The TBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) inaugural Rural Judicial Fellowship paired six Tennessee law students with six judges across the state. Hon. Zack Walden and Alix Rogers highlight this innovative program that seeks to address the shortage of attorneys in rural areas.

In 2021, the National Guardianship Network (NGN) brought together 125 advocates, family guardians, judges, lawyers, scholars and other stakeholders for the Fourth National Guardianship Summit. At the conclusion of the summit, delegates approved 22 final recommendations to improve and reform the adult guardianship system in the United States. Amy Willoughby Bryant examines how well Tennessee is meeting those recommendations four years later.

TBA's Public Service Awards are presented annually, honoring these Tennesseans who are champions of legal aid and pro bono work.

Most states and some U.S. territories offer some level of reciprocity to attorneys, allowing them to practice law in a state other than the one in which they’re licensed. Hal Hardin recounts his own fight for reciprocity with the state of Texas that went all the way to the Texas Supreme Court.

TBA President Heidi Barcus shares her newfound respect for managers navigating the disparate needs of staff and stakeholders in her President's Perspective column.

In this issue's installment of The Law at Work, Edward Phillips and Brandon Morrow get down in the details of how the state's civil rights enforcement landscape could be reshaped with the dissolution of the Tennessee Human Rights Commission (THRC) and the creation of a new Civil Rights Enforcement Division (CRED).

Every year, the Tennessee Legislature passes legislation that impacts tort law, and the 114th General Assembly was no exception. In Day on Torts, John Day shares a summary of seven bills that personal injury and wrongful death lawyers on both sides of the “v” need to know.

Federal tax law is a constant political battlefield, and changes are more frequent and more drastic than they used to be. Tennessee now makes annual updates to trust legislation, and keeping up is a bigger lift than it used to be. Eddy Smith explains important developments in T&E practice in Where There's a Will.

Former Tennessee Bar Journal Editor Suzanne Craig Robertson reviews John Williams' extensive biography of Montgomery Bell, a notable figure in Middle Tennessee history and development.

The Journal’s “back page” content looks a little different in 2025! Introducing “Closing Statements.” We’ll post a question here in each issue and invite you to submit your answer. Perhaps you’ll see your closing statement in the next issue! For this issue, we asked "How do you unwind? Do you have a creative or competitive pursuit?"

In this installment of The Legal Life, get a sneak peek at the TBA's new home, see the new section and committee leaders for the 2025-2026 bar year, say farewell to TBA's Access to Justice Director Liz Slagle Todaro, get information on Celebrate Pro Bono month and more!

Tennessee Bar Association members who have died recently are memorialized.

Read about the lawyers who have recently been reinstated, disbarred, suspended, censured or transferred their licenses to disability inactive status.