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LAET's O'Donnell in the News for Housing Work

June 03, 2015

Legal Aid of East Tennessee's (Chattanooga) Attorney Emily O'Donnell was included in a News Channel 9 broadcast about the legal clinic she was holding for tenants of a Chattanooga housing complex that are dealing with a bed-bug investation. The resid...

TALS hosts Special Ed Law CLE - June 12th

June 01, 2015

The Basics of How to Handle a Special Education Case Training Agenda: 10:00 – 11:00 – Individualized Education Programs (IEPs): this presentation will highlight what an IEP is, what must be addressed in each IEP as outlined in the I.D.E.A., how...

TALS hosts Health & Benefits Law CLE, June 5th

June 01, 2015

TALS Health & Benefits Task Force is hosting a CLE on Friday, June 5, 2015 from 9:30 am - 2:30 pm CST at TALS Office - 50 Vantage Way, Suite 250, Nashville, TN 37228. The CLE will be worth 4hrs. GEN credit. Click here to register. AGENDA &n...

Metro Human Relations Commission Seeks Professional Specialist

June 01, 2015

METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON COUNTY Department of Human Resources Invites Applications For The Position Of: Professional Specialist #E An Equal Opportunity Employer Must Apply on line at: www.nashville.gov Open Competitive Jo...

LAS Launches Elder Law Program

May 26, 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 26, 2015—Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest non-profit law firm, announced today it has received a $40,000 grant from The Memorial Foundation to launch an Elder Law Program in parts of ...

TN Long-Term Care Ombudsman hosts Advocacy Skills Training

May 18, 2015

The Tennessee Long-Term Care Ombudsman Office, in conjunction with The National Consumer Voice, is offering a FREE state-based, in-person advocacy skills training session on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 from 9:30amCT-4:30pmCT at the Holiday Inn Express i...

LAS-Gallatin Welcomes New Legal Assistant

May 14, 2015

GALLATIN, Tennessee, May 14, 2015—Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest non-profit law firm, announced today that it has hired Sonja McGregor as a legal assistant for its Gallatin office. Before joining Legal...

TALS' Online TN Justice site to be Implemented Nationwide

May 12, 2015

The American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service has unanimously approved the creation of a national virtual legal advice clinic based on Tennessee's Online TN Justice website. The site, www.onlinetnjustice.org, allows...

LAET-Chattanooga Hosts Double-Decker Legal History Tour

May 04, 2015

CHATTANOOGA – Legal Aid of East Tennessee hosts a “Double-Decker Bus Chattanooga legal History Tour” Friday, May 8th from 11:30am-1:00pm.  This unique program features local attorney and history expert Sam Elliott of Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott &...