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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 23, 2015—Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest non-profit law firm, is pleased to announce that its executive director, Gary Housepian, has been named a 2015 Where Health Meets Justice F...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb.20, 2015- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest non-profit law firm, has hired Tina Osborn as an elder abuse and family law attorney. Before joining Legal Aid Society, Osborn worked for L...

The Tennessee Bar Association's Access to Justice Committee, in partnership with the TBA Corporate Counsel Section and the Tennessee Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, will host the Ninth Annual Corporate Counsel Pro Bono Initiative Gal...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mayor Karl Dean today announced that the Metro Human Relations Commission has appointed Melody (Mel) Fowler-Green as its new executive director. Fowler-Green has 15 years of experience as an attorney advocating for social justice. ...

As reported in the TBA Today on 1/28/2015, Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) members will soon have five new sections to serve them and their practices. Responding to member interest, the TBA Board of Governors this month approved new sections for Comm...

Legal Aid Hires 2 for Immigrant and Refugee Outreach As reported in the TBA today on 1/28/2015, The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands has hired two people to work with immigrant and refugee outreach. Jarod Word joins Legal ...

Legal Aid Society Awarded $55,000 Grant from the Baptist Healing Trust Funds will be used to support Legal Aid Society’s  Middle Tennessee Medical-Legal Partnership   NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jan. 27, 2015 – Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee...

Tennessee’s innovative “Online TN Justice” website reached a significant milestone this week, with 8,000 questions posted by clients since launch of the service in 2011. This accomplishment more than doubles the original goal, which was to field 1,00...

The Association for Women Attorneys (AWA) of Memphis will honor Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Holly Kirby with the Marion Griffin-Frances Loring Award this week at their annual banquet. The award goes to one who has exhibited outstanding achievemen...