| September 2009 Law school visits continue this week The TBA YLD kicked off its annual campus visits this month with a visit to the University of Memphis last week. The outreach effort continued this week with visits to the Nashville School of Law and Vanderbilt University Law School. See photos from the Memphis, Nashville School of Law and Vanderbilt events. Thank you to all the lawyers who turned out to network with the students! In November, the team will visit the two law schools in Knoxville. Make plans to join us! Here are the details: Lincoln Memorial University -- The YLD's first-ever visit to the LMU Duncan School of Law will take place on campus the evening of Monday, Nov. 2. An information table and pizza dinner will be available from 5 to 7 p.m. in the first floor student lounge. UT College of Law -- The following day, Nov. 3, three events will be held at the University of Tennessee College of Law. A TBA membership information table will be set up from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the rotunda, a pizza lunch will be served at noon, and a reception with local attorneys will be held in the evening. LMU students also are invited to this event. The location is pending. All TBA members are encouraged to come out for these events. If you have any questions feel free to contact YLD Membership and Law School Outreach Committee Chair Nathan Shelby at (731) 267-1394 or nshelby@raineykizer.com. If you plan to attend, please let TBA staff member Stacey Shrader know so she can have a name badge for you. Celebrate Pro Bono events planned The TBA YLD and young lawyers across the state are doing their part with plans for four Wills for Heroes legal clinics, a presentation to students in Memphis and a forum about pro bono opportunities in Knoxville. All young lawyers are encouraged to get involved in one or more of these events during the month. Germantown Wills for Heroes -- Sept. 26 Jackson Wills for Heroes -- Oct. 3 Franklin Wills for Heroes -- Oct. 14 Memphis Building Healthy Relationships -- Oct. 27 Knoxville Forum on Community Service & Pro Bono Opportunities -- Oct. 28 Gallatin Wills for Heroes -- Oct. 31 Local YLD groups make plans for fall Young lawyer organizations in the state have a full list of activities and events scheduled for the next month. Plans include the following: Jackson Madison YLD -- The Jackson Madison County Bar Association YLD will hold its next meeting on Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. at the Picasso Pizzeria. That event also will serve as a reception for new lawyers admitted to the practice of law. The swearing in ceremony will be held several weeks later on Nov. 5. For more information about any of these events contact YLD President Chuck Holliday at holliday@spraginslaw.com or (731) 424-0461. Knoxville Barristers -- The Barristers will hold its annual charity golf tournament Oct. 2 at Landmark Golf Club at Avalon. The entry fee of $85 per player includes box lunch, green fees, cart, range balls, commemorative logo golf shirt, great prizes and a cookout. For more information contact Mark Castleberry at (615) 637-0203 or go online for registration and sponsorship forms. Other upcoming events include: For more information about any of these events please contact Barristers President Mike Baisley at mbaisley@wmbac.com or (865) 215-1000. Memphis YLD -- On Oct. 22, the Memphis Bar Association YLD will host a bowling tournament at Prime Time Sports Bar. For additional details contact YLD President Freeman Foster at (901) 405-8633 or freeman.foster@state.tn.us. Upper Cumberland YLA -- The Upper Cumberland Young Lawyers Association will hold its next meeting Oct. 29 at 5:30 p.m. at Char Restaurant in Cookeville. For more information, contact Rachel Moses at (931) 528-7436 or rmoses@las.org. Project SALUTE returns to Nashville Project SALUTE is a unique pro bono project pioneered by the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. The program provides free legal assistance to low-income veterans who have been denied disability and pension benefit claims. Last year, several Tennessee young lawyers completed the necessary training and staffed a legal clinic sponsored by Project SALUTE in Chattanooga. The project is returning to Tennessee Oct. 16-17 as part of Operation Stand Down's 17th annual outreach to homeless veterans. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and will be held at the Tennessee State Guard Facility (1164 Foster Avenue, Nashville, TN 37210). Lawyers interested in volunteering for the event should contact Alesa Silver at silverag@udmercy.edu or (313) 596-0258. Review the training agenda Register for the training by Oct. 23 Learn more about Project SALUTE Upcoming CLE Tennessee Bar Association members are actively using the new TBAConnect social networking site to keep up with colleagues, share interests and ideas, and keep track of what's going on in the Tennessee legal community. If you haven't joined yet, it is easy: just click here to set up your profile. The new TBAConnect provides many of the same features of mainstream social networking sites such as Linked In or Facebook, but access is limited to members of the Tennessee Bar Association and approved guests, so you won't be bombarded with ads or games and quizzes. TBAConnect is growing steadily and will soon be a valuable resource for members across the state to share information and network. Join today |
 |
Vol. 8, No. 3 IN THIS ISSUE
FROM THE EDITOR You are receiving E-DICT as a member benefit of the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. E-DICT features information about upcoming YLD events and ways to get involved, while at the same time showing that we do not take ourselves too seriously. E-DICT is sent monthly to all TBA young lawyer members, law student members, affiliate representatives and TBA YLD Fellows. If you have comments or suggestions regarding the newsletter, please contact the editor at htipton@watsonroach.com Hanson Tipton Knoxville ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION Statements or opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Tennessee Bar Association, its officers, board or staff. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION |
||||||||||||
Copyright 2009 Tennessee Bar Association |