The Memphis Bar Association will hold a memorial ceremony on Sept. 24 to honor those who have died since 2019. To share a memory or story about an individual being honored, send an email to memphisbarassociation@gmail.com.

The Legal Aid Society will hold an in-person legal advice clinic for veterans this Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT at Operation Stand Down, 1125 12th Ave. S., Nashville 37203. To volunteer, contact Andrae Crismon or Kendra Cheek or call 615-780-7131.

The Suffrage Coalition will host a living history banquet on Aug. 17 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza in Knoxville, 401 West Summit Hill Dr. 37902. During the event, which will raise funds to preserve suffrage history, attendees will be able to mingle with characters playing the roles of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lizzie Crozier French, Frankie Pierce and Febb Burn — the mother of Tennessee Senator Harry T. Burn, who cast the deciding vote for suffrage in that body. Other event elements include a cocktail hour, silent auction, suffrage art display and reenactment of the 1920 Tennessee Senate debate. Finally, attendees will get a sneak preview of songs that will be part of a new musical, “A Vote of Her Own,” which will premiere in 2022. Tickets can be purchased online.

The Memphis Bar Association and its Access to Justice Committee will hold a virtual legal advice clinic Friday from 1-3 p.m. CDT. The clinic will be held by Zoom and focus on the topics of debt relief and bankruptcy. Those needing legal advice should register online at 901legalconnect.org. The clinic is being held in collaboration with the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Office of General Counsel, Community Legal Center and Memphis Area Legal Services. It is sponsored by Ralston Buchanan Consumer Law Group.

The ABA is holding its Annual Meeting Aug. 4-10 with programs being offered in person as well as virtually. Among topics to be considered are police reform, cryptocurrency, voter suppression, environmental justice and student free speech rights. On Wednesday, ABA President Patricia Lee Refo will join nine past female presidents of the association to discuss the progress of and remaining challenges to the advancement of women in the profession. The ABA House of Delegates will meet Wednesday and Thursday to consider more than three dozen proposals. Awards also will be presented to Dr. Clarence B. Jones, adviser and lawyer to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and to Lawrence Fox, a champion of legal ethics, professional responsibility and lawyer volunteerism. Read more about the meeting.

The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services will host its annual Equal Justice University (EJU) virtual conference on Sept. 21- 23. Join members of the state’s equal justice community for three days of sessions covering substantive law, ethics and paraprofessional skills, engaging and inspiring plenary sessions, the annual Access to Justice Awards presentations and much more. Registration for the conference is now open.

Law firm leaders and a prominent legal writer will join ABA President Patricia Lee Refo on July 29 at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss the current debate among lawyers on whether and how to return to the office after the pandemic. The one-hour online webinar will coincide with the release of the “2021 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession,” an annual compilation of statistics and trends among lawyers, judges and law students. New to the report this year is a chapter on how the pandemic has affected lawyers. In addition to Refo, the panel will include: CNN legal analyst Joey Jackson, Above the Law founder David Lat, Chicago lawyer Patricia Brown Holmes and St. Louis lawyer J.Y. Miller, who manages Husch Blackwell’s virtual law team. Register here. For more information contact Marc Davis, 202-662-1773.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee will hold a portrait unveiling and Memorial Garden dedication for former Chief Judge Pamela L. Reeves on Aug. 27. The portrait unveiling will take place at 1:30 p.m. EDT at the Church Street United Methodist Church, 900 Henley at Main, Knoxville 37902. The garden dedication will be held afterward at the Howard M. Baker Jr. United States Courthouse, 800 Market St., Knoxville 37902. Reeves, a former TBA president, died Sept. 10, 2020, following a battle with cancer.

The Tennessee Department of Revenue is hosting another free webinar on July 27 beginning at 9 a.m. CDT. Participants will learn about tax law changes considered during the last General Assembly session and be able to ask questions of department personnel. Register for the upcoming event or check out past webinars on the department’s website.

The Legal Aid Society will hold two legal advice clinics next week for those with questions about housing and renters’ rights, bankruptcy, medical bills, debt collection, domestic violence, and SNAP and unemployment benefits. A phone clinic will take place Monday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. CDT. An in-person clinic for veterans will be held Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT at Operation Stand Down, 1125 12th Ave. S., Nashville 37203. To volunteer, contact Andrae Crismon or Kendra Cheek or call 615-780-7131.