The TBA Committee on Racial & Ethnic Diversity (CRED) will host "Overview of Landlord and Tenant Laws," a free webcast with committee member Christina Magrans-Tillery. Topics for the June 9 program include rights and obligations of parties, repairs, eviction process and discrimination issues. Learn more or register here.

Don't miss the Policing in America CLE presentation from the TBA and Tennessee Alliance for Black Lawyers (TABL) at the TBA Convention in Knoxville. There are over 18,000 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, all with their own rules. Chief Paul Noel of the Knoxville Police Department, Chief Celeste Murphy from the Chattanooga Police Department and Assistant Chief Dwayne Greene of the Nashville Police Department, as well as federal public defender Dumaka Shabazz, will discuss how these differences impact the communities they serve. The panel will be moderated by Brooklyn Sawyers Belk, the Knoxville Police Department attorney and deputy chief. A reception will follow the program. Register for the convention now to take part in this and other programming. 

Register now for the TBA 2023 LGBT Forum on June 23. Panelists will discuss the erosion of rights for the trans community as well as targeted legislation. Other topics include healthcare, drag laws and ethics. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from community experts and earn three dual hours of CLE credit.

Make plans now to attend the TBA’s 2023 Administrative Law Forum on Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CST. Thanks to Jonathan Fly, administrative judge for the Tennessee Department of Human Services, for producing this program. Watch for program topics and speakers coming soon.

Mark your calendar for Dec. 1 and plan to attend the Annual Environmental Forum! More details will be available soon on the CLE website.

Make plans now for the annual TBA Health Law Primer and Health Law Forum CLE programs to be held in Nashville in November. The primer will take place Nov. 1 followed by the forum on Nov. 2-3. Watch for details soon on speakers and topics. Also, don't forget that you can save money when you register for these programs by using your prepaid CLE credits that come with your TBA Complete Membership!

Make plans now to join the TBA on June 23 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CDT for a webcast with the “CLE Performer” Stuart Teicher. Teicher's lecture, Eight Reasons Movie-Lawyers Would Be Disciplined, will cover the sometimes obvious and sometimes subtle ethics violations committed by lawyers in movies and on TV. Register here.

Soliciting clients can be an ethical minefield. In fact, it is so tough to navigate that the American Bar Association has issued a new opinion on the subject. Join the CLE Performer Stuart Teicher on June 23 at 10:15 a.m. CDT for one hour as he explains the rules on solicitation and talks about the weird “hybrid” situation that arises when a lawyer talks to a potential client. Specific rules to be covered are Rule 1.18, Prospective Client Relationships; Rule 7.2, Communicating About Lawyer Services; and Rule 7.3, Soliciting Clients. One hour of dual credit will be offered. The session follows Teicher’s presentation on legal writing at 9 a.m. the same day.

Make plans now to join the TBA on June 23 from 9-10 a.m. CDT for a webcast with the “CLE Performer” Stuart Teicher. For this program on legal writing, Teicher will tackle the hardest part of the process: the organization phase. Using musical arrangements as a guide, Teicher will explain how to create a mind map and the benefits of outlining. “From Bach to Beyonce: What Musical Arrangements Teach About Legal Writing” will offer one hour of ethics credit.

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.