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WTLS and TALS' LIFT Trainings Make Local News

June 19, 2013

The Dyersburg State Gazette highlighted the West Tennessee Legal Services and Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) Initiative - Legal Information for Tennesseans (LIFT).The Dyersburg State Gazette focused on recent training conducted by TALS ...

DLAC Files Lawsuit in Federal District Court

June 18, 2013

DEAF INDIVIDUAL FILES LAWSUIT ABOUT COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS ATATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN ATHENS, TENNESSEE Plaintiff Alleges Defendants Failed to Appropriately Provide Sign Language Interpreters(Chattanooga, TN)—Disability Law & Advocacy C...

TJC Announces Johnson as next Executive Director

June 12, 2013

On June 12, 2013 the Nashville Post reported that the Tennessee Justice Center has announced that Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services Board Member Michele Johnson will follow Gordon Bonnyman as Executive Director. The transition will occur at year'...

LAET Assists Displaced Victims of Electrical Fire

June 10, 2013

06/20/13 - Legal Aid of East Tennessee once again made news when Patten Towers residents contacted attorneys after being asked to sign legal documents from the leasing agent. Via a tweet from TALS' twitter account - TALStweet - Legal Services Corpora...

NCRC Hosts free "Low-Cost and Pro Se Divorce Mediation" course

June 05, 2013

The Nashville Conflict Resolution Center is hosting a lunch and learn on Low-Cost and Pro Se Divorce Meditation on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. This event is free to the public and eligible for continuing mediation education (CME) credit. The course will ...

Justice Clark Addresses LASMTC staff

May 24, 2013

On May 22, 2013, Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Cornelia Clark spoke to the staff of the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands at their bi-annual meeting. She highlighted the value each staff member gives to the agency's overall ...

MALS and MBA host Free Legal Clinic for Veterans

May 20, 2013

Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. in conjunction with the Memphis Bar Association are proud to host a recurring free legal clinic for veterans in Memphis. The clinic is held from 12pm to 2 pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Veteran's Admni...

TALS Staff attends National Equal Justice Conference

May 16, 2013

This May, staff of the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services joined other support staff, attorneys, and officials at the 2013 Equal Justice Conference in St. Louis. The conference, hosted by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Pro Bo...

LAET and TN Supreme Court Justices Honor Pro Bono Volunteers

May 14, 2013

  Tri-Cities Volunteers Honored by State Supreme Court Justices   JOHNSON CITY – Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court gathered last Wednesday night in Johnson City… not to hold court, but to participate in a special dinner and awards...