CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of the Tennessee Heartland is holding a free luncheon Nov. 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Forest Hill Baptist Church in Maryville. State Sen. Doug Overbey will be the keynote speaker. Please RSVP to tiffany@casatnh.org. The Daily Times has more.

Knox County Circuit Court Judge Deborah Stevens will conduct her motion docket at the Duncan School of Law on Nov. 21, with several of the law school classes in attendance. Court will begin at 9 a.m. on the 3rd floor in lecture hall 340.The school is located at 601 West Summit Hill Dr. Knoxville, TN 37902. Following the docket attorneys are asked to stay and participate in a short question and answer session and join students for lunch.

The Nashville Bar Association will conduct its 108th Memorial Service honoring deceased Nashville attorneys and judges on Nov. 20 at the Downtown Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. There will be a reception immediately following the service in the church's Fellowship Hall. The Knoxville Bar Association will sponsor a memorial service on Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. at the Tennessee Supreme Court Courthouse, 505 Main St. in Knoxville. The service will be led by Supreme Court Justice Gary R. Wade and Rev. Charles W.B. Fels. A reception will follow.

The Knox County Juvenile Court will hold its annual Chili Cook-Off & Basket Auction for Kids this Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the court’s Volunteer Advisory Board and assist with hosting the annual Foster Care Appreciation Dinner for foster parents and kids. To enter the chili contest, contact Patrice Staley at (865) 215-6475.

The National Civil Rights Museum will present “You Be the Judge,” a mock trial that explores what would have happened if James Earl Ray had stood trial for the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event will take place this Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the museum, 450 Mulberry St. in Memphis. It is free for members and $10 for nonmembers.

The Lebanon law firm of Tressler & Associates will host a celebration this Friday from 6:30 to 10 p.m. to celebrate its five-year anniversary. Area lawyers are invited to join members of the firm for an evening of friends, food and entertainment at Acme Feed & Seed, 101 Broadway in downtown Nashville. The event will take place on the restaurant’s third floor. Valet parking service will be available. Download the invitation. RSVP by email or by calling (615) 444-2345.

The next Lipscomb University legal clinic at St. James Missionary Baptist Church will be held next Tuesday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The church is located at 600 28th Ave. N., Nashville 37209. To volunteer contact Randy Spivey, academic director for the school’s Institute for Law, Justice and Society, at (615) 966-2503 or randy.spivey@lipscomb.edu.

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Gary Wade will speak at Middle Tennessee State University's (MTSU) College of Liberal Arts and College of Education next Thursday at 5 p.m. A reception will follow at 6 p.m. The event will take place in the Sam Ingram Building, 2269 Middle Tennessee Blvd., Murfreesboro 37132. For more information call (615) 494-7628.

Volunteer lawyers with the Claiborne County Bar Association will host free legal advice clinics on the first Tuesday of each month. The sessions will begin at 4 p.m. at the Claiborne County Justice Center, located at 415 Straight Creek Rd., New Tazewell. The Claiborne Progress has more information.

Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS) will host a free Veterans Legal Clinic Monday at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central in Memphis. The clinic is designed to assist veterans with civil legal issues such as consumer debt, child support, housing and other non-criminal matters. Attorneys will be on site to offer free legal help from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information about the clinic call (901) 432-7524.