Schedule of Events

All meetings and events will take place on Level 1 of the Marriott Knoxville Downtown Hotel unless otherwise noted. See hotel map below. All times in Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Updated June 9, 2023

Dress for programming and governance events will be business attire, while dress for the receptions and Thursday night's dinner and entertainment event will be smart casual.

Wednesday, June 14

  • 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Registration Opens, Registration Desk
  • 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Exhibits Open, Prefunction Area
  • 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. House of Delegates Meeting, Clark
  • 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Section Leadership Training, Royston
  • 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. TLAP Open 12-Step Meeting, Hope
  • 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception, Patio
  • 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. President's Dinner (Offsite; by invitation only)
  • 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Section Leadership Dinner (Offsite; by invitation only)
  • 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. House of Delegates Dinner (Offsite; by invitation only)

Thursday, June 15

  • 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration Opens, Registration Desk
  • 7 a.m. – 8 a.m. Breakfast
    • Open Breakfast, Fulton
    • University of Tennessee College of Law, Milani
    • LMU Duncan School of Law, Hope
  • 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Exhibits Open, Prefunction Area (closed during Bench Bar Lunch)
  • 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. TABL Programming, Armstrong
  • 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Bench Bar Programming, Wiley/Milani
  • 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Author Book Signings, Atrium
  • 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Justice Bus, World's Fair Drive, outside Atrium (closed during Bench Bar Lunch)
  • 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Bench Bar Luncheon, Fulton (presentation of the Justice Frank F. Drowota III Outstanding Judicial Service Award and Judge Pamela L. Reeves Tennessee Professionalism Award)
  • 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Author Book Signings, Atrium
  • 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Paws and Refresh Puppy Break with Young-Williams Animal Center, Marriott Lobby 
  • 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. TALS & ATJ Committee Meeting, Hope
  • 2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. CLE: Top 10 Employment Law Updates All Tennessee Lawyers Should Know About, Milani
  • 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CLE: Mediation Ethics (CME), Wiley
  • 2 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. TBALL Programming, Iris @ The Tennessean
  • 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CLE Embracing ChatGPT for Lawyers, Royston
  • 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Joint CLE (TABL, TBA): Policing in America, Wiley/Milani
  • 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Tennessee Bar Foundation Meeting, Clark
  • 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Joint TBA/TLAW/TABL Reception, Prefunction Area
  • 6:45 p.m. Buses depart for Neyland Stadium, World's Fair Park hotel entrance off of the Atrium, Lower Lobby
  • 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Joint Bench Bar Reception/Dinner, Offsite at Neyland Stadium, Social Deck
  • 9 p.m. Buses depart Neyland Stadium for Marriott Hotel

Friday, June 16

  • 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. TLAW Breakfast/Board Meeting, Royston
  • 7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Past President's Breakfast, Hope
  • 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Registration Opens, Registration Desk
  • 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Exhibits Open, Prefunction Area
  • 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. TABL Programming, Armstrong
  • 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. TBALL Programming, Iris @ The Tennessean
  • 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. CLE: The Positive Psychology and Leadership Hour, Wiley/Milani
  • 9:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. CLE: Attorney Well Being Inside and Out, Wiley/Milani
  • 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lawyers Luncheon, Fulton
  • 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Diversity Leadership Institute Meeting, Hope
  • 2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. TBA Executive Committee Meeting, Clark
  • 2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. TBA Board of Governors Meeting, Wiley/Milani
  • 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. YLD Long Range Planning, Royston
  • 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. YLD Annual Meeting, Royston
  • 5 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. TLCF Board of Trustees Meeting, Wiley/Milani
  • 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. TBAMS Board Meeting, Wiley/Milani
  • 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Tennessee Bar Journal Editorial Board Dinner, Offsite (invitation only)
  • 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. YLD, DLI & YLD Fellows Reception and Dinner, Offsite at the Sunsphere (invitation only)
  • 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. TBALL Graduation Dinner, (Offsite; by invitation only)

Saturday, June 17

  • 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Diversity Leadership Institute Programming, Hope
  • 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Milani
  • 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. YLD Executive Committee Meeting, Royston
  • 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. YLD Committee Breakouts, Milani
  • 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. YLD Board Meeting, Royston
  • 1 p.m. YLD, DLI Service Project

Marriott Hotel Map - Level 1

map of Knoxville Marriott's hotel meeting space