Young lawyers from across the southeast are gathering in Orlando, Florida, this weekend for the first Southeastern States Young Lawyers Regional Summit. Tennessee is one of three host states of the event. Today’s programming featured five educational sessions, including a panel on young lawyers seeking judgeships, which included Tennessee’s youngest and newly elected Eighth Judicial District Criminal Court Judge Zack Walden; a session on diversity, featuring TBA Young Lawyers Division President-Elect Quinton Thompson of Memphis; a discussion of trust accounting with Jackson lawyer Kortney Simmons; and a session on managing non-attorney staff with Chattanooga attorney Claire Tuley. The TBA Young Lawyers Division is holding its Fall Board Meeting sessions tomorrow. See photos from the event.

YLD leaders from Louisiana, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. From left: Dani Borel, Ron Daniels, Iris Elijah and Brittany Faith.

Host state YLD leaders welcome attendees to the first Southeastern States Young Lawyers Regional Summit.

Tennessee Criminal Court Judge Zack Walden (left) moderated a panel of judges discussing their experiences of running for or applying for judicial seats as young lawyers. Joining him are (from left) Judge Shayna Beevers Morvant of Louisiana, Georgia Supreme Court Justice Andrew Pinson and Florida Judge Logan Murphy.

Memphis lawyer Quinton Thompson (left) spoke about creating diverse firms. Joining him are (from left) Kristen Amond of Louisiana and Dahlia Walker-Huntington of Florida.

Chattanooga attorney Brittany Faith (left) and Brittanie Browning of Georgia show off the AirPods they won during Networking Bingo.

Chattanooga lawyer and TBA YLD President Brittany Faith (left) at the summit's Welcome Reception. Joining her are (from left) The Florida Bar YLD President Iris Elijah, Chattanooga attorney Claire Tuley, Cookeville lawyer Amber Vargas and Florida lawyer Anisha Patel.