In his first column as TBA president, Ed Lanquist Jr. shares his goals for the 2024-2025 bar year, pledging to continue to advocate for members across the state, pursue opportunities to roll back the professional privilege tax and work to increase Tennessee's investment in indigent representation.

This issue's "The Legal Life" feature recaps the TBA's Annual Convention held in Memphis June 12-15. Nashville lawyer Ed Lanquist Jr. was sworn in as TBA's 144th president, taking the gavel from Memphis lawyer Jim Barry. Read more about award winners honored, your new Board of Governors and updates from the Young Lawyers Division.

The pressure to compete in law school is extreme. Unfortunately, over the last two decades, more and more law students have adopted a “doping to win” strategy that involves illicitly abusing the prescription drug Adderall, which is normally used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Buddy Stockwell explores the growing problem and provides some solutions for addressing it.

The Tennessee Bar Journal is accepting immediate submissions for publication, including articles (up to about 3,500 words), as well as specific subject-area, column-length (1,200 words) pieces. Articles should be of interest to Tennessee attorneys — detail a new state law or a complicated area of law, or take a larger issue and connect it to what it means for Tennessee attorneys and the justice system. Find a global issue within your particular experience or knowledge and tell about it and how it affects Tennessee law. We are especially looking for diverse voices — from BIPOC writers, from our friends in the LGBTQ+ community and from attorneys who have had diverse life and legal experiences. Get more detailed information in the TBJ's Writer's Guidelines or email editor@tnbar.org.

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