The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill from U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, a Memphis Democrat, that would direct the National Park Service to study the feasibility of adding lynching sites in and around Memphis to its properties. The Lynching Sites Project of Memphis, a nonprofit seeking to commemorate about two dozen locations, has been working to document the sites, Tennessee Lookout reports. Congress enacted bills with similar missions earlier this year, voting to add a former Japanese internment camp in southeastern Colorado to the park system and to expand sites related to the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case in Kansas.

Retired Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge Neil Thomas will speak to the Chattanooga Area Historical Association next Monday about the 1906 lynching of Ed Johnson. He will also provide a brief overview of the how the court functions and the influence the Johnson case has had on the court. The event will begin at 6 p.m. EDT in the chapel of the First Presbyterian Church, 554 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga 37402. Chattanoogan.com reports on the event.

The Knoxville law firm of Butler, Vines & Babb PLLC is seeking an associate attorney to handle general civil litigation. Candidates can be a recent law school graduate or those with up to five years of experience. The firm reports that it offers a competitive salary, outstanding benefits and a convenient location with free parking and workout facility. Read the full job posting and access instructions for applying on the TBA’s JobLink platform.

The TBA is hitting the road and coming to Covington! The three-hour Court Square program set for Wednesday is designed to provide attorneys with the latest developments in multiple areas of the law. The afternoon will start with a lunch and learn networking session with TBA President Tasha Blakney. Then TBA’s Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz will provide a legislative update. Amber Shaw of Harris Shelton will provide insights into navigating concurrent civil and criminal cases, and William Wooten of the Wooten Law Office will wrap up the day with an overview of employment law. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. CDT at the Dyersburg State Community College - Jimmy Naifeh Center. Register here.

The Memphis Bar Association this week announced it has selected 11 law students to participate in its 2022 MBA Leadership Scholars Class. The new program, created by MBA President Tannera Gibson, is designed to equip rising 2Ls and 3Ls at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law with leadership skills as they transition from law student to lawyer. The inaugural class includes: Alexander Perkins, Christina Mulliford, Danielle Quadrani Riartes, Derrick Ranson II, Hilaria Mbati, Renna McCartney, Kentavius Whitt, Rajanne Jones, Remon Youssef, Trenton Woodley and Wai-Lin Danieley. Read more about the program from the MBA.

The Sevier County Bar Association is sponsoring the 8th Annual Sevier County Juvenile CLE Seminar on Oct. 25, with all proceeds benefiting the Women’s Recovery Home. The virtual program will include seven hours of CLE credit and will cover juvenile law topics applicable statewide. The registration fee is $125.

Former federal judge and U.S. Solicitor General Ken Starr died today at 76, The Hill reports. Starr was nominated by former President Ronald Reagan to the federal appellate court for the D.C. Circuit in 1983, where he served until becoming solicitor general during the first Bush administration. Starr headed up the Whitewater investigation into former President Bill Clinton, which ultimately led to his impeachment. In 2019, Starr headlined the Bench/Bar program during the TBA’s annual Convention in Nashville, where he shared his experience as independent special counsel. According to this family, Starr passed away in a Houston hospital following complications from surgery.

Chattanooga law firm Summers, Rufolo and Rodgers has announced it will give $1.2 million to a scholarship program at the University of Tennessee, WBIR reports. The gift will go to UT Promise – a last-dollar scholarship program that guarantees free tuition and mandatory fees for qualifying Tennessee undergraduate students with a family income of under $60,000 after other financial aid is received. The gift will help graduates from 12 Chattanooga-area high schools. “Working families have relied on our firm to protect their interests and their lives since 1969, and we hope that this gift continues that work by creating pathways for students to find their future through UT,” firm member Jimmy Rodgers said. “This is our way of giving back to the community.”

Two former Shelby County attorneys have been sentenced to prison for soliciting and selling accident report information, the Daily Memphian reports. Former Shelby County Assistant District Attorney Glenda Adams was convicted of selling accident report information to personal injury lawyer Aaron Neglia. Neglia would use the information to offer legal representations to accident victims. Neglia was sentenced to 12 months and one day with one year of supervised release. Adams was sentenced to 30 months in prison with three years of supervised release. Both have had their law licenses suspended.

The Third Judicial District swore in its new public defender and assistant public defenders earlier this month, the Citizen Tribune reports. Judge John F. Dugger Jr. presided over the swearing in ceremony of Third Judicial District Public Defender Todd Estep, along with Hamblen County Assistant Public Defenders Ben Hodges, J. Nikki Price and Whitney Trujillo. Estep will be taking the place of Greg Eichelman, who served in the position for 33 years. The three new Hamblen County assistant public defenders join attorneys Rus Mattocks, who has been serving for over 30 years, and Colby Collins, who has been serving for a year. View a picture from the event here.