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Tennessee Access to Justice leaders have established the Justice Frank F. Drowota Trust to provide supplemental funds to direct providers of legal services to Tennessee’s low-income citizens. The Trust was announced at the August 31, 2023, Equal Justice University luncheon sponsored by Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) in Murfreesboro. The idea for the Trust, the first of its kind in the nation, came from TALS immediate Past-Director Ann Pruitt. [...]
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New grant partnership aims to expand free legal services for Tennessee families
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Service (TALS) is announcing a new grant partnership with the Tennessee Department [...]
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Expungement clinic set for Saturday, July 1, in Frayser
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An expungement clinic is being held Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Memphis for those seeking restoration of [...]
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County clerk hosts expungement clinic June 10
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The 20th Expungement Clinic will take place June 10, and is hosted by the Criminal Court Clerk's [...]
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Chattanooga Local Dedicates Career To Providing Free Legal Representation For Underserved Populations
Local Chattanooga lawyer John Jolley did not aspire to practice law when he first arrived on the campus of Tennessee [...]
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Tennessee Building Components steps up for CASA
By Rhonda Mitchell, Apr 29, 2023 When Decatur County CASA needed someone to build this year’s playhouse, Tennessee Building Components, [...]
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Williamson County CASA will Host Voices for Children Event
Williamson County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will be hosting its 12th annual Voices for Children fundraiser, presented by Jackson [...]
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Legal Aid of East TN to offer civil legal services
Legal Aid of East Tennessee will conduct local client intake interview sessions at the Rhea County Justice Center on Thursday, [...]
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Pinwheel display meant to honor abused and neglected children in Tennessee
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, planted 428 blue pinwheels in front of the [...]
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Legal Aid Society Announces Athlete Charles Clark as Speaker for April 5 Breakfast of Champions Fundraiser
Legal Aid Society, Tennessee’s largest nonprofit law firm, today announced that former U.S. Track and Field Championship silver medalist Charles Clark will [...]
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Autism Alliance of Michigan Applauds the Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Miguel Perez v Sturgis Public Schools Case
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 23, 2023 The Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) congratulates Miguel Perez, his family and their legal team, [...]
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DOJ touts Tennessee program that puts a social worker on public defense teams
PAIGE PFLEGER MARCH 14, 2023 Courtesy U.S. Department of Justice Justice leaders met in Nashville to tout a program that [...]
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Memphis People in Business: Feb. 23, 2023
Amber Floyd, the first African American female general counsel for the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, was recognized Dec. 8 at [...]