The TBA is hosting its Spring CLE Blast during the whole month of May! Whether you are catching up on CLE or starting to meet your 2022 requirements, our packages are designed with your convenience in mind. Choose from two CLE packages that you can watch on-demand from the comfort of your own home or office. Package 1 offers eight dual hours of credit while Package 2 offers seven hours. Earn 15 hours of CLE when you purchase both! Need to customize your learning? Visit cle.tba.org to access more than 250 on-demand programs. Whether you need one hour of CLE or 15, we have a curated list of options by hour, topic and practice area. And don't forget that all of your 2022 CLE can be taken through approved distance learning courses.

The TBA Entertainment & Sports Law Section will hold its annual CLE on May 19 from 12:30 to 4:45 p.m. CDT at Belmont College of Law. This year’s program will provide updates on some of the hottest topics in the entertainment and sports industries including: blockchain technology and the role it plays in the music industry, including NFTs and the metaverse; trademark and licensing issues within the Web 3.0 world; legal considerations related to the explosion of unlicensed music being used on social media; and ethical guidelines when negotiating new music contracts. Following the program, attendees are invited to attend a networking reception.

The TBA is hitting the road and coming to a city near you! The annual Court Square Series, designed to provide attorneys with the latest developments in multiple areas of the law, is underway and stopping next in Murfreesboro. The three-hour event on May 17 will include an update on family law with Amelia Luna of the Legal Aid Society Of Middle Tennessee, an ethics update from Board of Professional Responsibility Disciplinary Counsel Beverly Sharpe, and a mental health discussion with Rutherford County General Sessions Court Judge Gilley. The program, which will be held at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a networking lunch and wrap up at 3:15 p.m. CDT. Looking for programming in another city? The Court Square Series will also be making stops in Cookeville on May 19, Kingsport on May 26, Chattanooga on June 3 and Jackson on June 7. Read more on each session on the TBA CLE website.

For those who would like to learn more about conservatorship work, the TBA is offering a free one-hour Zoom discussion on best practices, with a focus on general practice and small and solo firms. Nashville lawyer Amy Willoughby Bryant and Lebanon lawyer Travenia Holden will present the session on April 25 from 2-3 p.m. CDT. An optional hour of CLE credit is available for $50. For more information or questions contact TBA’s Director of Education and Professional Development Jennifer Vossler.

Make plans now to join colleagues for the 2022 TBA Annual Convention, taking place in person at the downtown Nashville Hilton June 15-18. Don't miss key convention events such as the Better This Year and Legislative Update CLE programs, Bench Bar CLE and Luncheon, and Lawyers Luncheon, where TBA President Sherie Edwards will pass the gavel to incoming president Tasha Blakney. In person law school breakfasts will return for the first time since 2019, as will the Thursday evening Bench/Bar social event, which will include dinner and a live band on the rooftop of Nashville's new 5th & Broad entertainment venue. Register now and be sure to reserve your hotel room by May 24 to take advantage of the TBA group rate.

The TBA is hitting the road and coming to a city near you! The annual Court Square Series is set to begin this month with a three-hour program in Columbia. Attendees will start the afternoon with a lunch and learn networking session with TBA leadership and an attorney wellness discussion brought to you by TBA's Attorney Well Being Committee. Board of Professional Responsibility Disciplinary Counsel Sandy Garrett also will provide an ethics update. The program will take place on April 21 from noon until 3:15 p.m. CDT at the First Farmers and Merchants Bank, 901 Nashville Highway, Columbia. Designed to provide attorneys with the latest developments in multiple areas of the law, the Court Square Series will also be making stops in Murfreesboro on May 17, Cookeville on May 19, Kingsport on May 26, Chattanooga on June 3 and Jackson on June 7. Read more on each session on the TBA CLE website.

The TBA’s Corporate Counsel Section will present its Annual Forum virtually on April 29 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. CDT. Earn four hours of general CLE credit during this live virtual event that will include updates in labor and employment law, administrative law changes, a discussion of intellectual property and more. Corporate Counsel Section members receive a discount on the course. Not a member of the section? Join today.

Whether you are catching up on CLE or starting to meet your 2022 requirements, the TBA's Spring CLE Blast has packages designed with your convenience in mind. Choose from two CLE packages that you can watch on-demand from the comfort of your own home or office. Whether you need one hour of CLE or 15, we have curated lists of CLE packages by the hour, topic and practice area. Create your own package any time by visiting us at cle.tba.org to access over 250 on-demand programs. Earn up to 15 hours of CLE when you purchase both packages!

The TBA Adoption Law Forum will take place in person on May 16 at the Nashville Public Library. The program will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT and offer one dual and three general CLE credits. Topics will include updates on adoption assistance, civil and juvenile court rules, appellate updates and bonding and trauma. Lunch will be provided. Produced by Jennifer Williams, speakers include Meredith Brasfield, Douglas Dimond, Susan Kovac and Kevin Weaver. Register here.

Sessions from the TBA’s 2022 Construction Law Forum are now available as a 1-Click Package. Purchase the full forum or just the individual sessions desired. This year’s forum focused on the unique aspects of mechanics' and materialmen's lien law, exploring special situations such as when liens on leaseholds are proper; whether a lien or bond claim should be used against a hybrid project; who qualifies as an "owner" for purposes of serving certain notices; and what exactly is "visible commencement of operations" and "completion of the improvement." There also will be an ethical discussion about whether lawyers can "bluff" by serving a notice of nonpayment and/or notice of lien when certain prerequisites have not been satisfied?