TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 11, 2022

Legal of Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) has announced the appointment of Debra House as the firm’s new executive director. House has served as interim director since January 2021. She joined LAET in 1988 as a staff attorney in the firm’s Cleveland office and then moved to the Knoxville office in 2007. She has held a number of roles over the past 33 years, most recently as director of development and compliance. In that capacity, House was responsible for LAET’s development department, pro bono program and marketing and branding efforts. House has been active in the Family Resource Agency in Cleveland, the Knoxville Family Justice Center and the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services. An active member of both the Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations, she currently co-chairs the KBA Access to Justice Committee. and serves in the TBA House of Delegates. LAET serves eligible residents of 26 counties from offices in Blountville, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Knoxville, Johnson City, Maryville and Morristown.