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Tennessee's virtual legal advice clinic, tn.freelegalanswers.org, welcomed its 575th and 576th volunteer attorneys over the Veteran's Day Weekend. Attorneys, who must be authorized to give pro bono advice in Tennessee, login to the website and choose...

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission’s recently released annual report shows Tennessee attorneys are donating more than 500,000 hours of their time annually worth more than $100 million. For the calendar ...

KNOXVILLE – Legal Aid of East Tennessee hosted its Annual Celebrate Pro Bono evening in Knoxville on October 28th. The event, entitled “Forging Justice, was held at Ironwood Studios in Knoxville and celebrated local attorneys who donated time and civ...

SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAW STUDENTS - WASHINGTON, D.C.; LOS ANGELES OR OAKLAND, CA. OFFICES Justice in Aging is a 44-year-old non-profit organization with staff and offices in Oakland and Los Angeles, CA, as well as in Washington, D.C...

Four attorneys are representing Tennessee at the annual Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair. Tennessee Fellows, pictured left to right, include: Kirsten Jacobson,Technology for Access to Justice Fellow, Tennessee Alliance for Legal Service...

CHATTANOOGA (October 19, 2016) – Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) has inducted two longtime members of the judiciary into its Chattanooga Pro Bono Hall of Fame. Former Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice William M. Barker and retired Hamilton Cou...

The law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C. recognized members of the ABA Free Legal Answers Technical Team on Thursday, September 29, 2016. The team was presented with the CEO's Circle 2016 Pro Bono Impact Award. The Pro Bon...

Swearing in with Gov. Haslam September 30, 2016 Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeff Bivins will have a ceremonial swearing in with Gov. Bill Haslam at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, October 6, 2016 in the historic Supreme Court chambers within the ...

Celebrate Pro Bono Month 2016 kicks off this weekend with more than 50 events planned across the state during the month of October. See the Tennessee Bar Association's statewide coverage of events here. Tennessee lawyers help thousands of clients thr...