TALS Mission
The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS)
is a statewide non-profit
organization that seeks to build partnerships to support the delivery of effective civil
legal services for low-income and elderly Tennesseans. The goals of TALS are to establish a
commitment to increased financial and advocate support for Tennessee legal services programs.
TALS is committed to growing and broadening pro bono participation by private attorneys and
developing an effective pro se partnership with the state courts.
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TALS Board of Directors
Board Members may sign in to get dates for upcoming meetings, board contact list and other information.
NAME |
REPRESENTING |
TITLE |
| Barbee, Larry |
WTLS Client |
Family Assistance Center Coordinator, Tennessee Army National Guard |
| Bernstein, Barri |
TN Bar Foundation |
Executive Director |
| Blaze, Doug |
UT Legal Clinic |
Director |
| Brewer, Webb |
MALS |
Litigation Director |
| Covington, Emma |
WTLS |
Project Administrator & Paralegal |
| Dixon, Jackie |
TBA - Middle |
Attorney |
| Durand, Whitney |
SE TN Legal Services |
Attorney |
| Fotopolus, Steve |
TN Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coal. |
Policy Director |
| Henry, Jeffrey |
District Public Defenders Conf. |
Director of Research & Training |
| House, Debra |
LAET |
Associate Director |
| Housepian, Gary |
LAS |
Executive Director |
| Hudson, Marilyn |
TBA - East |
Attorney |
| Hurder, Alex |
VU Legal Clinic |
Clinical Professor of Law |
| Jones, Meg |
Community Legal Clinic |
Executive Director |
| Kay, Susan |
VU School of Law |
Asso. Dean, VU School of Law |
| Kurtz, Walter |
TN Supreme Court |
Judge |
| Maldonado, Juana |
LAET Client |
Board Member, LAET |
| Lafferty, Martha |
Disability Law and Advocacy Center |
Managing Attorney |
| Martin, Valerie |
LASMTC Client |
Board Member, LASMTC |
| McBride, Neil |
LASMTC |
Chief Counsel |
| McIver, Harrison |
MALS |
Director |
| McKinney, Dancy |
MALS Client |
Board Member, MALS |
| O'Neal, Linda |
TN Commission on Children & Youth |
Executive Director |
| Pellegrin, John |
TN Trial Lawyers |
Attorney |
| Plunk, LaFran |
TN Paralegal Association |
WTLS paralegal |
| Pruitt, Ann |
TBA - Corporate Section |
Corporate Counsel, Dell Corp |
| Seely, Linda Warren |
TN Law Asso, Women |
Attorney, MALS |
| Smoot, James |
Univ. of Memphis School of Law |
Dean |
| Sobieski, John L. Jr. |
UT College of Law |
Interim Dean |
| Stevick, Doug |
So. Migrant Legal Services |
Director |
| Sykes, Libby |
Adm. Office of Courts |
Deputy Director |
| Tabeling, Shelby |
TN Conf. on Social Welfare |
Executive Director |
| Townzen, Virginia |
Nashville School of Law |
Associate Dean |
| Xanthopoulos, Steve |
WTLS |
Executive Director |
| Yerian, Chris |
Tennessee Justice Centerd>
| Staff Attorney |
| Yoder, Dave |
LAET |
Executive Director |
| Liaisons: |
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| Rhodes, Becky |
TN Bar Association |
Access of Justice Coord. |
| Cathy Allshouse |
SE TN Legal Services |
Attorney |
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