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BarBuzz is a monthly show from the TBA Podcast Network that recaps legal happenings from across Tennessee, upcoming events at the bar, attorney shout outs and more.
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FEBRUARY 2024 EPISODE
NOVEMBER 2023 EPISODE
Meet the President: A conversation with TBA President Jim Barry
SEPTEMBER 2023 EPISODE
The Art of Pro Bono with Linda Seely
AUGUST 2023 EPISODE
Featuring new TBA Executive Director Sheree Wright
Links From This Episode:
Leadership Law: https://www.tba.org/?pg=tba-leadership-law-program
JobLink Career Center: https://jobs.tba.org/
JANUARY 2023 EPISODE
Co-Host: Asia Diggs Meador, Meritan, Memphis
Links From This Episode:
Tennessee House and Senate Committee Assignments
Read the January/February issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal
Volunteer for Mock Trial
Volunteer for the TBA Mentoring Program
DECEMBER 2022 EPISODE
Co-Host:Courtney Leyes, Fisher Phillips, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
Read up on the new problem for the 2023 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial competition
Listen to the Admin Law Section's special episode of the TBA Sidebar Podcast
Read the November/December issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal
Former TBJ Editor Suzanne Craig Robertson wrote a book! Register for the book launch or pre-order the book!
NOVEMBER 2022 EPISODE
Co-Host: Shellie Handelsman, Handelsman Law, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
TBA Sidebar podcast episode with Joycelyn Stevenson
Sign up for TBA's Group Health Insurance
Check out the New and Improved TBA Talk
Read the November/December issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal
OCTOBER 2022 EPISODE
Co-Host: Laura Labenberg, TBA Young Lawyers Division and Law School Development Coordinator
Links From This Episode:
Retaking the Bar Podcast from the TBA YLD
Check out the New and Improved TBA Talk
Tennessee Bar Journal
Register for the TBA CLE's Journey to Cuba program
SEPTEMBER 2022 EPISODE
Co-Host: Brennan Wingerter, Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference, Franklin
Links From This Episode:
Send a comment to the BPR on Formal Ethics Opinion 2022-F-168
"You Might Be Right" Podcast
Check out the New and Improved TBA Talk
September/October Tennessee Bar Journal
Register for the TBA CLE's Journey to Cuba program
AUGUST 2022 EPISODE
Co-Host: Isaac Kimes, Branstetter Stranch & Jennings, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
See a breakdown of all four proposed constitutional amendments on the Nov. 8 ballot
Join the first ever TBA Book Club virtual discussion
Register for the TBA CLE's Journey to Cuba program
JULY 2022 EPISODE
Co-Host: David Aguilera, Policy & Research Advisor for the Tennessee Senate Minority Leader, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
Apply to be the new Tennessee Attorney General
Check out results from the Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis Bar Association judicial polls
Sign up for the TBA's Book Club! The first book assignment is "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Read the July/August Tennessee Bar Journal
Learn more about the TBA's Journey to Cuba CLE in March 2023!
Apply today for the TBA Public Service Academy
JUNE 2022 EPISODE
Co-Host: Julia Wilburn, Editor of the TBA's Tennessee Bar Journal
Links From This Episode:
MAY 2022 EPISODE
Co-Host: Tasha Blakney, TBA President Elect, Eldridge & Blakney, Knoxville
Links From This Episode:
May/June issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal
Register today for the TBA's Annual Convention in June!
APRIL 2022 EPISODE
Co-Host: Ateia Aldridge, TBA, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
February 2022 Bar Exam Results
Register for the TBA's Annual Convention
Apply for the TBA Academy
March 2022 EPISODE
Co-Host: Sean Martin, Martin Heller Potempa & Sheppard PLLC, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
Read more on the candidates in the TBA elections
The March/April issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal is out now!
Purchase the new Alimony Bench Book, 20th Edition
RSVP for the TBA's Women's History Month Panel
FEBRUARY 2022 EPISODE
Co-Host: Martin Trimiew, Unum, Chattanooga
Links From This Episode:
Interested in getting involved with Chattanooga's S.L. Hutchins Bar Association? Email Martin Trimiew!
TBA's Legislative Updates podcast is back for the 2022 legislative session
Meet the new TBA Leadership Law Class of 2022
Volunteer for the 2022 State High School Mock Trial Competition
Don't miss the January/February issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal
TBA has now partnered with SoFi
JANUARY 2022 EPISODE
Co-Host: Akram Faizer, Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law
DECEMBER 2021 EPISODE
Co-Host: Stacie Odeneal, The Odeneal Firm, Lawrenceburg
Links From This Episode:
3 Recommended for Tennessee Supreme Court
Tennessee Bar Journal November/December Issue
Case released for Tennessee State High School Mock Trial 2022 Competition
NOVEMBER 2021 EPISODE
Co-Host: TBA President Sherie Edwards, State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company, Brentwood
Links From This Episode:
Apply to be on the Supreme Court!
Apply for the TBA YLD Diversity Leadership Institute (DLI)
OCTOBER 2021 EPISODE
Co-Host: John Wilks, Martin Heller Potempa & Sheppard PLLC, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
Supreme Court waives in-person CLE requirements through 2022. See the order.
Leave a remembrance of Justice Connie Clark
Tennessee Bar Journal September/October 2021 Issue
TBA Practice Management Center
SEPTEMBER 2021 EPISODE
Co-Host: Tenia Clayton, Baker Donelson, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
Tenia's podcast for Baker Donelson: Diversity Ever After
Tennessee Bar Journal September/October 2021 Issue
Portrait Unveiling and Memorial Garden Dedication for the Late Judge Pam Reeves
Register for the 2021 Equal Justice University and see more about the winners of their Access to Justice Awards
AUGUST 2021 EPISODE
Co-Host: Andrae Crismon, Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
ABA's "Profile of the Legal Profession"
Former TBA President Lucian Pera running for ABA President-Elect
LAS's eviction moratorium guide for renters
"Insufficient Care: The Failure of Tennessee Conservatorship Statutes to Account for Future Interests in Low Asset Cases" by Kimiya Sarayloo from the July/August edition of the Tennessee Bar Journal
LAS Free Legal Clinics for August 2021
JULY 2021 EPISODE
Co-Host: Josh Wallis, Rogers, Brackin & Davis PLLC, Memphis
Links From This Episode:
Amy Bryant's article on conservatorships from the Tennessean
Pics from Nashville's new federal courthouse
Texas comic book store sues neighboring hotel; filing includes 24-page comic strip
July/August issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal
TBA's brand new Scaling Small Law Program
JUNE 2021 EPISODE
Co-Host: Trey Thacher, Memphis
Links From This Episode:
Tennessee Supreme Court's Interim Rule on 3-Judge Panel
Links to CLE programming from Convention coming soon!
MAY 2021 EPISODE
Co-Host: Emma Drozdowski Webb, Drozdowski & Raybin PLLC, Knoxville
Links From This Episode:
#JustAdultingTN from the TBA YLD
TBA Practice Management Center
Spring Enrollment now open for TBA's Group Health Insurance Plan
APRIL 2021 EPISODE
Co-Host: Quinton Thompson, Morgan & Morgan, Memphis
Links From This Episode:
The Barred Podcast-- Instagram, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
HB519/SB884-- Elimination of Professional Privilege Tax
Leave Feedback on Workers' Comp Judges
Spencer Jane clothing line by Harvard Law, Vandy grad Logan Brown
#JustAdultingTN from the TBA YLD
Make a nomination for the TBA's Fourth Estate Award
TBA Practice Management Center
Spring Enrollment now open for TBA's Group Health Insurance Plan
MARCH 2021 EPISODE
Co-Host: Ramon Ryan, Vanderbilt Law School 3L
Links From This Episode:
TBA's statement of opposition to House Resolution 23
HB519/SB884-- Elimination of Professional Privilege Tax
Volunteer for the Tennessee High School Mock Trial Championship
TBA's new Practice Management Center-- sign up for a FREE 30-min. consultation today!
Spring Enrollment now happening for the TBA's Group Health Insurance Plan
FEBRUARY 2021 EPISODE
Co-Host: Austin Warehime, Ortale Kelley, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
Find out more about the Nashville Food Co-Op
Don't miss the January/February issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal
Read more about the 2021 Public Service Award honorees
Volunteer now for the 2021 High School Mock Trial Competition
JANUARY 2021 EPISODE
Co-Host: Marcia McShane, Constangy Brooks, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
Check out the Instagram page for Marcia's side hustle, Carl & Priscilla
Read the new edition of the Tennessee Bar Journal for January/February 2021
Sign up to volunteer for the 2021 High School Mock Trial Competition
YLD Election Process and YLD Appointments Process
Deadline to run for a TBA office is February 15
DECEMBER 2020 EPISODE
Co-Host: Mike Stanuszek, Stanuszek Law Firm, Knoxville
Links From This Episode:
Apply for the TBA's Mentoring Program
Belmont College of Law Fellowship Program
2021 High School Mock Trial Competition Resources
Nominate someone for the TBA's 2021 Public Service Awards
Rob McKinney NewsChannel5 Interview
November 2020 EPISODE
Co-Host: Amy Bryant, Metro Nashville Office of Conservatorship Management
Links From This Episode:
Volunteer for the TBA Public Education Committee's Conservatorship Portal
Amy's Mommy Mondays blog
Mock Trial is going virtual in 2021
Open enrollment for the TBA's Group Health Insurance Plan ends Dec. 1
November/December issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal
WATE News profile on Shonda Duncan
OCTOBER 2020 EPISODE
Co-Host: Joe Kwon, Joe Kwon Law, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
Memphis Legal Community Memorializes late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Judge Richard Dinkins Health Update
Young Lawyers Division Podcast Episode Featuring Walter Bussart of Lewisburg
September 2020 EPISODE
Co-Host: Julia Hale, Lewis Thomason, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
Preliminary injunction allowing absentee ballots for first-time voters
Memphis & Shelby County Eviction Settlement Program
Arizona becomes first state to allow non-lawyer ownership of law firms
See all the members selected for the TBA's Diversity Task Force and the Diversity Resources Index
September/October Tennessee Bar Journal
AUGUST 2020 EPISODE
Co-Host: Lisa Helton, Sherrard Roe, Nashville
Links From This Episode:
July/August Tennessee Bar Journal
Register Now for the 2020 Equal Justice University from the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services
Nashville Scene article on attorney Sunny Eaton
JULY 2020 EPISODE
Co-Host: Billy Leslie
Links from this Episode:
-Tennessee Bar Journal going bi-monthly
-Nominate someone for TALS' Janice M. Holder, B. Riney Green or New Advocate of the Year awards
-The East Tennessee Veterans Memorial, co-authored by attorney Nick McCall
JUNE 2020 EPISODE
MAY 2020 EPISODE
APRIL 2020 EPISODE
March 2020 EPISODE
FEBRUARY 2020 EPISODE
JANUARY 2020 EPISODE
DECEMBER 2019 EPISODE
NOVEMBER 2019 EPISODE
OCTOBER 2019 EPISODE
SEPTEMBER 2019 EPISODE