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Tennessee High School Mock Trial Case Released! #tnmock20

Posted by: Stephanie Vonnahme on Dec 10, 2019
 
 
It is that time of the year! The 2020 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Case is officially ready!   
 
In 2020, we will celebrate 40 years to the Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition.  
 
HOW TO GET INVOLVED: 
 
• Volunteer as a Judge:  Sitting judges, attorneys, law students, paralegals and bailiffs are needed to volunteer for the competition. Sign up here.
 
• Help Secure a Grant for your Local Team:  The Young Lawyers Division has secured grant funding for mileage reimbursement and professional clothing for participating teams. The Mock Trial Mileage Grant Application and Mock Trial Professional Clothing Grant Application are due to the Mock Trial Committee by March 2.
 
• Sign Up for Email Updates:  To be added to the TBA’s email distribution list for competition information and case updates, sign up here.
 

Help Eliminate the Professional Privilege Tax

Posted by: Stephanie Vonnahme on Nov 26, 2019
 
The Tennessee Bar Association is joining with the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA), and other organizations to ask Governor Lee and the legislature to eliminate the Professional Privilege Tax. It should be a right, not a privilege, to run a business in Tennessee. 
 
To help with this effort, the TBA needs more information from you. Please take this short two-minute survey so the TBA can provide real information and statistics to our elected officials about how paying this tax is affecting Tennessee attorneys. 

CLE Deadline is Dec. 31

Posted by: Stephanie Vonnahme on Nov 26, 2019

Don’t forget to fulfill your CLE requirement by Dec. 31.  The TBA has 21 CLE offerings in December!  Register for your next CLE here.  Plus, don’t forget to use your three pre-paid CLE credits included with your TBA membership!  

TBA YLD Publications Chair Allyson Lumpkin Shares a Few of her Favorite Podcasts

Posted by: Stephanie Vonnahme on Nov 26, 2019
 
 
Stuff You Missed in History Class —I absolutely love this podcast.  It is filled with download on weird history, funny history and little known history facts.  It is easy to listen to at work for those days when you just need something entertaining in the background (*cough, cough doc review*).  There are tons of episodes in the archives.  Some of my favs are “Jimmy Winkfield, Derby Pioneer” and for some Tennessee legal history check out “The Scopes Trial.”  
 
How Men Think with Brooks Laich & Gavin DeGraw – I am a HUGE Gavin DeGraw fan so I was hooked as soon as I found out he was a co-host.  This podcast is a panel of men with female guest co-hosts who explore the male perspective on relationships, marriage, children, health and wellness, style … basically everything.  This podcast is hilarious and thought provoking.  

Podcasts Picks with Troy Weston

Posted by: Stephanie Vonnahme on Nov 12, 2019
 
TBA YLD President Troy Weston shares a few of his favorite podcasts.
 
Slate’s Women in Charge — This podcast has introduced me to so many cool women in leadership positions.  Listen to the Sept. 24, 2018 episode interviewing the president of StubHub, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy.
 
Binge Mode — This is a great podcast for folks with fandoms. So far, they have done Billions, Harry Potter, and Game of Thrones.  The podcast dives into the minutiae of the canons. I also listen to several other Harry Potter podcasts (#ravenclaw).
 
Blamo! — A good podcast on fashion, primarily men’s fashion.
 
Deep Dish on Global Affairs — This is a good foreign policy podcast. I recommend the Aug. 23 episode called “Sinking Jakarta Is a Test Case for Climate Retreat.”  Some other global affairs podcasts I love are Worldly, The World Next Week, American Diplomat and American Abroad.

November 2019 Admission Ceremony Photo Galleries

Posted by: Stephanie Vonnahme on Nov 12, 2019

Find all the photos from the TBA photo booths in Memphis, Jackson, Knoxville and Nashville.  #newTNattorney

Save the Date: Statewide TBA YLD Networking Events

Posted by: Stephanie Vonnahme on Nov 12, 2019
 
 
 
What makes a bar association great? You do! So, let’s get together (yeah, yeah, yeah). Join the TBA YLD as we welcome the newest class of admittees to the Tennessee Bar. "I cannot tell you how many cold calls I have referred to attorneys I have met through the TBA YLD or how many times I have picked up the phone just to pick a fellow YLD member's brain about a particular court, judge, or legal topic," YLD Publications Committee Chair Allyson Lumpkin says of YLD networking opportunities. She adds, "none of that would have been possible without building my village of lawyer friends."
 
WHEN
Dec. 4 & 5, 2019
6 p.m. Local Time
 
WHERE
Memphis (Dec. 5)
Charlie Vergos Rendezvous
52 S. Second St.
Memphis, TN 38103
 
Jackson (Dec. 5)
Old Town Spaghetti Store: Country Italian Grill
550 Carriage House Dr.
Jackson, TN 38305
 
Nashville (Dec. 4)
Monelll’s at the Manor
1400 Murfreesboro Pk.
Nashville, TN 37217
 
Knoxville (Dec.5)
Corner 16
1640 Bob Kirby Rd.
Knoxville, TN 37931
 
RSVP
 
 

Chattanooga Bar Association YLD

Posted by: Stephanie Vonnahme on Oct 22, 2019
 
 
The Chattanooga Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s co-sponsored a Teachers’ Clinic on November 2 providing wills and legal advice to Hamilton County educators.  The CBA YLD is already planning their next Teachers’ clinic.  Wanna get involved? Contact Stephanie Rogers for more information.    

TBA YLD is Now Accepting Applications for the 10th DLI Class

Posted by: Stephanie Vonnahme on Oct 22, 2019
 
 
The Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division is now accepting applications for the YLD Diversity Leadership Institute Class of 2020! The TBA YLD's Diversity Leadership Institute (DLI) is a six-month leadership and mentoring program for Tennessee law students in their second, third or fourth years of study. The program is designed to:
 
• Develop skills to succeed as a law student and attorney;
• Empower students to contribute more to the legal community;
• Match students to mentors in a diverse variety of practice areas; and
• Build relationships among students of diverse backgrounds.
 
Class size is limited to 20 students, selected from across the state. The goal of the program is to have a diverse class, so selection is based in part on race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, background, geographical factors and law schools attended. 
 
Application deadline is November 15. For more information and the application, click here!

Tennessee Bar Admissions Ceremonies

Posted by: Stephanie Vonnahme on Oct 22, 2019

Congrats to those who passed the July 2019 Tennessee Bar Exam. We are excited to welcome you to practice in the state of Tennessee. Please join the TBA YLD at an admissions ceremony for an official welcome to the bar.

Memphis
Memphis City Hall, 125 North Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 10 a.m. CST
 
Jackson
Supreme Court Building for the Western District of Tennessee in Jackson
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. CST
 
Nashville
Nashville Music City Center
Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10 a.m. CST
Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 1 p.m. CST
 
Knoxville
Knoxville City County Building, 400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
Friday, November 8, 2019 at 10 a.m. EST
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