South College will host the "Domestic Violence Symposium: Awareness and Prevention in East Tennessee" on Oct. 28 at its Parkside campus located at 400 Goody’s Lane in Knoxville. The event begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by a panel discussion at 6 p.m., which will include Knox County 4th Circuit Court Judge Greg McMillan. The candlelight vigil will begin at 8 p.m.

Chattanooga lawyer John B. Phillips  will read from his first non-legal book, A Time To Be Born: Meditations on the Birth of a Child, on Nov. 6, at the Chattanooga WorkSpace, 302 E. 6th St., beginning at 5:30 p.m. A Nov. 12 event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. at Gallery 1401, 1478 Market St. Each meditation in the book, inspired by the births of his first two grandchildren, is based on a passage of scripture about pregnancy and childbirth and is accompanied by a piece of original art that complements and expands each meditation.

The Knox County Public Defender's Community Law Office, in celebration of its 25th Anniversary and in partnership with East Tennessee Foundation, is hosting an evening with New York Times best-selling author Bryan Stevenson. The Nov. 9 event will be at the Crowne Plaza Knoxville. Stevenson wrote the book, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, about his work with the Equal Justice Initiative.

The Tennessee Justice Center is hosting a hosting a celebration to mark its 20 years of service. The event will be Nov. 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville. Founders of the organization being honored include: Margaret Behm, Mike Cody, Harlan Dodson, Harris Gilbert, Riney Green, David Herbert, Lowry Kline, Howard Vogel and Ashley Wiltshire.

You can still take part in the TBA Academy and U.S. Supreme Court Admission Ceremony, but the deadline is almost here. Sign up by Monday so you don’t miss this opportunity to be admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and network with some of the nation’s leading appellate practitioners. The Academy will take place Dec. 1-3 in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. District Court Historical Society and the East Tennessee Historical Society will host a symposium to honor former Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Eastern District Judge of Tennessee Edward Terry Sanford on Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. The speaker will be Dr. John M. Scheb II, a professor in the University of Tennessee Department of Political Science. The event will be at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street in Knoxville. See the invitation for more details.

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will speak on leadership during Vanderbilt University’s Chancellor Lecture Series. He will deliver the talk at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 6 in Benton Chapel, 411 21st Ave. South. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required to attend.

The Brentwood Library will host a program on human trafficking, how to identify it and steps to prevent it on Oct. 29. Co-sponsored by the Brentwood Woman’s Club and You Have the Power, the “No Girl’s Dream” program will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd. Brentwood Homepage has more.

A portrait unveiling ceremony for retired Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joseph M. Tipton will take place Oct. 30 in the Tennessee Supreme Court courtroom in Knoxville. Tipton was appointed to the court in 1990 and served as presiding judge from 1996 through 2014. Friends, family and colleagues are invited to the ceremony, which will be held at 3 p.m. A reception will follow.

The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) announced today that it will hold its 2016 Equal Justice University (EJU) Conference at the Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro on Aug. 31 – Sept. 2. Learn more about the annual conference.