Project Salute

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Pro Bono Activity
Date: 
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 2:00pm

This program educates American veterans on the benefits available to them and helps them obtain those benefits.

24th Annual Health Law Forum

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Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 8:00am

Recognized as one of the premier health law programs in the country, this program will include a discussion of the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's pending decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (a/k/a ObamaCare); as well as presentations on hospital-physician integration models, contracting with health care software vendors from the provider's perspective, monitoring compliance, updates on the Stark law, fraud and abuse issues, HIPAA/HITECH issues, Tennessee health law and legislative action, the always popular ethics panel; and many more exciting topics.

TBA All Access Network: Video Focuses on Client Relationships

By Barry Kolar on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 12:34pm

News from the General-Solo-Small Firm Section
Client relationships need to start from a solid foundation to be successful. In the latest TBA All Access Network video, Memphis attorney and ethics expert Brian Faughnan offers six key steps to consider when beginning these relationships. Watch Faughnan’s program now or review any of the other video programming. All programs are five to 10 minutes long and can be watched at no cost.

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New Alimony Bench Book Available

By Stacey Shrader ... on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 2:35pm

News from the Family Law Section
The 10th Edition of the Alimony Bench Book is now available from the TBA's Family Law Section. The new version, edited by the section's Alimony Committee, includes published and unpublished cases from August 2003 to December 2011. It is available for purchase in a loose-leaf format for $40 or in a three-ring binder for $50. You can  order the book from the TBA's online bookstore or by contacting the TBA at (615) 383-7421.

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Former Chancellor Kilcrease Dies

By Suzanne Robertson on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 1:34pm

Irvin H. Kilcrease Jr., a former Davidson County chancery court judge who served on the bench for more than two decades and was one of the Nashville School of Law’s first African-American graduates, died Monday night. He was 80. Kilcrease was appointed to the bench in 1980 and served until his retirement in 2003. He previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Nashville and worked in private practice and as a public defender. Arrangements were not complete at press time. The Tennessean reports on his life.

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McCallie Bests Chattanooga Rival for Mock Trial Title

By Stacey Shrader ... on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 12:58pm

McCallie School of Chattanooga claimed the state high school mock trial championship title March 17, defeating rival Chattanooga Southeast Tennessee Home Education Association, in the 32nd annual Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition, sponsored by the TBA Young Lawyers Division. The McCallie team now will represent Tennessee at the National High School Mock Trial Competition in Albuquerque, N.M., May 3-6. The state competition involved 13 teams and 200 volunteers, including lawyers, law students and paralegals. In addition, sitting judges in the state presided over the trial rounds, while Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Gary Wade presided over the championship match. See complete results, pictures and the list of volunteer judges and lawyers

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What Attorneys Need to Know about the New Amended Code of Judicial Conduct (Live Program)

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 12:30pm

Join us on May 9th for The Code of Judicial Conduct seminar that will be held in Nashville. Since this marks the first time in more than 20 years that a new set of Judicial Conduct rules has been adopted by the Tennessee Supreme Court, attorneys need to know the most important information that will affect them in their profession. Produced by Gail Vaughn Ashworth, who was instrumental in the work to help make this amendment happen, the seminar will cover timely topics such as disqualifications/recusals, an advanced overview of the Amended code and other hot topics that relate to attorneys.

Real Estate Essentials (Live Program)

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Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 8:30am

Please join us on May 3, 2012 for our annual Real Estate Essentials seminar. Attorneys will gain valuable knowledge regarding real estate issues no matter what area of concentration you may practice. Topics that will be discussed include:

  • Litigation with respect to Foreclosures and Evictions
  • Litigation with respect to Eminent Domain
  • Special considerations in leases

16th Annual Labor & Employment Forum (Live Program)

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Friday, April 27, 2012 - 8:00am

This program is designed to provide timely, specialized, practical information for labor and employment practitioners. The Forum will address a number of topics, including: in-house counsel roundtable discussion, point/counter-point between high-profile plaintiff and defense attorneys, important developments in class action practice and recent developments in labor law. Light continental breakfast will be served.

9th Annual Bankruptcy Forum (Live Program)

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Friday, April 20, 2012 - 1:30am

The 9th Annual Tennessee Bar Association Bankruptcy Forum will take place April 20 – April 22, 2012, at the beautiful Lodge at Buckberry Creek in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Please make plans now to join us in this wonderful and relaxing setting for an informative and unique presentation of current issues of interest to a wide variety of bankruptcy attorneys.