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This year's in-person CLE lineup will bring together an esteemed group of panelists and speakers with multiple legal tracks to cover a variety of timely, essential topics in today's evolving legal field. Hot topics include the intersection of sports and law with some familiar leaders in the sports world, labor and employment updates, mediation ethics (CME), the impact of policing in America, legal technology, attorney well being and more! Check out specific session titles, topics and multiple CLE tracks below. Earn up to 8.25 hours of CLE!
Please note; all CLE programming will be live and in person, June 15 and 16 at the event times listed below. There is no hybrid option available. If you have any questions, please contact us at cle@tnbar.org.
CLE MATERIALS ARE LISTED BELOW (IF AVAILABLE)
Thursday, June 15
BENCH/BAR PROGRAM: Where Law and Sports Come Together (2.25 General)
Get in the game and kick off TBA Convention with a "bench meets the bar" program dedicated to Tennessee sports history that includes a discussion with Joan Cronan on what it is to be a leader, a session with the authors of "Full Court Press" examining the legal history of women's basketball and conclude with a session dedicated to NIL and what you need to know as an attorney. Earn up to 2.25 General Hours of CLE!
• 9 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. EDT. A Discussion on 'Full Court Press: How Pat Summitt and a Legal Team Changed The Game'
William "Bill" Haltom, Author of 'Full Court Press'
Amanda Swanson, Author of 'Full Court Press'
Note: "Full Court Press" will be available for purchase during the book signing event located in the Atrium, 10:30 a.m. - noon and 1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT
• 10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. EDT. Crushing Barriers in UT Athletics
Joan Cronan, University of Tennessee Athletic Director Emeritus
• 11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. EDT. NIL: The Wild, Wild West?
E. Michael Brezina, Brezina Law, PLLC
ROOM: WILEY & MILANI
CLE/CME: Mediator Ethics (1.5 Dual, CME Credit Available)
• 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT.
Join our esteemed panelists in the mediation world as they explore hot topics in Mediation Ethics through a series of "what would you do" vignettes, war stories and personal experiences. The session will conclude with an opportunity for audience Q&A.
Earn up to 1.5 CLE and CME ethics hours for this session!
Gail Vaughn Ashworth, Wiseman Ashworth Trauger
Hon. Janice M. Holder, Private Legal Solutions
John R. Tarpley, Lewis Thomason
ROOM: WILEY
*CME Credit: Registrants seeking CME credit for this video will need to self-submit through the AOC's ADR Portal. If needed, please use the proof of completion email as the supportive documentation in the portal.
CLE: Top 10 Employment Law Updates All Tennessee Lawyers Should Know About (1.75 General)
• 2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. EDT.
Employment law issues arise in a multitude of legal practice areas. Attorneys handling the sales and purchase of businesses frequently review and draft employment agreements, restrictive covenants, and assess potential exposure across the gamut of employment claims. Corporate counsel are often the front line for HR policy and procedure review, and evaluate and navigate employment and employee benefit issues on a daily basis. General litigators frequently run across employment issues adjacent to other disputes. And solo and small firm practitioners are confronted by any and all of these issues.
This session will discuss the Top 10 emerging issues in federal and state employment law that all Tennessee lawyers should know about to effectively spot issues, help their clients navigate them, and identify resources to do so effectively.
Speakers:
Casey Duhart, Acadia Healthcare Inc.
Jeb Gerth, Epstein Becker & Green
ROOM: MILANI
CLE: Embracing ChatGPT for Lawyers (1.5 Dual)
Explore how ChatGPT could help attorneys in practice and embrace rather than reject ChatGPT’s capabilities. Moreover discuss how we, human lawyers, can distinguish ourselves from AI as we demonstrate social skills, compassion, and empathy with clients that AI cannot offer.
• 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EDT.
Syd Beckman, Lincoln Memorial University
Wesley Clark, Brazil Clark, PLLC
Moderator: Matthew R. Lyon, Lincoln Memorial University
ROOM: ROYSTON
CLE: Policing in America - Presented by TBA and TABL (1.5 Dual)
There are around 18,000 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, all with their own rules. Leaders from Knoxville Police Department, Chattanooga Police Department and Nashville Police Department will serve on this panel with a Federal Public Defendant and former Assistant District Attorney to discuss Policing in America: the good and the bad and how both impact the communities they serve. We will also discuss changing the narrative and better serving our communities.
• 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EDT.
Assistant Chief Dwayne Greene, Nashville Police Department
Chief Celeste Murphy, Chattanooga Police Department
Chief Paul Noel, Knoxville Police Department
Federal Public Defender Dumaka Shabazz, Nashville
Moderator: Brooklyn Sawyers Belk, Knoxville Police Department Attorney and Deputy Chief
ROOM: WILEY/MILANI
Friday, June 16
CLE: The Positive Psychology and Leadership Hour (1 Dual)
Is it possible to be a happy lawyer and accomplish your career goals at the same time? Brought to you by leadership professionals and Knoxvillians, Douglas Blaze and Buck Lewis, this session will explore leadership through the lens of attorney wellness and positive psychology. Earn 1 Dual CLE hour for attendance!
• 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. EDT.
Douglas Blaze, University of Tennessee College of Law Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus
Buck Lewis, Baker Donelson
ROOM: WILEY/MILANI
CLE: Attorney Wellness Inside and Out: A Two-Part Panel Discussion on How to Improve Your Own Well Being and the Impact of Mentoring on Group Well Being presented by the TBA Young Lawyers Division, TBA Attorney Well Being Committee and TBA Mentoring Committee (1.75 Dual)
• 9:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. EDT.
In recent years, there has been an ever-increasing awareness of the challenges of maintaining wellbeing while working in the legal field though it often can be the key to building and maintaining a successful and fulfilling legal career. This two-part program will feature a panel of judges and attorneys who will candidly discuss the challenges of managing wellbeing in the legal field both on an individual level and a group level.
In Part One, the panel discussion will focus on the impact wellbeing (or lack of) has on productivity; how to establish healthy and sustainable habits; how to reach out and seek support from those inside and outside of the workplace, including finding sponsors and mentors); and how mentoring can be used as a tool to promote individual and group wellbeing for those of all ages and experience levels.
In Part Two, the panel will discuss finding professional help (including therapists) and experiences from attorneys that have embracing their vulnerabilities to come out stronger on the other side.
Speakers:
Judge Lee Bussart, General Sessions Court Judge - Marshall County
Jacqueline Dixon, Lewis Thomason
Laura Durbin, Eastman Chemical Co.
Brittany Faith, Grant, Konvalinka & Harrison P.C.
Will Perry, Butler Snow
Claire Tuley, Baker Donelson
Moderator: Samantha Ellis
Learn more about the TBA's Mentoring Program
ROOM: WILEY/MILANI