Volunteers are needed for a Veterans’ Legal Advice Clinic scheduled for Jan. 11 from noon to 2 p.m. in Knoxville. The clinic is one of several planned by a group of legal organizations in the city, including the Knoxville Bar Association, the Knoxville Barristers, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Knox County Public Defender’s Office, the University of Tennessee College of Law and the local Veterans’ Affairs office. It will take place at the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office, 1101 Liberty St.

Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) will hold a third free legal advice clinic for wildfire survivors on Jan. 23 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Courtyard Gatlinburg, 315 Historic Nature Trail. Those impacted by area fires are eligible to receive legal advice on issues such as housing, employment, debt and insurance. No appointment is necessary and walk-ins are welcome. Attorney volunteers are needed. For more information, contact LAET’s Knoxville Pro Bono Director Kathryn Ellis, 865-637-0484. Learn more about all efforts to serve wildfire survivors. LAET also reports there is a critical need to provide meals for community volunteers. Visit mealtrain.com to sign up to deliver meals or visit www.volunteeretn.org to donate financially.

The Benjamin L. Hooks Chapter of the University of Memphis Black Law Students Association will hold its inaugural Unity in Diversity Banquet on Feb. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Guest House at Graceland. The event is designed to bring together judges, lawyers, law students and community leaders to highlight a wide array of contributions and achievements made by diverse individuals. Former ABA President and current Leadership Council on Legal Diversity President Robert Grey will deliver the keynote address. Tickets are $50 for students and $100 for all others and can be purchased online.

The Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) will be closed tomorrow (Dec. 23) and Monday (Dec. 26) in observance of the Christmas holiday. The office will reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 27, at 8 a.m. Don’t forget to take advantage of the TBA’s year-end CLE Blast, which will run next Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 7 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. RSVP online for any or all of the days.

The #HereToStay: Art of Resilience art show and fundraiser will take place Jan. 13-27 at L. Ross Gallery, 5040 Sanderlin Ave., Suite 104 in Memphis. The show kicks off with a reception on Jan. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person and are available online or at the door the night of the event. According to organizers, the event will feature works by local artists that express their support for the immigrant community. A percentage of all proceeds from artwork sold will be used to support a pro bono coordinator who will recruit and manage volunteer lawyers working for the Community Legal Center’s Immigrant Justice Program, Mid-South Immigration Advocates and the Derechos Immigration Program sponsored by Latino Memphis. For more information contact Jerri Green with the Community Legal Center at 901-543-3395.

Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) and the Sevier County Bar Association will hold a second free legal advice clinic for wildfire survivors Monday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Courtyard Gatlinburg, 315 Historic Nature Trail. Those impacted by area fires are eligible to receive legal advice on issues such as housing, employment, debt and insurance. No appointment is necessary and walk-ins are welcome. Attorney volunteers are needed. For more information, contact LAET’s Knoxville Pro Bono Director Kathryn Ellis, 865-637-0484. Learn more about all efforts to serve wildfire survivors.

Lipscomb University will host its final legal clinic of the year next Tuesday at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 600 28th Ave. North in Nashville. The clinic will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and is still in need of volunteers. This will be an advice-only clinic with no expectation that attorneys take on continuing representation. For more information contact Randy Spivey, academic director for the university’s Institute for Law, Justice and Society at 615-966-2503.

A free legal clinic for veterans will be held Tuesday from noon to 2 p.m. at the Memphis Veterans Center, 1407 Union Ave., 11th floor. Volunteers are still needed, especially in the practice areas of criminal defense, family law and employment law. The clinic is co-sponsored by the Memphis Bar Association and Memphis Area Legal Services and takes place the second Tuesday of the month to assist veterans with legal advice. For more information and to volunteer, contact Jake Dickerson, 901-577-8236.

The official portrait of former Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Gary Wade will be unveiled Dec. 19 at 4 p.m. in the courtroom of the Knoxville Supreme Court. Members of the bench and bar are invited to attend. A reception will follow, according to the court.

Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) and the Sevier County Bar Association will offer a free legal advice clinic for wildfire survivors this Friday. The clinic will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. at 124 Court Ave. in Sevierville. Please help spread the word about this opportunity. Volunteers are already committed to covering this clinic, but attorneys will be needed to staff other clinics in the weeks to come. For more information contact LAET’s Knoxville Pro Bono Director Kathryn Ellis, 865-637-0484.