TALS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 7, 2014 - The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) program Online TN Justice is a finalist for a Center for Nonprofit Management Salute to Excellence Award.

The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) hosted Krista Hess, who represented Connecticut's Access to Justice Commission's Pro Bono Subcommittee. Mrs. Hess, Program Manager for the Connecticut Superior Court, received a grant from the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to travel Tennessee to learn more about the virtual legal clinic Online Tennessee Justice (www.onlinetnjustice.org).

The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) held its last business meeting of the 2013 calendar year on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Board members from across Tennessee braved the snowy conditions in Nashville to help the TALS staff begin closing out the 2013 business year and start planning for 2014.

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 & Professionals for the Arts (a TALS' member agency) does for artists and musicians across Tennessee.  The story gives an overview of their program and its history and describes the important pro bono legal and professional services that the agency coordinates.