American Bar Association YLD – Recognize your affiliate’s service to the bar and to the public in Awards of Achievement. Applications are due June 15. 

Take a look at the ABA YLD’s Past Initiatives for ideas on implementing a project for your affiliate.

For more information, visit the ABA website. To learn more about the ABA YLD visit the group online, follow them on Facebook and Twitter or connect on Linkedin. To get involved contact Nashville lawyer Matt Potempa, (615) 810-8438, for more information.

Blount County Bar Association YLD – The Blount County Bar YLD will hold its monthly meeting on April 19 at noon. Executive committee elections will be held. For more information contact President Nick Black, (865) 238-0665.

Chattanooga Bar Association YLD – The Chattanooga Bar Association YLD continues to have monthly social happy hours with the next one scheduled for April 20 at Feed Co. Table & Tavern.  The YLD will continue its quarterly Coffee Talks with local judges throughout this upcoming year.  Stay tuned for other upcoming events.  For more information about the group contact President Corrin Fulton, (423) 756-5171, or follow the group on Facebook.

Jackson Madison County Bar Association YLD – The Jackson-Madison County YLD will be working with the Hands Up pre-school this year as well as several other organizations. For more information about the group contact President Kortney Simmons, (731) 660-8810 or follow news on the group's Facebook page.

Knoxville Bar Association Barristers – The Barristers have a number of events and activities planned for the upcoming year:

Please submit your nominations for the  KBA Law & Liberty Award to Courtney Read or Ashley Morgan.  We are seeking nominees who are visible to the profession and local bar, works to advance understanding of the law in the greater community, sets an example of good citizenship, donates time for volunteer work, sets high professional standards, and achieves professional goals even in the face of adversity.  The award will be presented on May 6 at KBA Law Day.

 The Barristers Volunteer Breakfast is a recurring event on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:15 a.m. The Barristers Volunteer Breakfast Committee always need volunteers to serve food or sponsor. The cost is $150 for sponsoring, and we need 4-5 volunteers. If you are unable to fund the breakfast, the Barristers will subsidize the cost of the breakfast. Volunteers meet at 6:15 a.m. and serve breakfast to approximately 30-40 individuals, generally leaving the site around 7:30 a.m. It’s a great way to serve the community. This is a great chance to partner with members of your firm, or law school classmates or friends or use it as an opportunity to involve staff in your office too. Sign up here. 

Spring Cleaning? Make room in your closet and help others at the same time! Barristers Hunger & Poverty Relief Committee is collecting professional clothes April 4-18. Items needed are slacks, skirts, suits, blouses, shirts, dresses, ties and dress shoes. Multiple donation locations will be available including Gay Street, Main Street, law schools and West Knoxville. Please do not donate clothes with holes, stains or rips. Women's clothing will be donated to the YWCA and Connect Ministries Career Closet.  Men's Clothing will be donated to Knox Area Rescue Ministries. For more information please contact Courtney Houpt and Kourtney Hennard.

Check out the Barristers online or on Facebook, or contact President Rachel Hurt, (865) 546-7000, for more information.

Maury County Bar Association YLD – The Maury County YLD continues to hold social gatherings on the first Tuesday of the month. The group is working on finishing up a Clerks Directory for the benefit of local young lawyers.  For more information contact President Travis Jones, (931) 797-2344.

Memphis Bar Association YLD –  The Memphis Bar Association YLD will recently hosted a successful panel discussion on the Steven Avery documentary Making a Murderer.  This year’s “YLD Grizz Night” is tonight (March 30). Join the YLD as members cheer on the Memphis Grizzles as they take on the Denver Nuggets – the pregame happy hour will be at Twelve Bar on Beale Street. To purchase tickets click here. For questions, contact Natalie Bursi at nbursi@lewisthomason.com or Adam Johnson at ajohnson@nstlaw.com. For more information about the MBA YLD, or if you would like to get involved with the MBA YLD, please contact President Jonathan May, (901) 577-6102 or visit the group’s Facebook page. 

Montgomery County Bar Association YLD – The group will have a free legal advice clinic for seniors at the Robertson County Senior Citizens Center in Springfield on April 27 from 1-4 p.m.  For information about the Montgomery County YLD contact President Justin Sensing, (931) 552-5670.

Nashville Bar Association YLD – For more information about the NBA YLD contact Justin McNaughton, (615) 782-2215, or follow the group on Facebook.

Northeast Tennessee Young Lawyers Association – For more information please contact President Holly Mancl, (423) 793-4800. Follow news from the group on Facebook.

Upper Cumberland Young Lawyers Association – The UCYLA usually tries to meet on the first Thursday of each month.  For more information about the group and specific dates and times for meetings, please contact President Russell C. Tribble.  Follow news from the group on Facebook.

Williamson County Bar Association YLD – The WCBA-YLD will host a social on April 12 at 5:15 p.m. at Cool Springs Brewery. Please bring a friend, and as always, all lawyers are welcome to attend. The WCBA-YLD annual meeting will be held at 325 Bridge Street on May 16 at 5 p.m.. At this meeting, incoming officers will be elected for the 2016-2017 year. Qualified candidates may propose their candidacy by communicating their interest to President Cort Bethmann. For information about the group contact President Cort Bethmann, (615) 591-4002 or follow news from the group on Facebook.