Memphis Bar Association

That’s a wrap on the 2024 Bench Bar Conference! Thanks for coming!

Rain didn’t damper our fun today. Mimosas and Caviar. Cards and Games. Phenomenal speakers. Generous sponsors. It was a great day. Ready for Saturday!

Bench Bar 2024 has begun! We can’t wait to see the rest of the crew tomorrow. We have a great weekend ahead of us.

The Memphis Bar Foundation is proud to provide a grant to Girls Inc. to introduce and reinforce concepts that strengthen girls’ understanding of data analytics and help them learn more about social issues at their schools and in their communities. Training includes a focus on exploration, equity, and empowerment.

Don't miss the MBA 150th Anniversary Celebration! Deadline to purchase tickets is Friday, October 4th. Visit memphisbar.org/150.

Happy 901 Day! https://www.901legalconnect.org helps connect eligible residents in our community to free and low cost legal help provided by our partners:
Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. and
Community Legal Center.

Wishing you a relaxing and safe Labor Day weekend! The MBA office will be closed on Monday, September 2 in observance of the holiday.

An excellent program for students to help their peers and attorneys to serve as mentors! Please consider being an attorney mentor for the Youth Court program with the Juvenile Court of Memphis & Shelby County.

The Memphis Bar Foundation (MBF) supports the mission of the Memphis Dream Center, to close the opportunity gap for marginalized families by creating educational equity, food security and family stability. MBF grant donations will be used for the Memphis Dream Center’s “The Amazing Shake” which will provide students in the Read2Lead afterschool program to grow in professionalism and potentially learn how to conduct themselves as they interact with the legal system.

When you're taking in the picturesque scenery at Bench Bar next week, make sure to thank our View Sponsors: Stokes Family Law, PLLC, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and Phelps Dunbar.

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The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection

The Family Law Section and the Probate & Estate Law Section recently gathered at Seasons 52 for a CLE presentation on paternity issues before and after death.

Memphis Bar Association had the pleasure of attending University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law's annual Pillars of Excellence. Proceeds from the evening support the law school and student scholarships. Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Alumni Chapter

See the earliest group photo of Memphis attorneys and judges on display now at our 150th exhibit at the Museum of Science & History - Memphis. You can browse this 1900 composite and the entire exhibit during our 150th Celebration event on October 19. Get your tickets now at memphisbar.org/150.

With a grant from the Memphis Bar Foundation, the Center for Excellence in Decision-Making (CEDM) coordinated and delivered cultural competency skills training to the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law students participating in the Public Action Law Society’s 2024 Alternative Spring Program.

Getting ready to sign up the 1-Ls at University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law for their free student membership to the MBA! Thanks to BankTennessee, Bardog Tavern and Aldo’s for the pizza and sliders!

Bench Bar is just 2 weeks away! When you arrive at The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection, make sure to thank our Bayside Sponsors: The Daily News, Attorneys Insurance Mutual of the South, Inc. and Pearl Insurance.

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Stuffing goodie bags for Bench Bar! See you soon at the bay at The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection! Memphis Bar Association Bench Bar Conference @

Deborah Northcross (pictured) was just nine years old when she and her father, NAACP board member Theron W. Northcross, challenged the discriminatory zoning practices of MCS in 1973 and won. Northcross v. Board of Education of Memphis City Schools is just one of many landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases featured in our 150th exhibit open now at Museum of Science & History - Memphis. We encourage you to visit this once-in-a-lifetime exhibit honoring changemakers in our community and the legal profession.

We're only 2 months away from the 150th Celebration at the Pink Palace Museum of Science & History - Memphis! Purchase your tickets now at memphisbar.org/150.

It's going to be a grand time at Bench Bar, thanks to our Grand Sponsors: HMR Servicing and Brewer Detective!

Last night we were thrilled to attend the opening of our 150th anniversary exhibit at the Museum of Science & History - Memphis! Prior to the ribbon cutting, we held our Landmark Cases CLE with panelists: Judge Rhynette Hurd, Attorney Walter Bailey, Attorney & Former Mayor AC Wharton, Attorney Charles Newman, and moderator Attorney Jennifer Sink.

The exhibit highlights these trailblazers, changemakers and so many others who have made their mark on Memphis history, civil rights and the legal profession. Thank you to MoSH and everyone who made this exhibit possible. Come and see it for yourself!

A grant from the Memphis Bar Foundation supports civil law attorneys at the Community Legal Center who provide legal help to working families with a variety of domestic legal issues, including divorces, guardianships, adoptions, and name changes.

The Criminal Law Section gathered yesterday for their quarterly lunch and learn at Central BBQ. Thank you to Judge Sugarmon for discussing Juvenile Court procedures and Judge Gilbert for providing updates on DV-GPS monitoring.

Join us tomorrow for the opening of our 150th exhibit and landmark cases CLE at the Pink Palace! CLE begins at 4pm and exhibit ribbon cutting at 5:15pm. Register for the CLE & ribbon cutting here: https://www.memphisbar.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=285629&evSubAction=viewMonth&calmonth=202408

Thank you to our sponsor, City of Memphis!

On August 15th, join us for our CLE on landmark cases and the opening of our 150th exhibit at the Pink Palace! CLE begins at 4 and ribbon cutting at 5:15. CLE is free for members. Register here: https://www.memphisbar.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=285629&evSubAction=viewMonth&calmonth=202408

Museum of Science & History - Memphis

Do your clients have daddy issues? Join the Family Law Section & the Probate & Estate Section as they discuss how to legally establish paternity. Next Tuesday at Seasons 52 (Memphis)
Happy Hour starts at 3:45pm; CLE starts at 4:15pm
Register here: https://www.memphisbar.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=288182&evSubAction=viewMonth&calmonth=202408

CLE on Aug. 20th! Daddy Issues: Establishing Paternity Before & After Death
Register here: https://www.memphisbar.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=288182&evSubAction=viewMonth&calmonth=202408

There's still time to join the growing list of 150th sponsors! Thank you to our 150th Anniversary Bronze Sponsors! Visit memphisbar.org/150.
Law Office of Edward M. Bearman
Siskind Susser, PC
Hickman, Goza, & Spragins, PLLC
Bailey & Greer, PLLC
Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC
Breakstone & Associates
Rainey Kizer Reviere & Bell, PLC
Mullins Whitfield White & Hillis, PLLC
Jackson Shields Yeiser Holt Owen & Bryant
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Law Offices of Arthur Horne, III
Wells & Associates, PLLC
Godwin, Morris, Laurenzi & Bloomfield, P.C.
Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW)

The Young Lawyers' Division of the Memphis Bar Association is hosting a Restoration of Rights Clinic on Sept. 7th at Hickory Hill Community Center from 8:30am-12:30pm. Pre-registration is required. Fill out the Google form at bit.ly/rorclinic.
Assistance with:
Expungements, Voting & Driver's License Restoration

We're proud to host this clinic along with Memphis City Councilwoman Jana-Swearengen-Washington, Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk Jamita Swearengen and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Sigma Rho Lambda Chapter.