently signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee and set to go into effect July 1, replaces the current arbitration law that was drafted in the late 1950s and has been in place in Tennessee since the early 1980s. It replaces that law with a revised, uniform version that has been updated to meet modern needs and addresses procedural issues not included in the original arbitration act. Join Bob Arrington and Matt Haskell June 21 from 11 a.m.-noon CDT in a discussion of the RUAA, including why it was updated and what those updates mean for your practice.

This year, the TBA Convention will offer two blocks of concurrent CLE programs. On June 15 from 2-3:30 p.m. EDT, attendees will choose between "Mediator Ethics: Where Do We Draw the Line?" with retired Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Janice Holder and Nashville lawyer Gail Ashworth, and "Top 10 Employment Law Updates All Tennessee Lawyers Should Know About" with Casey Duhart of Acadia Healthcare Inc. and Jeb Gerth of Epstein Becker & Green. Then from 4-5:30 p.m., TBA will offer "Embracing ChaptGPT for Lawyers" and "Policing in America" with the Tennessee Alliance of Black Lawyers (TABL). Visit the TBA Convention page for more details on these and other CLE programs.