The 4th Annual “SOLO Time at Bristol” autocross competition will be held at the Bristol Motor Speedway June 6 and 7. More than 100 competitors are expected. They will drive a timed precision course on a flat track. Spectators also may pay $10 to ride the course at competition speed with participating drivers. All proceeds benefit Legal Aid of East Tennessee. Learn more about the event.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is working with area law firms, the TBA and other legal organizations to launch a Patent Pro Bono program in Tennessee. Kickoff events will be held Monday in Nashville and Wednesday in Memphis. The event will bring inventors and small businesses together with attorneys to learn about a nationwide program created through a White House initiative to connect income-constrained individuals with pro bono patent services. The Nashville program will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Arciplex, 504 Sixth Ave. South, with a reception to follow at Encore, 301 Demonbreun. RSVP to coliver@ncbar.org. The Memphis program will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, 20 Dudley St., with reception to follow. Register online.

Make your hotel reservations now for the 2015 TBA Annual Convention in Memphis. The special TBA rate at the Peabody expires on Wednesday. This year's convention on June 17-20 is packed with great programming, as well as festivities celebrating the 50th birthday of the Tennessee Bar Journal, the Bench/Bar Luncheon featuring ABA President William C. Hubbard, entertainment at Beale Street Landing on the banks of the Mississippi and loads more. Make your hotel reservations by calling 800-Peabody now or visit the Convention website to learn more.

If you have a new or gently used suit languishing in your closet, bring it along to the TBA Annual Convention in Memphis and give it a new life through The Memphis Suit project. This non-profit provides professional business attire to deserving individuals in need, working to eliminate barriers caused by financial inequality and unfortunate circumstance throughout all aspects of life. The convention takes place June 17-20 at the Peabody in Memphis. Find out more.

The year’s first Community Legal Forum – a joint initiative of the Bradley County Bar Association, the Bradley Governmental Law Library Commission and the Cleveland/Bradley Public Library – will take place June 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the library. Cleveland attorney Jack Tapper will lead the session, which is free and open to the public. The program will look at the basics of processing Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income claims as well as ways to increase Social Security benefits for married, divorced and widowed spouses, the Cleveland Banner reports.

A blood drive to help Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon Lee’s grandchildren is scheduled for May 28 in three Knoxville area locations: 9 a.m. to noon at Legend Fitness off of Middlebrook Pike; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the First Tennessee Plaza on Gay Street; and 2 to 5 p.m. at Fort Sanders West Health Center. Justice Lee welcomed three grandchildren born prematurely last month. For more information about the blood drive contact the Knoxville Bar Association at (865) 522-6522.

The Kids First Child Advocacy Center of the Ninth Judicial District is hosting its 13th annual fundraising dinner and silent auction at the Tellico Village Yacht Club on June 2. The organization helps children in Loudon, Roane, Morgan and Meigs counties recover from physical and sexual abuse. The theme for the dinner, "A Child's Voyage ... from Victim to Survivor," emphasizes the path from abuse to healing and how to move past feelings of guilt. Tickets can be bought by calling 865-986-1505 or by emailing ddubrule@cac9jd.org. Knoxnews has more.

The Tennessee Justice Center will host a free webinar about changes to the CHOICES program on May 21 at 3:30 p.m. The CHOICES 3 program will be closed for most new enrollment on July 1. Join the TJC to learn what the closing means for consumers, advocates and providers. Contact John Orzechowski for more information.

The Giles County Bar Association will host a retirement reception on May 20 in honor of Judge Jim T. Hamilton, who has served the 22nd Judicial District as Circuit Court Judge since 1982. The reception will be held at the Giles County Courthouse from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Knoxville lawyer Wanda Sobieski will be honored with the Lizzie Crozier French Award at the 2015 East Tennessee Women’s Leadership Summit, scheduled for June 12. The award, named for the Knoxville-born educator and activist, recognizes Sobieski’s efforts to create a women’s suffrage statue on Market Square. On Thursday, Sobieski will speak on the importance of remembering the suffrage movement at 5:45 p.m. at The Avenue, 141 N. Martinwood Rd. Knoxnews has more.