The Association for Women Attorneys will hold its 36th Annual Banquet and Silent Auction on Jan. 21 in Memphis. The event is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. in Suite 3300 of the Tower Center at Clark Tower. Maureen T.  Holland, owner of Holland and Associates PC, will be honored as AWA’s 27th recipient of the Marion Griffin-Frances Loring Award for outstanding achievement in the legal profession. Contact AWA banquet co-chair Laura Deakins, 423-413-0716, to purchase tickets. The deadline to purchase tickets is Jan. 14.

Volunteers are needed for upcoming Wills for Heroes Clinics around the state. These sessions provide free wills and other end of life documents for first responders in Tennessee. The next clinic is scheduled for Jan. 9 at Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan in Knoxville. The clinic at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel in Chattanooga is scheduled for Jan. 16. View the schedule of clinics and additional information.

The TBA will be closed on Friday for New Years Day. The office will reopen on Monday at 8 a.m.

Volunteers are needed for upcoming Wills for Heroes Clinics around the state. These sessions provide free wills and other end of life documents for first responders in Tennessee. The next clinics are scheduled for Jan. 9 at Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan in Knoxville, and Jan. 16 at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel in Chattanooga. View the schedule of clinics and more information.

The Knoxville Bar Association has announced its 2016 Calendar of events, including an upcoming KBA Bar Leaders Reception planned for Jan. 26.

The TBA will begin its fifth mentoring class in February and is currently accepting applications for the class until Jan. 4, 2016. Mentors should be attorneys with at least eight years of legal practice experience and mentees must be within the first three years of legal practice. If you are interested in participating, click here for more information or contact Christy Gibson at 615-383-7421.

The 2016 Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest, hosted by the American Bar Association Business Law Section, is accepting entries. Authors must be a student enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school at the time of submission and papers must have been written in the 2015-2016 or current academic year. Submissions are due Jan. 15, 2016. Prizes include up to $2,500 and an all-expense paid trip to attend the ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting in Montreal, Canada.

The TBA will begin its fifth mentoring class in February and is currently accepting applications for the class until Jan. 4, 2016. Mentors should be attorneys with at least eight years of legal practice experience and mentees must be within the first three years of legal practice. If you are interested in participating, click here for more information or contact Christy Gibson at 615-383-7421. 

The Tennessee Bar Association will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec. 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday. The office will reopen on Monday, Dec. 28, at 8 a.m. The TBA will be closed on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 in observance of New Years Day. The office will reopen on Monday, Jan. 4, at 8 a.m.

The Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society will hold its annual cocktail reception, honoring the members of Tennessee’s Supreme Court, on Feb. 9, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. The event celebrates the opening of two new alcoves at the Tennessee Judiciary Museum, honoring the role of women and minorities throughout Tennessee’s legal history. For the first time, the reception will be held in the Tennessee Supreme Court Building. Individual tickets are $100. Firm sponsorships are available at various levels, which include advertising and a block of tickets. Space in the courtroom is limited to 150 attendees. RSVP to Rachel Thomas.