YLD at ABA Annual Meeting & Diversity Law Week Program Receives Recognition - Articles

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Posted by: Laura Labenberg on Aug 5, 2024

Members of the TBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Executive Committee attended the American Bar Association (ABA) 2024 Annual Meeting in Chicago this month. President Sean Aiello, Immediate Past President Quinton Thompson, Secretary Ross Smith and Middle Tennessee Governor Alix Rogers connected and networked with influential legal professionals from across the country and attended CLE programming. They were joined by 2023-2024 TBA YLD board member Patrick Morris, who is the assembly clerk of the ABA YLD. The TBA YLD Diversity Law Week program was recognized at the meeting with an achievement award as one of the top state programs in the country related to diversity. The program was created by Thompson, and program co-chairs were Chattanooga attorney Ariel Anthony, Memphis attorney Kevin Christopher and Nashville attorney Erin Shackelford. Over the course of the week, 100 diverse high school students across the state had an opportunity to shadow attorneys, explore courtrooms and immerse themselves in law school for a day. See photos from this year's Chattanooga programMemphis program and Nashville program.