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This year's in-person CLE lineup will bring together an esteemed group of panelists and speakers to cover a variety of timely, essential legal topics such as how judges and lawyers can serve as leaders in Tennessee, attorney well-being for lawyers in today's evolving legal field, a legislative update recapping the most recent updates from the legislative session and a diversity panel with seasoned attorneys sharing different perspectives and experiences. Earn up to 9 hours of CLE!
Please note; all CLE programming will be live and in person, June 16-17 at the event times listed below. There is no hybrid option available. Nor will on-demand versions of the programs be available to view following the event. If you have any questions please contact us at cle@tnbar.org.
Thursday, June 16
BENCH/BAR PROGRAM: LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONALISM IN TENNESSEE'S BENCH AND BAR (2.25 General) - ROOM: ARMSTRONG 1 & 2
This year’s Bench Bar Program focuses on how judges and lawyers can serve as leaders and drive success for the legal community. Panels include lawyers in government, judges as leaders and lawyers as civic leaders.
• 9 – 9:45 a.m. CDT. Judges as Leaders
Moderator: Judge Gina Higgins, Circuit Court Judge, Shelby County
Justice Jeffrey Bivins, Tennessee Supreme Court
Chancellor Jerri Bryant, Tennessee 10th District Chancery Court
Judge Angelita Blackshear Dalton, Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court
• 9:45 – 10 a.m. CDT. Break
• 10 – 10:45 a.m. CDT. Lawyers in Government
Moderator: Ed Lanquist, Patterson Intellectual Property Law
Bill Purcell, Frost Brown Todd
Charles Swanson, City of Knoxville Law Dept
Michelle Long, AOC Director
• 10:45 – 11 a.m. CDT. Break
• 11 – 11:45 a.m. CDT. Lawyers as Civic Leaders
Moderator: Sherie Edwards, State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company
Joycelyn Stevenson, Tennessee Bar Association
Ed Lanquist, Patterson Intellectual Property Law
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 2022 (2.25 General) - ROOM: ARMSTRONG
• 2:30 - 5 p.m. CDT. Legislative Session Review
Join Tennessee lawmakers and TBA Government Affairs as they give a thorough update on legislation affecting lawyers from the most recent session of the TN General Assembly.
Rep. Bill Beck, D-Nashville
House Majority Whip Johnny Garrett, R-Goodlettsville
Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, R-Franklin
House Majority Leader William Lamberth, R-Portland
Chairman John Stevens, R-Huntingdon
Senate Minority Leader Jeff Yarbro, D-Davidson
Berkley Schwarz, Tennessee Bar Association
Brad Lampley, Adams and Reese LLP
Friday, June 17
BETTER RIGHT NOW (3 Dual) - ROOM: ARMSTRONG
This attorney well-being program will focus on changing law firm culture, with sessions devoted to importance of sleep and millennial lawyers discussing what’s important to them in employment. Sessions will include leaders from small to large law firms discussing what their organizations are doing to increase general well-being of employees, featuring insight and takeaways from existing initiatives.
• 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. CDT. Attorney Well-Being: Why It Matters
Oscar Carr, JD, MS, NCC, Experiential Healing Center
• 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. CDT. Wellness and Work-Life Balance
Moderator: Lisa Cole, Lewis Thomason
Cathy Speers Johnson, Thompson Burton
Kim Cannon, Bass Berry & Sims
Jonathan Skeeters, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
• 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. CDT. Break
• 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. CDT. Wellness and Law Firm Culture: Translating the Millennial Perspective
Moderator: Michael Holder, Lewis Thomason
Brad Bald, The Row Title & Escrow
C.R. Lloyd, McCracken Kuhn
Demi Marks, McCracken Kuhn
Kortney D. Simmons, Casey, Simmons & Bryant, PLLC
• 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. CDT. Sleep Matters — The Impact of Sleep on Health and Well-Being
Dr. Beth Malow, VUMC Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Division Chief, Sleep & Neurology
THE POWER OF DIVERSE EXPERIENCES IN THE PURSUIT OF PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS (1.5 Dual) - ROOM: BREDESEN
presented by the TBA Young Lawyers Division
• 1:45 – 3:30 p.m. CDT. The Power of Diverse Experiences in the Pursuit of Professional Success
In honor of the first anniversary of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, the TBA’s Young Lawyers Division will bring together attorneys from across the state to share their garnered wisdom in the journey towards professional success. This panel will explore the topic from the perspectives of "What I Wish I Knew Then and What You Need to Know Now" and provide attorneys with helpful information that will empower them as employees and colleagues. Further, this discussion will enlighten partners, directors and hiring managers that seek to improve diversity related outcomes for their respective organizations.
Moderator: Angela Williams, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Moderator: Princess Rogers, State of Tennessee
Amy Willoughby Bryant, Office of Conservatorship Management
Mary Beard, Senior HR Counsel for HCA Healthcare
James Cobb, Cobb Law Group, LP
Casey Duhart, Chief Labor & Employment Counsel for Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
Wade Hinton, CEO and Founder of Hinton & Co.
Kaya Grace Porter, Littler Mendelson PC
Mozianio "Trey" S. Reliford III, Polsinelli