The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is hosting its annual King Day Celebration on Jan. 20, with free museum admission all day and special activities in person and virtually. The event also marks the launch of the museum's yearlong observance themed "Community Over Chaos," highlighting pivotal anniversaries in civil rights history, including the 60th anniversary year of the Selma March and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. As part of the celebration, the Memphis Bar Association's Access to Justice Committee and law firm Butler Snow are sponsoring an onsite legal information table and are requesting information from legal service providers to share with attendees. Materials, updated brochures or flyers, including those with substantive legal information or announcements about clinics or other services, can be shared digitally or in hard copy. Please contact TBA Access to Justice Chair Linda Seely to share materials or for more information.

The Tennessee Department of Revenue will host a free webinar on Jan. 8 about state tax obligations for new businesses in Tennessee. The session also will highlight resources that may help new businesses. The webinar is one in a series of educational sessions held by the department each month. Register for the webinar or read more in a press release from the department.

The next legal clinic for veterans in Knoxville will take place Jan. 8, 2025, from 12-1 p.m. EST at the Knox County Public Defender's Community Law Office, 1101 Liberty St., Knoxville 37919. This is a general advice clinic sponsored by the Knoxville Bar Association, KBA Barristers, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law, the University of Tennessee College of Law, the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office and the local Veterans Affairs office. Attorneys and law students are needed. Sign up to volunteer here.

The TBA will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday in observance of the Christmas holiday. Offices will reopen Thursday at 8 a.m. CST. Online CLE programming will remain available throughout the holidays.

The TBA will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday in observance of the Christmas holiday. Offices will reopen Thursday at 8 a.m. CST. Online CLE programming will remain available throughout the holidays.

The Tennessee Department of Revenue will host a free webinar on Dec. 17 on the consumer use tax. All Tennessee residents, as well as businesses operating in the state, must pay use tax when goods are purchased from outside the state of Tennessee and brought or shipped into the state and the seller did not collect sales tax on the purchase. Learn more or register here. The webinar is one in a series of educational sessions held by the department each month.

The next legal clinic for veterans in Knoxville will take place Dec. 11 from 12-1 p.m. EST at the Knox County Public Defender's Community Law Office, 1101 Liberty St., Knoxville 37919. This is a general advice clinic sponsored by the Knoxville Bar Association, KBA Barristers, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law, the University of Tennessee College of Law, the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office and the local Veterans Affairs office. Attorneys and law students are needed. Sign up to volunteer here.

A consumer law and conservatorship clinic sponsored by Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS) in partnership with The Hub will take place tomorrow from 1-3 p.m. CST. The clinic, which is held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, will be at 590 Washington Ave., Memphis 38105. Sign up to volunteer here or contact Heather Staggs, 901-255-3421 with any questions.

The Tennessee Department of Revenue will host a free webinar on Nov. 26 on tax implications for both marketplace facilitators and sellers. Marketplace facilitators are businesses that own or operate a website or other platform where sales are made on behalf of marketplace sellers (i.e. third parties). A marketplace seller is a person who sells goods or services through a marketplace operated, owned or controlled by a marketplace facilitator. Learn more or register here. The webinar is one in a series of educational sessions held by the department each month.

The Knoxville Bar Association (KBA) will hold its Annual Meeting and Elections on Dec. 13 from 8:30-10 a.m. EST. At the annual event, KBA President Carlos Yunsan will pass the gavel to incoming President Jonathan Cooper. Rachel Hurt will move into the position of president-elect, having completed her term as treasurer, and Ursula Bailey will move into the role of treasurer, having completed her term as secretary. Members in attendance also will vote on whether to elect Cathy Shuck as secretary. If successful, Shuck would then serve as KBA president in 2028. Members also will vote on three new board members.