Former TBA President Jim Emison will speak on his upcoming book, “Elbert Williams First to Die,” tomorrow to Leo Bearman Inns of Court at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. The book focuses on the unsolved 1940 murder of Williams, a NAACP member, in Brownsville. The event begins at 6 p.m. For more information, contact iabdullah@regionalonehealth.org.

The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges will accept nominations for the 2016 NCBJ Next Generation Program on May 4 from noon – 5 p.m. (EST). Qualifications for candidates include five to 10 years of experience practicing law and devotion of at least 50 percent of their practice to bankruptcy cases. Only one attorney from any single law firm or agency may participate. Nomination instructions are available online.

The Fleming-Morrow Distinguished Lecture in African American History will begin March 10 at the University of Tennessee College of Law.The inaugural series will feature the life of Constance Baker Motley, the first black woman appointed to the federal bench. Tomiko Brown-Nagin, the Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law and professor of history at Harvard University, will deliver the address from 5:30-7 p.m. in Room 132.

The T.J. Martell Foundation Nashville Honors Gala, hosted by Charles Esten, will be held Feb. 29 at the Omni Nashville Hotel, 250 5th Ave S. Attorney Aubrey Harwell will be honored with the Spirit of Nashville Award. Red carpet and cocktail reception are planned for 5:30 p.m. Dinner and awards will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online.

The Tennessee Faith and Justice Alliance (TFJA) will host training March 14 to prepare volunteer attorneys to assist low income Tennesseans in community specific high need areas of law. The training will focus on wills, expungements, landlord/tenant law, family law and civil general session issues. The training, scheduled from 10 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. Central Time at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, will offer five hours of CLE. Lunch will be provided. Online registration is $25.

Retired criminal court judge and former reality court personality Judge Joe Brown will be the featured speaker at Lane College's Founder's Day Scholarship Gala and Dinner March 6 in Jackson. The event is scheduled for 3 p.m. in the J.F. Lane Health and Physical Education Building. Tickets and tables are available. The Jackson Sun has more information.

Attorneys registered with Online TN Justice are needed to volunteer for upcoming virtual legal advice clinics in Knoxville and Nashville. Attorneys will pair with law students from four Tennessee law schools to answer civil legal questions asked by low-income state residents through the site. Contact Samantha Sanchez, Online TN Justice Site Administrator, for more information.

Volunteers are still needed for the 2016 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition March 18-19 in Nashville. Specifically, judges are needed to preside over trial rounds, as well as law students or legal staff to serve as bailiffs. A volunteer form is available online. Contact TBA staff coordinator Katharine Heriges, (615) 383-7421, for more information.

Jonathan Rapping, a criminal defense attorney and the founder and president of Gideon’s Promise, will deliver the 2016 Charles H. Miller Lecture in Professional Responsibility at the University of Tennessee College of Law March 1. Gideon’s Promise is devoted to training and supporting public defenders across the southeastern United States and was featured in the award-winning HBO documentary "Gideon’s Army." The lecture, “Changing the American Criminal Justice Narrative” will be at noon in Room 132 of the College of Law, 1505 W. Cumberland Ave, Knoxville.

The Lawyers' Association for Women - Marion Griffin Chapter extended the deadline for nominations for the Judge Martha Craig Daugherty Award and the LAW Rising Star Award through Feb. 19. The awards will be presented April 20. Nomination forms are available online.