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TN Ranks in Top 10 for Providing Access to Courts


Nashville, Tenn. ­– Tennessee ranks ninth in United States for providing access to its courts, according to the 2016 Justice Index, a nationwide study that ranks states according to their adoption of selected best practices for ensuring access to jus...

2016 Access to Justice Award Recipients


TALS congratulates the 2016 Access to Justice Award Winners! The following honorees are recognized for their contributions to the Tennessee's equal justice community! Join us on Wednesday, August 31st at the Equal Justice University conference to cel...

Staff Changes at LAET-Knoxville


KNOXVILLE (July 18, 2016) – Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) announces the retirement of Deborah J. Herzel and Terry J. Woods, both long-time attorneys in LAET’s Knoxville office. Although Ms. Herzel and Ms. Woods retired as of July 1, 2016, both c...

2016 EJU Featured Speakers


For this year's conference, TALS welcomes national and state leaders to address different areas of growing civil legal aid. This year's speakers, in order of date and time of presentation, include: ...

Nominations Due Friday for Three Access to Justice Awards


TALS is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Access to Justice Awards. On Wednesday, August 31, 2016, join Tennessee's equal justice community for the presentation of three prestigious awards at TALS' annual Equal Justice University conference. TAL...

Sanchez Recognized by Tennessee Supreme Court


NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 23, 2016 - TALS' Staff Member Samantha Sanchez was recognized by the Tennessee Supreme Court at the 2016 Tennesee Bar Association's Bench Bar Lunch. Samantha, a staff member with TALS since 2011, was awarded a Certificate of Ap...

3 LAS Attorneys Selected for Groundbreaking Race-Equity Training Program


NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 22, 2016—Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, in conjunction with the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, announced today that three of Legal Aid Society’s staff attorneys have been selected to...

LAS-Murfreesboro Office Re-Opens After Fire


MURFREESBORO, Tenn., June 7, 2016 – Exactly one year after relocating its offices following a devastating fire, the Murfreesboro office of Legal Aid Society will welcome guests back to its original location at 526 North Walnut Street with a reception...

Health & Benefits CLE, Friday June 24th


REGISTER NOW Location 50 Vantage Way, Suite 250, Nashville, TN 37228 Agenda 9:30 am – 9:45 am: Registration opens (light refreshments provided) 9:45 am – 10:45 am: The Return of the Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWD)...

LAET Awarded Grant to Plan Health-Law Partnership for Knoxville Area


KNOXVILLE (June 2, 2016) – Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) has received a 2016 Health Initiatives Phase I Grant from Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee. LAET’s grant will fund planning for “Doctors as Advocates, Lawyers as Healers,” a pro...