This year's Disability Law Forum is returning as a live and in-person program on Oct. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT at the Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club in Hendersonville. Sessions will cover ways to prepare a successful GRID case, best practices from a vocational expert, a DDS/OHO update and an ethics course designed to help "unstick" stuck cases. A happy hour will immediately follow the program.

TBA's Corporate Counsel Section will host two webinars this fall. The first, "Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: Regulations, Cyber Threats, and AI — Key Issues that Lawyers Must Understand" will take place Oct. 13 at noon CDT. The webinar will focus on data privacy and cybersecurity issues and the complex challenges that lawyers must understand to effectively represent their clients. Please join Baker Donelson attorneys Matt White and Alex Koskey for a discussion on critical legal and risk management considerations regarding the cyber threat landscape. The second webinar is scheduled for Dec. 7 at noon CST. Laura Chastain, ethics counsel for the Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR), will discuss the BPR's Formal Ethics Opinion 2022-F-168 regarding in-house counsel that reside and are licensed in other states. Registration will be available soon, so keep an eye on TBA's CLE calendar!

This year’s Tennessee Supreme Court Boot Camp, set for Oct. 4, will include two special elements not to be missed! As in past years, attendees will observe oral arguments in real cases and then engage in a discussion about the preparation and considerations for deciding to seek review in the court. But this year, attendees also are invited to see Justice Holly Kirby sworn in as the court’s newest chief justice prior to the CLE at the state capitol, and then hear former TBA president Bill Harbison present a special program on the history of the court at Holland & Knight after the Boot Camp. The TBA's Boot Camp program will kick off at 9:30 a.m. CDT at the Tennessee Supreme Court building in Nashville with oral arguments before the full court. An analysis and discussion will follow with Chattanooga lawyer Robert Parsley with Miller & Martin, and Nashville lawyers Donald Capparella with Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella, and Edmund Sauer with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings. The program will wrap up at 4:30 p.m. CDT.

TBA’s Adoption Law Section presents this year’s annual forum on Sept. 25 with two hours on legislative updates, plus an hour for case law updates. Additional topics include the basics of adoption law for newer practitioners, as well as a dual hour on secondary trauma. The forum will be held at the Tennessee Bankers Association's Barrett Training Center in Nashville from 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. CDT. You won’t want to miss this informative program!

Family law issues can be fraught, so attorneys need to have as many tools at their disposal as possible. Join your colleagues in Nashville for this year's Family Law CLE on Oct 4. from 9 a.m.- 2:45 p.m. CDT at the offices of Alliance Bernstein, 501 Commerce St, 37203. On-site registration begins at 8 a.m. This program, hosted by the TBA Family Law Section, will provide information on topics from using mental health expert witnesses to criminal contempt and everything in between. Visit the course page for more information. See you in Nashville!

Join colleagues on Nov. 14 from noon to 1 p.m. CST to learn how to save time, reduce paper and increase completion rates of client questionnaires. Danielle DavisRoe with TBA’s member advantage partner Affinity Consulting will discuss free and inexpensive tools to electronically gather data from clients during this webcast. Learn more or register here.

AI is coming for lawyers. Whether it’s ChatGPT, virtual assistants or other new technology, lawyers are facing new challenges. Join the CLE Performer Stuart Teicher for a webcast on Oct. 12 at 11:30 a.m. CDT as he explores the never-ending problems with the hottest technologies.

Getting through the rigors of the practice of law can be a challenge. Luckily, lawyers have ethics rules to guide the way! Join colleagues on Oct. 12 at 10:15 a.m. CDT for a webcast featuring CLE Performer Stuart Teicher as he explains how certain rules of ethics reveal important coping mechanisms for all lawyers. Visit the course site for registration and more information. 

TBA’s 35th Annual Health Law Forum makes its return to Nashville’s Music City Center Nov. 2-3. The premier program for Tennessee health care lawyers, the forum provides all necessary CLE requirements for the year — three dual hours and 12 general hours — while providing opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the state. Renowned Vanderbilt physician C. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, will serve as the keynote presenter. This year’s event includes sessions focused on AI, the False Claims Act, No Surprises Act, telehealth, antitrust laws, fraud and abuse, Tennessee legislative update, state case law review and ethics. On Nov. 1, those interested in learning more about health law practice should make plans to attend the 23rd Annual Health Law Primer. The event, which focuses on introductory topics, will take place from noon to 4:30 p.m. CDT at the Nashville office of Bass, Berry & Sims. Discounted hotel rates are available for attendees at the Hyatt Centric Nashville.

It is not uncommon for firms to have hundreds, sometimes thousands, of closed bankers boxes sitting around, with some spending thousands of dollars on file storage per month. Many firms are starting to move towards paperless office environments, which raises questions about how long closed files need to be kept and if paper copies can be destroyed after conversion to digital. Join Paul Unger with Affinity Consulting for a webcast on Oct. 11 from 12-1 p.m. CDT to learn more about the basics of document management and retention.