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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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Jim Exum Awarded Bruce Bailey Volunteer Attorney of the Year
Saturday, April 9, 2022 Attorney Jim Exum received the Bruce Bailey Volunteer Attorney of the Year award from Legal Aid [...]
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West Tennessee Legal to host expungement clinic
West Tennessee Legal Services is partnering with the Tennessee Faith and Justice Alliance to host a free expungement clinic on May 6 in [...]
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Public Service Award Goes to Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee
On April 8, 2022, as part of the celebration of Mediation Month proclaimed by Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee Supreme Court [...]
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Lehman grad named Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year
The Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) has selected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Ashley Goins Alderson as the recipient of the [...]
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Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Initiative Partner, The Debt Clinic, Receives 2022 Louis M. Brown AwardFOR LEGAL ACCESS
The Debt Relief Clinic was named the 2022 recipient of the Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access for its [...]
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Legal Aid Society Names Laura Baker as 2021 Chair of Campaign for Equal Justice
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest nonprofit law firm, announced today that Laura Baker will [...]
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Marchetti receives national recognition
L. Gino Marchetti, Jr., managing partner of Taylor, Pigue, Marchetti and Blair PLLC, was recently presented the Richard Boyette Award [...]
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Lewis Named Special Advisor to ABA Pro Bono Committee
Baker Donelson shareholder and past TBA president George T. "Buck" Lewis has been appointed as a special advisor to the [...]
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International Paper Launches Signature Pro Bono Initiative Campaign; Will Assist Individuals Living in Underserved Communities
International Paper (NYSE: IP) recently announced the kickoff of the Signature Pro Bono Initiative, marking a significant milestone for the legal [...]
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Faith and Justice Alliance Seeks Faith Leaders’ Help in Combatting Sexual Assault
Henry County General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge Vicki Snyder participated in the online forum, as did representatives from the [...]
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TVA Launches Pro Bono Program
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) recently launched the agency’s first pro bono program, Generating Justice, to provide free legal assistance [...]
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Justice Connie Clark Honored for Access to Justice Leadership
The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) will honor Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Cornelia A. Clark with the prestigious Janice [...]