The TBA’s Animal Law Section held its Annual Forum on Friday at the Nashville Zoo. Attendees heard from experts on issues affecting veterinary clinics and topics related to pets in divorce, regulation and training of service and therapy animals, and bird law. Stephanie White with the zoo’s Behavioral Husbandry Department presented a “Meet and Greet” with two of the zoo’s residents — a python and owl — and attendees met Finn, a therapy dog for Davidson County Juvenile Court, and Luna, a service dog in training for Retrieving Independence. See pictures from the event.

The Community Legal Center (CLC) in Memphis will hold a fundraiser on Nov. 3. The CLCerveza event will take place at Grind City Brewing from 6-8 p.m. CDT. General tickets are available for $30. Client tickets can be sponsored for $20 apiece. All proceeds will go towards the CLC's work in providing legal services. Contact Austin Brown, 901-402-0509 with any questions.

The Memphis Bar Association will host a legal advice clinic for older adults age 60 years and up on Thursday. The clinic will take place from 10 a.m. to noon in Meeting Room A of the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave., Memphis 38111. Topics include estate planning, elder abuse, nursing home care, social security, conservatorship, eviction prevention, rent disputes and more. Contact the MBA at 901-527-3573 for more information.

David "Breck" Breckenridge Grover died Sept. 15 after a lengthy hospital stay. A native of Knoxville, Grover graduated from The McCallie School in Chattanooga, the University of Tennessee (where he took care of the school’s mascot Smokey) and the University of Memphis School of Law. After graduating from law school, he took a job with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), before finally settling in Denver. His employment included years in the oil and gas industry and the legal community, finally retiring after 12 years in city government. Services will take place on Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. MDT at St. John’s Cathedral, 1350 N. Washington St., Denver, Colorado, 80203.A reception will follow at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. John’s Cathedral.

Legal Aid of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands will hold two legal clinics this week. On Wednesday, a legal clinic specifically for veterans will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT at Operation Stand Down, 1125 12th Ave. S., Nashville 37203. On Thursday, a clinic will be held at Greenhouse Ministries, 309 South Academy St., Murfreesboro 37130 from 3-4:30 p.m. CDT. See all September clinics. To volunteer, contact Kendra Cheek, 615-780-7131.

The Tennessee Supreme Court reinstated four lawyers yesterday who had been suspended for failing to complete annual continuing legal education requirements. View the order or the full list of those suspended and reinstated online.

The TBA’s annual Health Law Primer is an introductory program that provides an opportunity for newer associates to learn more about the health law practice area or for more seasoned lawyers to brush up on the essentials of a health law practice. This year's event is taking place Nov. 1 from noon to 4:30 p.m. CDT at the Nashville office of Bass, Berry & Sims. Topics to be covered include an introduction to the U.S. health care system, the basics of fraud and abuse, and a look at provider licensure, employment and contracting.

Frost Brown Todd has reelected Nashville attorney Robert Sartin as chair of the firm, the Nashville Business Journal reports. He will begin his third three-year term with the firm on Jan. 1. Sartin focuses his practice in the energy and automotive industries. The Cincinnati-based firm, with 556 attorneys across 16 offices, has 25 lawyers in its Nashville office.

Legal Aid of East Tennessee will hold a number of clinics and a special pro bono recognition event in October as part of Celebrate Pro Bono Month. Clinics include a virtual name change clinic on Oct. 5, an expungement clinic on Oct. 11 and a child support clinic on Oct. 19. The annual Pro Bono Night will take place Oct. 26 at Chattanooga Whiskey Event Hall beginning at 5 p.m. EDT. Retired Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee will serve as the master of ceremonies and the guest of honor. LAET will present several awards. The Alexander Hamilton Award will go to three organizations helping with a resource fair at the Hamilton County Courthouse on Sept. 28 from 1-4 p.m. They are: Tennessee Department of Corrections Community Resource Center, the American Job Center and the city of Chattanooga’s Office of Community Health. The Bruce C. Bailey Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award will be presented to Laura Higbee of Husch Blackwell and Brad Harvey of Miller Martin. The Pro Bono Firm of the Year Award will go to the Tennessee Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel. And the Chief Justice William M. Barker Equal Access to Justice Award will be presented to Court of Appeals Judge John McClarty. Read more about the award recipients in the Hamilton County Herald.

New Jersey is the latest state to limit its mental health and substance abuse disclosure requirement for those applying to join the bar, Reuters reports. The move comes amid pressure from mental health advocates who say the disclosures discourage law students from seeking help. Beginning Oct. 1, the Supreme Court of New Jersey will revise a question on the state’s mandatory "character and fitness" questionnaire about mental health and substance abuse diagnoses and treatment to ask applicants whether they currently have a substance abuse or mental health issue that affects their ability to practice law in a competent and ethical manner. New York, Ohio and Virginia are among the states that recently eliminated mental health questions from their character and fitness reviews.