The 2024 Elder Law Forum will take place in-person July 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT at the Belmont University College of Law. This annual staple for Tennessee attorneys provides insight from top professionals while allowing attendees to meet with other lawyers in the practice area. This year’s forum features timely topics such as conservatorships, dementia, client intake, ethics, litigation in elder law and much more. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Don’t miss this once-a-year opportunity to learn and earn CLE with colleagues.

TBA's annual Adoption Law Forum will be held Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT at the Tennessee Bankers Association's Barrett Training Center in Nashville. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available!

The TBA’s Court Square Series is back with a program planned in Jackson on June 28. Come hear from General Sessions Judge Christy Little, Nashville-area lawyer John Day, and Jackson lawyers Nancy Choate and Kortney Simmons. The Court Square Series is intended to bring top speakers to local legal communities and foster relationships and collegiality among lawyers across the state.

Save the date for the annual Animal Law Forum on Oct. 4! This unique opportunity will provide updates on trends and advancements in animal law while allowing participants to network and enjoy the fun and activities the Nashville Zoo offers. Zoo admission, breakfast and lunch are included with the program. Don't miss this event; you never know who is going to show up!

Earn three general hours with this Bankruptcy 1-Click package. The first session will feature a Chapter 13 trustee and a staff attorney to the Chapter 13 trustee for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Southern Division) who will highlight differences between their areas and highlight current issues in Chapter 13 cases. Also, learn about recent developments impacting mortgages in bankruptcies in the second session. Last up is a 1.5 hour long presentation highlighting bankruptcy case law updates.

Take all of your CLE online through the TBA's 1-Click program with a 15 Hour Package curated for general, solo and small firm attorneys. This package offers a mix of our popular ethics updates, law practice management programs and selection of hot topics, all offered on demand. And don't forget, all of your CLE can be taken through approved distance learning (online) courses. All TBA CLE courses are approved by the Tennessee Commission on CLE.

This year's Federal Practice Forum, presented virtually via Zoom, will offer three sessions beginning at 9 a.m. CDT on July 26. Topics will include ADR in federal district court, ramifications of the Chevron decision and more! Be sure to sign up by 8:15 a.m. CDT the morning of the program to receive the link to watch by email.

Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning book and Academy Award winning movie "To Kill a Mockingbird" has rekindled interest in the role lawyers play in leading their communities. This highly interactive three part series, taught by Doug Blaze and Buck Lewis — founders of the Institute for Professional Leadership at UT Law — will examine the lynching scene on the porch of the jail, the trial and the final scene on the Finch porch after an attempt on the Finch children’s lives. Sessions will take place virtually on July 31, Aug. 28 and Sept. 19. The full program qualifies for 4.5 dual hours of CLE. Register online for Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

The TBA’s Court Square Series is back with a program planned in Jackson on June 28. Come hear from General Sessions Judge Christy Little, Nashville-area lawyer John Day, and Jackson lawyers Nancy Choate and Kortney Simmons. The Court Square Series is intended to bring top speakers to local legal communities and foster relationships and collegiality among lawyers across the state.

If you missed the TBA’s Corporate Counsel Forum, the video from each of the sessions is now available to watch on demand through our 1-Click Package. This year’s program topics included how the Corporate Transparency Act affects in-house counsel, guiding a company through a government investigation, the recent FTC guidance on non-competes and no-poaching agreements, and what in-house counsel needs to know about the parent/subsidiary relationship. Access the package here.