CASA of Northeast Tennessee will hold its seventh Annual Golf Tournament on Aug. 20 at 11 a.m. at the Johnson City Country Club. Funds raised by the event will go to the local agency’s programs. Teams will play four-person scramble. Warm up and registration will take place 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., with a shotgun start at noon. Lunch will be provided, as will prizes for the longest drive and the ball closest to the hole. Donation amounts range from $25 to $100. Download an informational brochure

The Knoxville Barristers will hold its annual Summer Party on Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Sunsphere at World's Fair Park. Tickets are $15 each and include a BBQ dinner. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. RSVP here. Attendees are asked to list the name of each individual who will be attending in the special instructions section if registering online with a credit card.

Members of the TBA Young Lawyers Division leadership are meeting this weekend in Nashville to plan public and member service programs for the new bar year. On Saturday morning, TBA President Jackie Dixon will speak to the group about her vision for the year and discuss how the YLD can support those efforts. YLD President David Veile has committed to helping Dixon implement public education efforts designed to help civic and community leaders understand the importance of an independent judiciary. That initiative as well as others are on the agenda for the session. Learn more about the YLD's programs

Knoxville lawyers will gather Thursday, July 26, at the Square Room on Market Square for Celebrate Pro Bono! The festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a dinner buffet. Tickets are $25 per person ($15 for law students) and may be ordered online, by fax to (865) 525-1162 or by mail to Legal Aid of East Tennessee, 502 S. Gay Street, Suite 404, Knoxville 37902. Tennessee Supreme Court Justices Sharon G. Lee and Gary R. Wade will serve as the masters of ceremonies. The evening also will feature a silent auction, and will wrap up with a presentation of the Knoxville Bar Association's Pro Bono Awards and awards for those who have performed extraordinary service to low-income clients through the Pro Bono Project. Learn more about the event

The Memphis Lawyers' Chapter of the Federalist Society will present a luncheon seminar on "Union Organizing Made Easier: The Obama NLRB" on Thursday, July 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Madison Hotel. The speaker will be Raymond J. LaJeunesse, vice president and legal director at the National Right to Work Legal Defense Fund. The cost is $25 for society members and $30 for non-members. To register contact Greg Grisham at (901) 462-2616 or gregory.grisham@jacksonlewis.com.

Mark your calendar for this year's Equal Justice University – the annual conference that provides training and networking opportunities for members of the state’s access to justice community. The event will take place Sept. 26 – 28 at Paris Landing State Park. For more information contact Samantha Sanchez with the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services, (615) 627-0956 ext. 21.

Legal aid groups and bar associations have a number of pro bono activities planned across the state over the next several weeks. Memphis Area Legal Services launched its second of three Justice for All Online Auctions this week to raise money for its pro bono programs. The site will stay online through July 31. Contact Mary Lynes at (901) 271-0660 or mlynes@memphisbar.org for more information or to donate auction items. 

On Saturday, the Memphis Bar Association's Access to Justice Committee will host a free legal clinic from 10 a.m. to noon at the city’s main library. To get involved contact Linda Warren Seely at (901) 523-8822 or lseely@malsi.org.

Next Wednesday, the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands will work with the Nashville Public Defender's Office to staff a free legal clinic for veterans at Operation Stand Down of Nashville. Any veteran can attend the clinic but should call (615) 248-1981 to make an appointment.

Finally, on July 26, Legal Aid of East Tennessee will hold its annual Pro Bono Celebration and Silent Auction at The Square Room, 4 Market Square. The event will be emceed by Tennessee Supreme Court Justices Sharon G. Lee and Gary R. Wade. A reception and silent auction will begin at 5:30 p.m. Awards will be presented at 6:30 p.m.

Attorneys from AutoZone Inc., Bass, Berry & Sims PLC and Memphis Area Legal Services will hold the fourth annual free legal clinic for Memphis-area seniors Tuesday, July 10, from 10 a.m. to noon at Orange Mound Senior Center, 2590 Park Ave. The pro bono clinic offers seniors essential legal advice and helps in the preparation of wills, advanced care plans and more. For more information, call Linda Warren Seely of MALS at 523-8822.

Learn about the mortgage settlement process in Tennessee at a free, one-hour webcast July 16, co-sponsored by the Tennessee Bar Association Access to Justice Committee and the Tennessee Attorney General's Office. The seminar, produced by Matt Pulle and Jeffrey L. Hill, will provide an overview of the issues surrounding the settlement, information on the benefits of the settlement — including benefits to military personnel — what attorneys need to know about the settlement, and information about the resources available through the Attorney General’s office. Learn more or register for "Pro Bono: Mortgage Relief for Pro Bono Clients."

Volunteers are needed for the 2nd annual Boys and Girls Law Camp in Nashville. Sponsored by the Napier-Looby Bar Association’s Student Outreach Committee, the camp will be held July 26-28 at Hartman Park Community Center. It will feature courthouse and law firm visits, oral advocacy workshops, and will culminate in an oral advocacy competition. For more information, contact Dannelle Walker or Hamilton Patrick.