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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 13, 2005

31 attorneys from across the join six-month leadership training program

NASHVILLE, Nov. 13, 2005 — The Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) is pleased to announce that 31 attorneys have been named to the 2005 TBA Leadership Law class.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 5, 2005

State Supreme Court adopts TBA's request

NASHVILLE, Oct. 5, 2005 — Lawyers displaced by Hurricane Katrina may get a 60-day temporary, emergency license to practice in Tennessee under an order issued today by the Tennessee Supreme Court. The order can be found online at http://www.tba.org/katrina/courtorder_10_05_05.html

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 27, 2005

Partnership to deliver savings to Tennessee lawyers

NASHVILLE, Sept. 27, 2005 — The Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) has formed a marketing alliance with FedEx that will deliver savings to the TBA’s 9,000 members on select FedEx Express®, FedEx Ground® and FedEx Express® International services. This marks the first time that FedEx has joined with a state bar association to offer cost-effective shipping solutions.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 21, 2005

Effort is part of TBA President Bill Haltom’s “Stand Up and Deliver” initiative

NASHVILLE, Sept. 21, 2005 — Tennessee attorneys this week are launching a public education campaign to spur meaningful dialogue about our nation’s founding principles as we celebrate Constitution Week.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 14, 2005

Effort designed to help lawyers displaced by Hurricane Katrina

NASHVILLE, Sept. 14, 2005 — The Tennessee Bar Association today filed a petition with the Tennessee Supreme Court to permit lawyers displaced by Hurricane Katrina temporarily to practice law in Tennessee to aid their clients.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 17, 2005

New president announces “Stand Up and Deliver” theme for the year

KNOXVILLE, June 17, 2005 — Memphis lawyer Bill Haltom promises to stand up and deliver as he takes over the leadership of the 9,000-member Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) today. Haltom, a partner in the Memphis law firm of Thomason Hendrix Harvey Johnson & Mitchell PLLC was sworn in during the TBA’s 124th Annual Convention in Knoxville. Chief Justice Frank F. Drowota III administered the oath. Haltom takes the reins from Charles W. Swanson, a partner with the Knoxville firm of Sheppeard, Swanson & Mynatt PLC.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 17, 2005

Larry Wilks will take helm of the association in June 2006

KNOXVILLE, June 17, 2005 — Springfield lawyer Larry D. Wilks was installed as president-elect of the Tennessee Bar Association today during the TBA’s annual convention.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 17, 2005

Marcia Eason in line to take office June 2007

KNOXVILLE, June 17, 2005 — Marcia Meredith Eason, a member in the Chattanooga office of Miller & Martin PLLC, stepped into the position of vice president today during the Tennessee Bar Association’s annual convention in Knoxville.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 17, 2005

Article about criminal sentencing explains recent U.S. Supreme Court decision

KNOXVILLE, June 17, 2005 — Nashville lawyer David Raybin received the Justice Joseph W. Henry Memorial Award for Outstanding Legal Writing from the Tennessee Bar Association today during its annual convention in Knoxville.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 17, 2005

State Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank F. Drowota III among those recognized

KNOXVILLE, June 17, 2005 — The Tennessee Bar Association today presented the 2005 President’s Awards to three lawyers during its annual convention in Knoxville. Outgoing president Charles Swanson — a partner in the Knoxville firm of Sheppeard, Swanson & Mynatt — gave the awards to Murfreesboro lawyer John T. Blankenship of Blankenship & Blankenship, Knoxville lawyer Keith H. Burroughs of Burroughs Collins & Jabaley PLC, and Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank F. Drowota III.


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