TALS' Equal Justice University Conference
About EJU
Equal Justice University (EJU) is the annual gathering of approximately 200 lawyers, advocates, social worker professionals, and pro bono attorneys involved in providing civil legal assistance across Tennessee. EJU provides a unique opportunity for this community to gain up to 14 hours of Continuing Legal Education credit (CLEs/CEUs) as well as networking through task force meetings and social functions. EJU also provides dynamic speakers that express the value in being a part of the access to justice community. The EJU experience not only renews the civil legal service community’s commitment to equal access to justice in Tennessee; it also introduces new pro bono lawyers, community advocates, and law students to this important mission.
Access to Justice Awards
Each fall, TALS presents the Access to Justice Awards to recognize individuals who have contributed to Tennessee's equal justice community.
The following 2020 Access to Justice Award recipients, were honored at Equal Justice University on September 9 and 11, 2020:
Janice M. Holder Access to Justice Award: Justice Cornelia A. Clark, Tennesee Supreme Court
B. Riney Green Access to Justice Award: Spring Miller, Vanderbilt University Law School and Emily Stotts, Community Legal Center
New Advocate of the Year Award: Danielle Woods, Memphis Area Legal Services
Hold the Date: September 21 - 24, 2021
2021 Conference Planning Committee
Chair: DarKenya Waller, Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
Committee:
Zach Arnold, Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Kevin Balkwill, TN Board of Professional Responsibility
Sonya Bellafant, Legal Aid Society of Middle TN & the Cumberlands
Cathy Clayton, West Tennessee Legal Services
Ben Danford, Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Cindy Ettingoff, Memphis Area Legal Services
Charles Ferguson, Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability
Rita Gibson, Memphis Area Legal Services
Hayley Griffith, Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Ashley Holliday, West Tennessee Legal Services
Deb House, Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Patricia Jones, Legal Aid Society of Middle TN & the Cumberlands
Milandria King, Memphis Area Legal Services
Jeannie Kosciolek, Memphis Area Legal Services
David Kozlowski, Legal Aid Society of Middle TN & the Cumberlands
Crystal Lugo, Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Quiteka Moten, Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability
Lisa Primm, Disability Rights Tennessee
Nikki Smith-Bartley, Asurion
Liz Todaro, Tennessee Bar Association
Anne-Louise Wirthlin, Administrative Office of the Courts
Deb Yeomans-Barton, Legal Aid of East Tennessee