Access to Justice Committee

The Access to Justice Committee develops and implements policy and initiatives to assist lawyers, the organized bar, law schools, legal services organizations & pro bono programs in providing access to the justice system for the poor & marginalized.

Access to Justice Committee Leadership

Chair
Alex MacKay
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
401 Commerce Street Ste 800
Nashville, TN 37219
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alexandra.mackay@stites.com
(615)782-2223
Immediate Past Chair
David Esquivel
Bass Berry & Sims PLC
150 3rd Ave S #2800
Nashville, TN 372012002
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desquivel@bassberry.com
(615)742-6285
Vice-Chair
Jim Barry
International Paper Company
6400 Poplar Ave
Memphis, TN 38197
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james.barry@ipaper.com
(901)419-3832

Access to Justice Committee News

Chattanooga Lawyer McDowell Takes Office as YLD President

By Stacey Shrader ... on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 3:46pm

Chattanooga lawyer David McDowell took office as president of the TBA’s Young Lawyers Division during last week's convention and announced a new pro bono public service project to educate librarians across the state about OnlineTNJustice and the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Service’s new legal information website LIFT. The goal of the project is to empower librarians with the knowledge they need to help local residents seeking legal assistance. Also taking office at the division’s annual meeting were President-Elect Stacie Winkler of Memphis, Vice President Rachel Moses of Cookeville, Secretary Troy Weston of Knoxville and Treasurer Steven King of Memphis. McDowell succeeds David Veile of Franklin.

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TJC Welcomes New Executive Director

By Brittany Sims on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 4:03pm

The Tennessee Justice Center has announced that managing attorney Michele Johnson will succeed Gordon Bonnyman as executive director at the end of 2013. Bonnyman and Johnson co-founded the organization 17 years ago to advocate for Tennessee’s vulnerable populations, particularly those struggling to find access to healthcare. “I am excited that Michele will assume full leadership of the organization that she has already helped make an effective voice for Tennesseans in need,” said Bonnyman, who will continue to serve clients as a TJC staff attorney. The TJC will host a reception Friday at Waller Law at 5 p.m. to welcome Johnson, and to celebrate the courage of TJC’s clients and generosity of law firms throughout Tennessee.

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