CHILDREN'S ISSUES COMMITTEE
This committee focuses on the partnership between the YLD and the Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program and facilitates public service programs that benefit children and youth in Tennessee.
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Katrina J. Atchley, Chair
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop PC
One Centre Square, Fifth Floor
620 Market Street
PO Box 2425
Knoxville, TN 37901
Telephone: (865) 541-5258
Fax: (865) 523-6529
Email: katchley@lewisking.com
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Committee includes: Stacie Winkler, Executive Committee Liaison
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DISASTER RELIEF COMMITTEE
This committee trains lawyers on how to provide legal assistance to those affected by natural disasters and takes on pro bono cases of its own. |
P. Matt Potempa, Chair
Law Office of Matt Potempa PLLC
222 Second Avenue North
Washington Square, Suite 360
Nashville, TN 37201
Telephone: (615) 255-5007
Fax: (615) 255-5599
Email: matt@potempafirm.com
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Committee includes: Steven King, Executive Committee Liaison
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MOCK TRIAL COMMITTEE
This committee oversees the state high school mock trial competition, in which teams of six to 12 students play the roles of attorneys and witnesses in a hypothetical trial. Teams compete first on a district level, with local winners advancing to the state competition in Nashville. The committee hosts the state competition and recruits volunteers to serve as coaches, jurors, scorers and bailiffs. |
Troy S. Weston, Chair
Eldridge & Blakney PC
PO Box 398
Knoxville, TN 37901
Telephone: (865) 544-2010
Fax: (865) 544-2015
Email: tweston@ebtlaw.com
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Candi Henry, Vice Chair
Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella PC
P.O. Box 198806
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 254-2291
Fax: (615) 726-2241
Email: chenry@dodsonparker.com
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Committee includes: Sarah McKinney Coleman, Kristen Corn, Joshua Dougan, William P. Holloway, Tommy Santel and Marisa Lee Combs, Executive Committee Liaison
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MOCK TRIAL LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE
This committee reviews all aspects of the Tennessee High School Mock Trial Competition and makes recommendations for expanding and refining the program. |
Candi Henry, Chair
Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella PC
P.O. Box 198806
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 254-2291
Fax: (615) 726-2241
Email: chenry@dodsonparker.com
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Committee includes: Marisa Lee Combs, Executive Committee Liaison
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE
This committee organizes lawyers from across the state to mount a major volunteer effort in conjunction with the celebration of Law Day each May. The committee also organizes the annual Law Day Art and Essay contests, which allow school students to creatively depict the unique qualities of the American judicial system.
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Ashley H. Holliday, Chair
West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc.
210 West Main Street
Jackson, TN 38301
(731) 426-1302
Fax: (731) 422-9079
Email: ashley@wtls.org
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Elizabeth “Ellie” M. Hill, Vice Chair
Patrick, Beard, Schulman & Jacoway
537 Market Street, Suite 202
Chattanooga, TN 37402
(423) 756-7117
Fax: (423) 267-5032
Email: ehill@pbsjlaw.com |
Committee includes: All District Representatives; all Affiliate Representatives; David McDowell, Executive Committee Liaison
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| WILLS FOR HEROES COMMITTEE
This committee produces legal service projects across the state that provide basic estate planning to first responders, including police, sheriff's deputies and fire fighters.
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Bradley M. Carter
Chair and Middle Tennessee Captain
Runyon & Runyon
301 Main Street
Clarksville, TN 37040
(931) 647-3377
Fax: (931) 551-3561
Email: bcarter@runyonandrunyon.com |
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| Committee includes: Ashley Morris, East Tennessee Captain; Josh Dougan, West Tennessee Captain; all District Representatives; and all Affiliate Representatives; David Veile, Executive Committee Liaison |
