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Law Day Events Set for This Week

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 29, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
Law Day 2019 is Wednesday, and there are several events scheduled across Tennessee to celebrate. The Knoxville Bar Association will present "Leadership Lessons for An Angry Age, ‘Crossing the Aisle: How Bipartisanship Brought Tennessee to the 21st Century and Could Save America,’" featuring author and columnist Keel Hunt. The event will be Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Hilton Downtown. The Nashville Bar Association plans to celebrate with a luncheon on Friday. The event’s keynote speaker will be Judge Martha Craig “Cissy” Daughtrey, and the Jack Norman Sr. and Liberty Bell awards will be given to Mariah Wooten and Judge Joe P. Binkley Jr., respectively. This year’s theme is Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society. 

Volunteers Needed for a Saturday Clinic in Nashville

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 24, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
The Legal Aid Society and Metro Nashville Public Schools are hosting their monthly clinic this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the MNPS Office of English Learners, which is located at 615 Fessey Park Road, Nashville, TN, 37204. All lawyers are invited to help at this advice-only clinic. To volunteer or for more information please contact Jorge Salles Diaz at jsallesdiaz@las.org, 615-780-7131.

MBA to Host Annual Memorial Service

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 24, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
The Memphis Bar Association will host its annual memorial service, in honor of attorneys who passed away during the previous year, on May 2. The event will be held at Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd St. Service begins at noon, with a reception to follow.

Workers Comp Law Celebration

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 12, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
The Knoxville office of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Law on April 15 and 18 from 10 a.m. to noon each day. Employees, employers, adjusters, attorneys and other workers’ compensation stakeholders are invited to enjoy refreshments and learn about the history of workers’ compensation over its 100-year journey in Tennessee. The bureau also plans to hold celebrations in Kingsport on April 16 and in Chattanooga on April 17. More details here.

Memphis Law to Host Event About Executive Power and Immigration

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 10, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
The Federal Society will host an event with Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute and Professor Steve Mulroy to discuss executive powers and immigration. The discussion will take place tomorrow at noon in the Wade Auditorium on the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphries School of Law. 

Belmont, Legal Aid Society Seeking Volunteers for a Saturday Clinic

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 10, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
Belmont University and Legal Aid Society are hosting their monthly clinic this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Belmont Ministry Center, which is located at 2005 12th Ave. South, Nashville, TN, 37204. All lawyers are invited to help at this advice-only clinic. To volunteer or for more information please contact Jorge Salles Diaz, 615-780-7131.

Leadership Development for Lawyers is Focus of UT Law Conference

Posted by: Barry Kolar on Apr 2, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
Law school deans and students from across the country will be in Knoxville this weekend for the inaugural conference on Leadership Development for Lawyers. Former UT Law Dean Doug Blaze is chairing the event, which will feature keynote addresses from ABA President Robert Carlson and North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, a UT Law grad who is the state's first African-American women to serve in that post. Workshops will address integrating well-being into legal leadership curricula, how to develop effective leadership skills and how to best assess those leadership development efforts.

Mercy Health Clinic, Legal Aid Society Seeking Volunteers for Franklin Clinic

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 1, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
Mercy Health Clinic and Legal Aid Society are hosting a monthly clinic Thursday 5 - 7 p.m. in St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 908 Murfreesboro Road, Franklin, 37064. All lawyers are invited to help at this advice-only clinic. To volunteer or for more information please contact Jorge Salles Diaz, 615-780-7131.

CCPBI Gala to Feature Pro Bono Institute’s Runyon

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 28, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
The TBA Access to Justice Committee, in partnership with the TBA Corporate Counsel Section and the Association of Corporate Counsel, is hosting the 13th annual Corporate Counsel Pro Bono Initiative Gala on April 6 in Nashville. The gala, which will be held at the Pinnacle at Symphony Place, will feature remarks from Eve Runyon, president and CEO of the Pro Bono Institute. The deadline to become an event sponsor or purchase tickets is Friday. Contact Liz Todaro, TBA Access to Justice Director, for more information.

Napier-Looby, Legal Aid Seek Volunteers for Nashville Clinic

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 27, 2019
News Type: Upcoming
The Napier-Looby Bar Association and Legal Aid Society have scheduled a Free Legal Help Clinic on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Watson Grove Baptist Church, 1415 Horton Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37212. All lawyers are invited to help at this advice-only clinic. To volunteer or for more information contact Jorge Salles Diaz, 615-780-7131.
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