TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 17, 2026

Nashville lawyer Jonathan Cole, a shareholder with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, will be the honored guest at a Tennessee reception held in conjunction with the American Bar Association Annual Meeting July 29 to Aug. 4 in Chicago. The reception will take place Aug. 1 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. CDT in the Crystal Ballroom C in the West Tower of the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Any Tennessee lawyers in town are invited to attend. View the invitation. Cole has a long and distinguished track record of involvement in the ABA. He currently serves as chair of the ABA House of Delegates, the group’s 597-member policymaking body, making him the second ranking officer in the ABA. He previously served as a Tennessee delegate to the House of Delegates, chair of the Young Lawyers Division and director of the American Bar Endowment.