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Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts Provides Needed Services to Musicians, Artists, Writers

August 21, 2012

You may not have heard about the innovative pro bono assistance that is provided by Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for Arts....well, the secret is getting out!A Nashville Ledger news story describes the important work that Volunteer Lawyers &a...

Pro Bono Attorneys Honored by the Legal Aid of East TN

August 15, 2012

Visit the Tennessee Courts website to ready about the mutliple Pro Bono Attorneys who were honored by Legal Aid of East Tennessee for their committment to access to justice!

EJU 2012 Speakers Announced

August 03, 2012

Click here to read the 2012 Equal Justice University speakers. Corrections to the announcement: Leadership Luncheon speaker Buck Lewis served as TBA President from 2008 - 2009 and EJU is being sponsored by Bass, Berry and Sims, PLC.

2012 EJU: Registration Open!

July 09, 2012

Join us for the 2012 Equal Justice University! Read all about this amazing training and networking opportunity here. Know you're ready to become a graduating member of EJU: Class of 2012? Register here!

Knoxville Bar Association Contributes to Legal Aid of East Tennessee

July 03, 2012

  The Knoxville Bar Association sponsored Cheers for Charity at the Knoxville Beverage Company on May 31, 2012.   The event, which was sponsored by CapitalMark Bank & Trust, was attended by local attorneys and their guests. ...

NPR discusses the Legal Aid Funding Crisis

June 15, 2012

On June 15, 2012 NPR ran a story titled Legal Help For The Poor In 'State Of Crisis' focusing on how although the number of people who qualify and need civil legal assistance is growing, the funding for civil legal assistance is dwindling. The articl...

Justice for All Online Auction

June 07, 2012

Score a great deal on tons of interesting items while helping a great cause too! Visit Justice for All Online Auction to find auction items now. All proceeds go to the Memphis Area Legal Services. This event is sponsored by the Memphis Legal Com...

OnlineTnJustice.org featured in the The Leaf Chronicle

May 01, 2012

Representative Joe Pitts recongized www.onlinetnjustice.org as his topic for his weekly column in The Leaf Chronicle. See the article at: https://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20120426/NEWS01/304260029/Online-Ten All 132 legislators were presented...

TALS Board Member Karla McKanders on VAWA renewal

April 23, 2012

Karla McKanders, Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law, and TALS board member, writes a compelling case for the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act. She joins Attorney General Bob Cooper, the American Bar Assocation,...