The Knoxville Bar Association Law Day Celebration & CLE Program will be on Friday, April 28, from 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Hilton Downtown. The event is sponsored by Swafford Insurance. 

The Knoxville Bar Association's Annual Law Day Celebration will showcase the outstanding work of the Knoxville Barristers, the Young Lawyers Division of the KBA. Barristers President Hon. Zachary R. Walden will provide an update on Barristers activities, and the prestigious Law & Liberty Award will be presented.

The 2023 ABA Law Day theme is “Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration.” This theme calls on the legal profession to lead the way in promoting civics, civility, and collaboration—the cornerstones of our democracy.
 

"The Role of East Tennessee Lawyers in Laying the Foundation for Modern Habeas and Civil Rights Law"

In honor of Law Day, the KBA will celebrate the legal profession with a CLE program presented by the Hon. Curtis L. Collier. He will explore how modern U.S. habeas and civil rights laws stand on a foundation laid in significant part by lawyers of east Tennessee at the turn of the twentieth century. In 1906, Chattanoogan Ed Johnson, a black man, was wrongfully accused of the rape of a white woman. He was convicted in a rushed and unjust trial and sentenced to death. A few days later, he was murdered by a lynch mob of white Chattanoogans with the complicity of Hamilton County Sheriff Joseph Shipp. Yet, throughout these tragic events, there were lawyers who fought for justice in ways that still resonate today.

     Presenter:

Honorable Curtis L. Collier
Senior District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

 

Schedule:

11:30 a.m. - 12 noon
Buffet Lunch Opens (Arrive by 11:45 a.m.)

12:15 - 12:30 p.m.
Law Day Program includes Recognition of the High School Mock Trial Teams and the Announcement of the prestigious Law & Liberty Award by the Knoxville Barristers.

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
1 Hour CLE Program (Approved for Dual CLE credit)

*Tables of 8 are available to purchase, and names should be emailed to CLE@knoxbar.org by April 21. Reservations canceled after April 24 are subject to a penalty of the entire amount. However, you may transfer your registration to another individual.

This program has been approved for credit in the following jurisdiction(s):

Tennessee Commission On Continuing Legal Education

Credit has been approved with the Tennessee Commission On Continuing Legal Education for 1.00 CLE Dual credit. KBA is an approved CLE provider with the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and CME provider with the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts.

Event Location - Hilton Downtown Knoxville

Hilton Downtown Knoxville
501 W. Church Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37902

Cancellation/Refund Policy

Reservations canceled after April 25 are subject to the penalty of the entire amount. However, you may transfer your registration to another individual.