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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 23, 2014

Award given to Jack McNew at Nashville ceremony

NASHVILLE, Jan. 23, 2014 -- Jack McNew of Harriman has been named the 2014 CASA Volunteer of the Year by the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (YLD). The award recognizes McNew's five years of service as a volunteer for CASA of the Ninth Judicial District, which serves children in Loudon, Morgan and Roane counties.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 16, 2014

Award to be presented to Katie Blankenship at luncheon Saturday

NASHVILLE, Jan. 25, 2013 — Katie Blankenship, a third-year student at the Belmont University College of Law, will be honored with the state’s top award for law student pro bono work at a luncheon ceremony Saturday in Nashville.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 16, 2014

TBA to recognize Deborah Yeomans at luncheon ceremony Saturday

NASHVILLE, Jan. 16, 2014 — Johnson City lawyer Deborah Yeomans will be honored as the state’s top public service attorney at a luncheon ceremony Saturday in Nashville.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 16, 2014

TBA to recognize Buz Dooley at luncheon ceremony Saturday

NASHVILLE, Jan. 16, 2014 — Chattanooga lawyer Charles “Buz” Dooley will be honored with the state’s top pro bono award for his volunteer work with Legal Aid of East Tennessee at a luncheon ceremony Saturday in Nashville.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 16, 2014

Offices and lawyers to be honored at luncheon ceremony

NASHVILLE, Jan. 16, 2014 -- The Tennessee Bar Association on Saturday will recognize five law firms in the state for adopting formal pro bono policies calling on employees to do more for Tennesseans who cannot afford legal representation.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 14, 2014

Tennessee one of eight states to participate in ‘Informed Voters’ Project

NASHVILLE, Jan. 13, 2014 -- A new campaign to educate voters about the judicial system, the importance of fair and impartial judicial elections and how to evaluate judicial candidates launches this week in Tennessee, one of eight states to participate in the “Informed Voters -- Fair Judges” project sponsored by the National Association of Women Judges and the League of Women Voters.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 6, 2014

YouTube contest explores how laws are made, amended and repealed

NASHVILLE, Jan. 6, 2014 — Tennessee Bar Association President and Sevierville lawyer Cindy Wyrick today announced the association’s Fourth Annual YouTube Video Contest to encourage middle and high school students to explore how laws are made, amended and repealed. Titled “There Ought to be a Law,” the contest challenges students to create a three-minute video that discusses an issue they would like to see addressed through the legislative process.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 21, 2013

Lawyers served residents across the state at 80 Celebrate Pro Bono events

NASHVILLE, Nov. 21, 2013 —Tennessee lawyers helped 1,800 state residents by providing free legal information and advice throughout the month of October as part of the Tennessee Bar Association's Celebrate Pro Bono initiative.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 14, 2013

31 lawyers from across the state join six-month leadership training program

NASHVILLE, Nov. 14, 2013 — The Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) announces that 31 attorneys from across the state have been selected for its 2014 Leadership Law program. Now in its 11th year, Leadership Law is designed to equip Tennessee lawyers with the vision, knowledge and skills necessary to serve as leaders in their profession and local communities.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 11, 2013

Programs to be held in Knoxville, Johnson City, Chattanooga this month

NASHVILLE, Nov. 11, 2013 – The Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) and Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) will hold a series of discussions this month to explore “civil right to counsel” – the idea that people who face certain civil cases and cannot afford representation should be provided with free legal counsel.


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