Celebrate Pro Bono month continues next week with two free CLEs for those who agree to take a case from their local legal aid office. Elvis Law: The State and Federal Cases Dealing with the King of Rock & Roll will be presented in Jackson on Oct. 21 and in Chattanooga on Oct. 24. Learn more about these events and others across the state on the TBA website.

Six events will take place across the state this week as part of Celebrate Pro Bono Month. Among them is an Operation Stand Down Clinic in Nashville for veterans with civil and criminal legal issues, and a Pro Bono Attorneys Hall of Fame Reception in Chattanooga. The veterans clinic will be held on Wednesday at the Operation Stand Down offices. The reception will be held Thursday at 5 p.m. at Legal Aid of East Tennessee. Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Gary Wade will speak at the event. Get details for these and other events.

While Celebrate Pro Bono events are taking place across the state this week, Memphis lawyers are preparing for three activities on Saturday. The day begins with a Wills for Heroes clinic organized by the TBA Young Lawyers Division to provide free wills and powers of attorney to first responders and their families. Additional volunteers are needed, especially for the afternoon shift. Email Joann Coston-Holloway or call her at (901) 577-8223 to get involved. From 10 a.m. to noon, the Memphis Bar Association and Memphis Area Legal Services will host a clinic to help members of the public with civil legal issues. From noon to 2 p.m., the University of Memphis Student Bar Association will host a pro bono picnic and celebration. All events take place at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library. Learn more about these and all Celebrate Pro Bono events on the TBA website.

The Bristol Tennessee Bar Association (BTBA) will begin offering monthly free legal advice clinics every second Saturday of each month to assist low-income individuals, WJHL reports. The first clinic will be held Oct. 12 at 9 a.m. at Bristol Faith In Action, 1534 Euclid Avenue Bristol, Va. "Many people have difficulty obtaining legal services due to the cost. So often, I hear from pro se litigants – those who are representing themselves – that they don't know where to turn, they don't know what to do next, and they don't feel as if they are even heard when they go to court,” BTBA Pro Bono Coordinator Suzanne Shackelford Queen said. “This is our opportunity, as volunteer attorneys, to help them navigate the legal waters and to give them a stronger voice so that they will be heard." The TBA has more about upcoming Celebrate Pro Bono clinics.

Legal Aid of East Tennessee will host four Open-Door Rural Intake and Advice Clinics in rural areas of the state this Thursday and Friday. The Oct. 3 clinics will be held in Dunlap at the Sequatchie County Justice Center at 9 a.m. Central and Pikeville at the Beldsoe County Courthouse at 12:30 p.m. On Oct. 4, the events will take place in Jasper at the Marion County Justice Center at 1 p.m. and in Cleveland at the Blythe Center at 9 a.m. For more information, contact Pro Bono Project Director Charlie McDaniel or visit the Celebrate Pro Bono website.

Tennessee lawyers will offer free legal services to those unable to afford a lawyer throughout the month of October as part of the Celebrate Pro Bono initiative. Now in its fifth year, the initiative brings together bar associations, law schools, law firms, legal services providers and individual lawyers to provide needed services, increase awareness about the justice gap and celebrate the good work of Tennessee lawyers. More than 60 events -- with more to come -- are planned across the state. Visit the Access to Justice Committee's Celebrate Pro Bono page to download event information.

October Is Pro Bono Month

This month, 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 fifth 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.

Legal Clinics and Events Planned

October is Pro Bono Month

This month, 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 fifth 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.

Celebrate Pro Bono Month kicks off this week, bringing attention to the thousands of hours of free legal advice Tennessee lawyers provide every year. Now in its fifth year, the Tennessee Bar Association’s Celebrate Pro Bono Initiative brings together bar associations, law schools, law firms, legal services providers and individual lawyers to offer free services to those unable to afford a lawyer. This year's celebration is expected to involve more than 300 volunteers — including lawyers, law students, paralegals and language interpreters — in more than 60 events and activities across the state. The effort is also a part of a national pro bono campaign.

Every year, Tennessee lawyers help thousands of clients by providing free legal advice. This assistance is especially celebrated and emphasized throughout the month of October, as part of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Celebrate Pro Bono Initiative. Now in its fifth year, the initiative brings together bar associations, law schools, law firms, legal services providers and individual lawyers to offer free services to those unable to afford a lawyer. This year's celebration is expected to involve more than 300 volunteers — including lawyers, law students, paralegals and language interpreters — in dozens of events and activities across the state. The effort is part of a national pro bono push.