The Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division will host 16 free legal advice clinics and legal education events throughout the state. Attendees will get information on a variety of topics including: debt collection, bankruptcy, landlord-tenant disputes, wills, and divorce.
A full list of events:
? Cookeville, April 25 - Upper Cumberland Family Justice Center
? Paris, April 26 - Henry County Public Library
? Springfield, April 27 - Robertson County Senior Citizens Center
? Memphis, April 28 - D'army Bailey Courthouse
? Sevierville, April 28 - Courthouse Donuts
? Madison (Nashville), May 2 - Madison Branch Public Library
? Rogersville, May 3 - Hawkins County Justice Center
? Woodbury, May 3 - Woodbury Lion's Clubhouse
? Jackson, May 3 - RIFA Homeless Shelter
? Dayton, May 4 - Clyde Roddy Library
? Sparta, May 4 - White County Library
? Knoxville, May 7 - First Baptist Church
? Fairview, May 7 - Graceworks West
? Carthage, May 21 - Smith County Chamber of Commerce
? Columbia, May 21 - Columbia Local Library
? Hixson, May 21 - Dallas Bay Baptist Church
Clinic information, including contacts for each clinic, is available online.
This Statewide Legal Clinic Initiative is the focus of TBA YLD President Rachel Moses, a lawyer in the Cookeville office of the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands. Ms. Moses has made pro bono service a key component of her platform for the year.
For more information, contact Christian Barker, YLD Public Service Committee chair, at 615-496-5719 or cbarker@barkernashville.com.