TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 15, 2023

Knoxville lawyer and former TBA President Tasha Blakney has been named the next executive director of the Knoxville Bar Association (KBA), the association announced today. She will join the KBA as its full-time director in mid-January, following the retirement of long-time director Marsha Watson, who served in the role for more than 30 years. Blakney has practiced law in Knoxville since graduating from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1999. She is a co-founding member of the law firm of Eldridge & Blakney PC, where she has practiced as a litigator for more than 20 years. She has served as president of the KBA and in leadership positions with other local, state and national bar associations. She was TBA’s 143rd president from 2022 to 2023 and currently serves on the TBA Board of Governors as immediate past president. Blakney said she looks “forward to continuing the KBA’s long legacy of service to the bar and the community.” Read more in a release from the group.