This year's Real Estate Essentials course will be held virtually on June 22. The program will run from 1 to 4:15 p.m. CDT. Thanks to attorney and senior underwriting counsel Joseph Kirkland Jr. at Executive Title and Closing Inc. in Memphis for producing this program. Watch for more details coming soon.

Hosted by the TBA Family Law Section, the Intersections of Family Law CLE will examine how domestic law intersects with other legal segments, providing a more holistic view to incorporate into practice. Sessions will cover litigation regarding closely held businesses in divorces and criminal law considerations for domestic lawyers. A networking reception will follow the program. Join colleagues in Memphis on April 19 from 2-4:30 p.m. CDT for this program.

Join the Corporate Counsel Section on April 14 for its virtual annual forum, full of the essential content for in-house attorneys. Mark Phillis with Littler Mendelson will speak about digital accessibility. Eric Stevens with Littler Mendelson will address workplace violence and Dr. Hemant Sharma will join a session on recent Supreme Court cases impacting administrative law. The forum also will provide a session on pregnancy in the workplace with Charles Thompson of Ogletree Deakins.

The TBA’s Litigation Section will host its annual forum on May 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. CDT as a live virtual event. This year’s forum will offer essential and useful material for litigators. It is being produced by Litigation Section Section Chair Tannera Gibson with Burch, Porter & Johnson. Confirmed speakers include Will Perry with Butler Snow and Stephen Shields with Jackson, Shields, Yeiser, Holt, Owen & Bryant. All three practice in Memphis. Topics include court-mandated ADR, economic loss doctrine and ethical implications of artificial intelligence in the legal landscape.

The TBA is bringing its award-winning CLE programming to Savannah on April 26. The Court Square program is designed to provide attorneys with the latest developments in multiple areas of the law. Start the afternoon with a lunch and learn networking session with TBA leadership. Other topic areas will be announced soon. The event will run from 11:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. CDT at the Venue on Main, 454 Main St., Savannah 38372.

A new course from the TBA seeks to expand the group of legal advocates certified to serve Tennessee veterans, who are underrepresented in the Veterans Affairs Department’s (VA) claims and appeals processes. Introduction to the Practice of Veterans Law — a live virtual event on April 5 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CDT — will cover information about claims procedures, basic benefits eligibility, right to appeal, disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions. Presenters will be James R. Drysdale with the VA Office of General Counsel in Washington, D.C., and VA certified lawyers Seth Ogden and Rita Gibson Rayford.

This year's Immigration Law Forum will cover timely topics affecting immigration attorneys. Sessions will include the discussion of the Southeastern Provision plant raid, family law immigration updates and the intersection of criminal and immigration law. More information and additional sessions to be announced! Join us in person May 10 at 1212 Germantown. Registration is from 8:30-9 a.m. CDT with programming running from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

The TBA is getting ready to hit the road again for the spring/summer season of its Court Square Series. The first stop will be in Jamestown on April 12. The three-hour program is designed to provide attorneys with the latest developments in multiple areas of the law. Kick off the afternoon with a lunch and learn networking session with TBA leadership and then hear from retired lawyer James Romer and Timothy Takacs with Takacs McGinnis Elder Care Law in Hendersonville. Watch for more details on topics coming soon.

This year's Dispute Resolution Forum makes its return in person, also offering a Zoom simulcast. Join colleagues for carefully crafted sessions tailored to both lawyers and mediators featuring accomplished speakers from the ADR vocation. Topics include crafting a settlement, the art of negotiation, a discussion of litigation and/vs. arbitration in court, handling pro-bono cases, and more. The forum will take place on May 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CDT at the Nashville office of Butler Snow, 150 3rd Ave. S., Nashville 37201.

Make plans now to attend the TBA's 2023 Entertainment & Sports Law Forum on May 11 in Nashville. The four-hour program, including one dual hour, will be held at Belmont University College of Law. Topics to be covered include the latest in sports law, a comprehensive case law update, and a look into what is going on with beats, licensing and sampling. The program will conclude with an attorney well-being session. Immediately following the program, attendees are encouraged to attend the happy hour reception at International Market from 5-7pm CDT.