TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 20, 2025

TBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) outgoing President Sean Aiello presented a number of awards at the group’s annual board dinner in Franklin. The President's Award was given to Nashville attorney Patrick Morrison for his work on developing the YLD CLE Exploration Series and as the division’s health and wellness coordinator. The Public Service Award was presented to Nashville attorney Ashley Tipton for her expansion of the high school mock trial program and to Nashville attorney Alix Rogers and Eighth Judicial District Criminal Court Judge Zack Walden for implementation of the YLD's first Rural Judicial Fellows Program. Six board members also were recognized with Star of the Quarter Awards. Read more about these recognitions. Law student members of the 2025 Diversity Leadership Institute class also attended the dinner and were recognized for completing the program. Earlier in the day, law student members of the Rural Judicial Fellows met with justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court. See photos from that gathering.