The TBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) is planning its first expungement clinic in Campbell County on Sept. 14. The group will be partnering with the Legal Aid Society to expunge criminal records. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon EDT at the Campbell County Justice Center. Volunteer attorneys are needed and should plan to arrive by 8:30 a.m. for an orientation. Experts will be on site to help guide volunteers and answer any questions. To assist, please email Tomi Robb.

The TBA Young Lawyers Division provided essential documents to 16 Sumner County firefighters today. Seven attorneys participated and provided approximately $7,500 of legal services free of charge. With the help of two Belmont Law students, these important community members received documents pertaining to powers of attorney, advanced healthcare directives and last wills and testaments. The clinic was organized by YLD District 8 Representative Grace Benitone Burnett.

Registration is now open for the next free advice clinic for Black-owned small businesses and nonprofits, set for Sept. 19 in Nashville. The clinic, sponsored by the Arts & Business Council's Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts and Bradley, provides assistance with business formation and corporate governance, review of contracts and guidance in navigating local ordinances and state regulations. Prospective clients should register by Sept. 16. Attorneys should email vlpa@abcnashville.org to volunteer.

Belmont Law is looking for volunteers for a Power of Attorney (POA) Clinic at Casa Azafran on Sept. 7 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. CDT. Morning and afternoon shifts are available if volunteers are not able to commit to the full day. At this clinic, attorneys, with the assistance of law students, will help clients fill out POA for Care of a Minor Child forms. Volunteers also will be paired with a translator. Lunch will be provided. Email Ginny.Blake@belmont.edu to volunteer. At least five volunteers are needed for both the morning and afternoon shifts.

The Memphis Bar Association’s (MBA) Access to Justice Committee is partnering with the MBA Young Lawyers Division, Councilwoman Jana Swearengen-Washington, Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk Jamita Swearengen and the Sigma Rho Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. to host a restoration of rights clinic on Sept. 7. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CDT. Location to be determined. Sign up to help here.

The TBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) is holding an Essential Documents for Essential Workers (EDEW) Clinic on Sept. 20 from 12-4 p.m. EDT at the Sevierville First United Methodist Church gym, 214 Cedar St. in Sevierville. This clinic is free to all first responders and their spouses. To volunteer contact YLD board member Amanda Howard.

Volunteers are needed for a mini-legal clinic at the 2024 CHALENG/Stand-Down Meeting, which will take place at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Family Life Center in Memphis from 10 a.m. to noon CDT on Aug. 28. The CHALENG/Stand-Down event is an annual meeting organized by the Veterans Affairs Department Homeless Program where veterans can come in for various services and discuss their needs with department staff. To volunteer, contact Memphis lawyer Jake Dickerson at jacob.alan.dickerson@gmail.com.

Belmont University College of Law is looking for attorney volunteers for its Free Legal Answers Clinic on Aug. 22 from 5-6:30 p.m. At this clinic, volunteers will be partnered with three to four law students to research and answer questions posted on tn.freelegalanswers.org. Those interested in helping should email Ginny Blake. Attorney volunteers must have a Free Legal Answers Account to participate in the clinic. Please set up an account three to four days before the clinic to make sure your profile is approved in time.

Attorneys are needed to staff two upcoming legal clinics in Knoxville. The Veteran's Legal Advice Clinic is scheduled for Aug. 14 from noon-1 p.m. EDT. This is a general advice and referral clinic which serves between 20 and 30 veterans in the community. A Debt Relief Legal Advice Clinic will be held Aug. 17 from 9 a.m.-noon EDT. If a client qualifies for and desires to file a bankruptcy petition, during the clinic the volunteer attorney and client will schedule a follow-up appointment to move forward with a case. Both clinics will take place at the Knox County Public Defender's Community Law Office, 1101 Liberty Street.

Registration is now open for the next free advice clinic for Black-owned small businesses and nonprofits, set for Aug. 15 in Nashville. The clinic, sponsored by the Arts & Business Council's Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts and Bradley, provides assistance with business formation and corporate governance, review of contracts and guidance in navigating local ordinances and state regulations. Prospective clients should register by Aug. 12. Attorneys should email vlpa@abcnashville.org to volunteer.