Programming from this year’s Corporate Counsel Forum is available online as a 1-Click CLE package. The package, worth four hours of general CLE credit, includes updates in labor and employment law, administrative law changes, a discussion of intellectual property and more. Buy this package now or browse all of TBA CLE’s 1-Click Packages.

Next up from the Communications Team, meet Technical Systems Administrator Dave Bevis! If it requires a phone or a computer at the TBA, Dave’s your guy! When he’s not maintaining, developing and supporting the computer and comms systems at the TBA, Dave’s special hobby is woodworking, or as some of his co-workers might say, “buying woodworking equipment.”

The #TeamTBA series offers members a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the TBA and how each staff members makes the association run. Check back every Wednesday for a new staff profile in TBA Today and on the TBA's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

The Tennessee Republican Party is appealing last week’s decision to reinstate 5th Congressional District hopeful Robby Starbuck to the primary ballot, the Murfreesboro Post reports. Davidson County Chancellor Russell Perkins ruled last week that the party’s private meeting to remove Starbuck from the ballot violated the state’s open meetings act. He ordered Starbuck’s name be returned to the ballot. The Court of Appeals must first decide if they will hear the appeal and then potentially hear the case this week. The deadline to finalize ballots for the Aug. 4 primary is Friday.

The Legal Aid of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (LAS) raised more than $127,000 during its Breakfast of Champions fundraiser on April 6. The money raised will help LAS ensure Middle Tennesseans have access to the justice system, overcome unfair circumstances and receive equal justice under the law. Jennifer Kraus, weekend news anchor for Nashville’s NewsChannel 5, hosted the event, which featured powerful personal statements from several LAS clients and a keynote address from former Tennessee Titans football player Eddie George, who spoke on leadership, adversity and what it means to be a champion. Read more about the event from LAS.

The Rutherford County Commission is launching an oversight board for its Juvenile Detention Center following a report last year that exposed the county’s troubled history of illegally jailing children, the Daily News Journal reports. The commission hopes to appoint five members to the board by August. The board will have oversight of the juvenile detention center, the director, policies, procedures and budget plans submitted to the commission for approval. Those interested in applying for the board can obtain applications from the mayor’s office. Juvenile Court Judge Donna Scott Davenport, who was at the center of the investigation into the county’s arresting and jailing of more than 1,000 juveniles, announced she would retire in August. Republican Travis Lampley and Independent Andrae Crismon are competing for Davenport’s seat on the bench in the August election.

The Tennessee Black Caucus is making stops across the state as part of a listening tour that allows constituents to guide legislative proposals for 2023, WPLN reports. Rep. Vince Dixie, D-Nashville, who chairs the House Democratic Caucus, says the discussion will be used to guide what laws and investments are proposed for communities during the next legislative session. Lawmakers will also be looking to hear from Nashville residents to find commonalities affecting other people across the state, such as gun violence. Stops have already been made in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Nashville. The caucus will be in Memphis at the National Civil Rights Museum on June 16 at 6 p.m. CDT. Additional stops will be planned for July.

Merchant & Gould PC, a national intellectual property law firm with a Knoxville office, has announced the launch of the M&G Integrator Program – a business consulting group that will offer product and service companies a new way to protect their brands in the fast-paced online marketplace. The group will serve clients in every industry, balance timely business strategies with a critical legal lens and complement its Internet Cybersecurity & E-Commerce (ICE) Practice. Read the full release.

Don’t miss your chance to have breakfast and network with fellow law school alumni during the TBA’s Annual Convention next week. The alumni breakfasts will take place on June 16 from 7:30 until 8:30 a.m. CDT at the Downtown Nashville Hilton. Nashville School of Law, Belmont University College of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and Vanderbilt University Law School will each host alumni breakfasts. Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law will host a virtual breakfast. Sign up for a breakfast when you register for Convention, or purchase individual tickets here.

Former state Rep. Michael Curcio has announced he’ll be joining Nashville-based Talbert Government Relations LLC as an equity member and partner. Founded by Jill Talbert in 2012, the firm is one of the state’s few female-founded, female-owned government relations firms. Curcio for six years represented state House District 69, which covers Hickman and parts of Maury and Dickson counties. He was appointed chair of the House Judiciary Committee his first year in office and was chair of the Criminal Justice Committee when he announced he would not seek re-election. “Chairman Curcio’s experience in state government, his ability to navigate complex regulatory issues and his breadth of knowledge of Tennessee’s Capitol Hill will make this a great partnership,” Talbert said. Read the full release here.

Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC is seeking to hire two attorneys to join its Wills, Trusts & Estates practice in Nashville. The estate planning attorney will preferably have an LLM and seven years of relevant experience. The attorney will immediately assist with significant trusts and estate/tax work. The role includes the potential of serving in a leadership role. The probate and estate administration attorney should preferably have more than five years of relevant experience and the ability to work with families of all backgrounds and wealth levels. To apply for either job, email Suzanne Hartness. Find these positions and more from the TBA’s JobLink page.