2017 was a year of firsts for the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Initiative and the Access to Justice Commission.

October is Celebrate Pro Bono Month, and all month long the TBA will be highlighting pro bono opportunities and events for Tennessee attorneys. On Saturday, Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET), in partnership with the Knoxville Bar Association, will host an Expungement Legal Advice Clinic for pre-screened individuals. The clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to noon. Clients wishing to become pre-screened should call LAET’s Knoxville office at (865) 637-0484, or visit www.laet.org and click on “Begin Client Intake.” For more Celebrate Pro Bono events, visit the TBA website.

October is Celebrate Pro Bono Month, and all month long the TBA will be highlighting pro bono opportunities and events for Tennessee attorneys. In partnership with the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) will host a legal clinic this weekend. The clinic is held the third Saturday of every month from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at MNPS’s English Learners Office, 615 Fessey Park Road, Nashville, off Bransford Avenue next to MNPS admin building. For more information, contact the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands at (615) 244-6610. For more Celebrate Pro Bono events, visit the TBA website.

October is Celebrate Pro Bono Month, and all month long the TBA will be highlighting pro bono opportunities and events for Tennessee attorneys. Operation Stand Down will host a free clinic in Nashville on Oct. 18, from 5 to 6 p.m. Its clinic will offer help to veterans on a variety of civil and criminal legal issues. The clinic is by appointment only, and will be held at Operation Stand Down's Nashville office, located at 1125 12th Ave S. Call 615-248-1981 to schedule or for more information. For more Celebrate Pro Bono events, visit the TBA website.

October is Celebrate Pro Bono Month, and all month long the TBA will be highlighting pro bono opportunities and events for Tennessee attorneys. A free legal clinic will be held in Oak Ridge on Oct. 17 at the Legal Aid Society. The clinic will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at 575 Oak Ridge Turnpike. For more information, contact the Legal Aid Society of East Tennessee at (865) 483-8454. See more Celebrate Pro Bono events statewide here.

October is Celebrate Pro Bono Month, and all month long the TBA will be highlighting pro bono opportunities and events for Tennessee attorneys. A free legal help clinic will be held in Nashville on Oct. 10 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Legal Aid Society office, 300 Deadrick Street. For more information, contact the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands at (615) 244-6610. For more Celebrate Pro Bono events, visit the TBA website.

October is Celebrate Pro Bono Month, and all month long the TBA will be highlighting pro bono opportunities and events for Tennessee attorneys. A free legal help clinic will be held in Gallatin on Oct. 10, staffed by the Sumner County Bar Association. The clinic will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Gallatin Civic Center on Albert Gallatin Ave. For more information, contact the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands at (615) 244-6610. For more Celebrate Pro Bono events, visit the TBA website.

The October Tennessee Bar Journal documents a time when just about anyone could practice law with little or no formal training. Lewis Laska writes about a "fake law school" that sold degrees, one of the factors that propelled the legal community to work toward uniformity, education and a written bar exam as standards to practice law. President Lucian Pera tells about lawyers' efforts in the wake of recent hurricanes, as well as ways you can help. Scott Ross gives an update on injury damages under Tennessee law. Russell Fowler shows how Louis Brandeis promoted the idea of pro bono — which is fitting because October is "Celebrate Pro Bono Month!"

October is “Celebrate Pro Bono Month,” and Tennessee lawyers are joining their colleagues across the country to provide free legal services to those in need and honor the good work performed by lawyers every day as part of the annual National Pro Bono Celebration.

Now in its ninth year, the TBA’s statewide Celebrate Pro Bono initiative brings together legal services providers with local bar associations, law schools, law firms and individual lawyers to offer free services to those unable to afford a lawyer.