News
06/19/2013
The Dyersburg State Gazette highlighted the West Tennessee Legal Services and Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) Initiative - Legal Information for Tennesseans (LIFT).The Dyersburg State Gazette focused on recent training conducted by TALS Policy and Training Director Anne Fox at the...
06/19/2013
The staff from the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands' Nashville staff, with help from special guests, have joined with the Nashville Community Eductionat Commission to host the "People's Law School". The People's Law School will focus on a variety of relevant topics like...
06/18/2013
DEAF INDIVIDUAL FILES LAWSUIT ABOUT COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS ATATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN ATHENS, TENNESSEE
Plaintiff Alleges Defendants Failed to Appropriately Provide Sign Language Interpreters(Chattanooga, TN)—Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee (DLAC) has filed a lawsuit in...
06/12/2013
On June 12, 2013 the Nashville Post reported that the Tennessee Justice Center has announced that Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services Board Member Michele Johnson will follow Gordon Bonnyman as Executive Director. The transition will occur at year's end and Bonnyman will stay on as a staff...
06/12/2013
The Family Law Task Force has developed a 4 hour CLE training that will be held Friday, August 9, 2013. The training will be held at the TALS office at 50 Vantage Way, Suite 250 in Nashville, Tennessee.
FAMILY LAW TASK FORCE TRAINING
Friday, August 9, 2013 (all times are central...
06/10/2013
Legal Aid of East Tennessee Attorney Emily O'Donnell and other LAET attorneys have been assisting residents of Chattanooga's Pattern Towers since they were displaced by an electrical fire that has shut down their building for several weeks. Click here to see television coverage of the LAET's...
06/05/2013
The Nashville Conflict Resolution Center is hosting a lunch and learn on Low-Cost and Pro Se Divorce Meditation on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. This event is free to the public and eligible for continuing mediation education (CME) credit. The course will use case examples from both Spanish and English...
05/24/2013
On June 27, 2013 the Legal Aid of East Tennessee will host Pro Bono Night in Chattanooga, TN. The event's Master of Ceremonies will be Judge Marie Williams.This year's Honorees will be Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, Max Bahman, Miller & Martin PLLC and the Hamilton County Herald.
There event...
05/24/2013
On May 22, 2013, Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Cornelia Clark spoke to the staff of the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands at their bi-annual meeting. She highlighted the value each staff member gives to the agency's overall mission. Click here to read more about Justice...
05/20/2013
Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. in conjunction with the Memphis Bar Association are proud to host a recurring free legal clinic for veterans in Memphis. The clinic is held from 12pm to 2 pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Veteran's Admnistration off campus site located at 1407 Union...
05/16/2013
This May, staff of the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services joined other support staff, attorneys, and officials at the 2013 Equal Justice Conference in St. Louis. The conference, hosted by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service along with the National...
05/14/2013
Tri-Cities Volunteers Honored by
State Supreme Court Justices
JOHNSON CITY – Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court gathered last Wednesday night in Johnson City… not to hold court, but to participate in a special dinner and awards ceremony hosted by Legal Aid of East Tennessee....
05/14/2013
New Online Program Offers
24/7 Applications for Civil Legal Services
KNOXVILLE – Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) has launched an innovative web-based system that improves access to applicants for civil legal services. The new system accepts applications for all LAET legal problem...
05/14/2013
Available Position: Staff Attorney
Background:
West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. is seeking a Staff Attorney to work in Jackson, TN to provide free legal assistance pursuant to a private enforcement initiative/multi-year funding component grant from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban...
04/17/2013
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TtalsTALS names Ann Pruitt new Executive Director
The Board of Directors for the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) is pleased to announce that it has hired Ann Pruitt as the agency’s new executive director.
Ann joins TALS after working for many years with Dell,...
04/10/2013
LAET's Deborah Herzel, recent Duncan Award winner, took time to do a question and answer session with the Metro Pulse. See her article here. The Metro Pulse is a an alternative paper published weekly and provided free of charge in locations across Knoxville. Often times, the clients...
04/04/2013
“Eviction Law: Rights & Obligations of Landlords & Tenants” to be at Blount County Public Library
MARYVILLE, TN (March 28, 2013) Under the law, both landlords and tenants have rights and obligations to fulfill to each other. It may be surprising...
04/01/2013
Legal Aid Society Announces 2013 People's Law School Schedule
(as reported in the March 2013 Legal Aid Advocate newsletter - view it here.)
The Legal Aid Society has been offering free legal classes to the public through the People’s Law School program in 2013. People’s Law...
03/27/2013
Legal Aid Attorney Honored for
Senior Advocacy Efforts
KNOXVILLE – Deborah Herzel has been named this year’s “Duncan Award” honoree in the Professional Category. The annual award, presented by Senior Citizens Information and Referral Service (SCIRS), honors individuals who...
03/18/2013
On Thursday, March 14, 2013 Memphis' The Daily News highlighted that Memphis Area Legal Services Executive Director Harrison McIver III has entered his fifteenth year with the organization. Read the story by visiting The Daily News webpage here. TALS is grateful for McIver's work. In his executive...
03/18/2013
Memphis Area Legal Services attorney Shayla Purifoy was featured in Memphis' The Daily News Law Talk column on Thursday, March 14, 2013. Purifoy was the New Advocate of the Year award receipient for the 2011 Access to Justice Awards presented by TALS. You can read more about how Purifoy became an...
03/14/2013
On Saturday, March 2, 2013 the Tennessee Bar Association held their 7th Annual Corporate Counsel Pro Bono Initiative Gala at the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Many legal providers for low income Tennesseans attended to showcase how pro bono work makes an impact on their agencies. TALS...
02/27/2013
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has posted their 2013 updates to Client Eligibility Income Standards. Visit that article here or see the entire February Issue of LSC Updates here.
Client Income Eligibility Standards Updated for 2013 - See more at: http://lsc.gov/february-issue-lsc-...
02/27/2013
TALS announces the launch of Legal Information for Tennesseans, an online portal to legal information for Tennesseans.
Please visit the LIFT information page on TALS to learn more about Legal Information for Tennesseans or see the page itself by visiting www.legalinfotn.org.
02/21/2013
On February 12, 2013 TALS held at going away party for former Executive Director Erik Cole, who left TALS on January 31, 2013 to oversee the Financial Empowerment Center program, hosted by the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Community Development. Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella PC hosted the...
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