The annual Past Presidents' Dinner is a celebration to express our appreciation to past KBA presidents for their hard work and commitment to the Knoxville Bar Association and the profession of law. This gathering brings together the past Presidents of the Knoxville Bar Association, past Presidents of the Tennessee Bar Association from East Tennessee, the current Knoxville Bar Association Board of Governors, and the current officers of the Knoxville Bar Association for a evening of camaraderie and conversation.

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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. The silent auction was enthusiastically supported by many donors, including some of the finest restaurants, hotels and other benefactors and raised $3,711.00 for Legal Aid of East Tennessee.  See complete donor list.

The Knoxville Bar Association Annual Law Day Luncheon and CLE program was held on Friday, May 4, 2012.  The Law Day program recognized the local winner of the High School Mock Trial competition, the Announcement of Hon. Thomas G. Phillips as the winner of the prestigious Law & Liberty Award, and the commemoration of the Law Week activities by the Knoxville Barristers.

On April 20, 2012, more than 280 folks participated in the KBA Law Practice Today Expo. This year’s Expo included presentations from local and national speakers discussing what the future holds for the legal profession. There were 13 CLE sessions, 22 vendor sponsors and 22 local judges who joined us for the judicial roundtable lunch featuring Dave Hart, the Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics at the University of Tennessee.

The Knoxville Bar Association sponsored a one-hour CLE program entitled "Love Hurts", a three course meal at Chez Liberty and an evening at the Knoxville Opera Company's preformance of Romeo & Juliette on February 10.

The Knoxville Bar Association sponsored the Community Law School on March 29, 2012.  Close to 300 people participated in the two public education programs.  Also, the Lawyer Referral & Information Service participated in the Veteran's Rally on April 4, 2012.  the goal of Rally Point was to connect veterans and their families with local resources.

On December 19, members of the Criminal Justice Section gathered at Sequoyah Grille.

On December 15, members of the Barristers Executive Committee celebrated a year of member and community service at the Marble City Brewery.

The Barristers partnered with Wesley House for our Lawyers for Others Project on December 2, 2011.

Please review the slides shown at the December 9 Annual Meeting of the Knoxville Bar Association.

On December 9, 2011, the Knoxville Bar Association held its Annual Meeting and Elections.  View details.

The KBA Ethics Bowl V CLE was held on Friday, December 2.  Teams represented their law school alma maters and the CLE offered spirited competition, some valuable ethics education and lots of entertainment.  See Participants.

The KBA Annual Memorial Service was held on November 18, 2011. 

The KBA Professionalism Committee held its annual fall hike to scenic Max Patch on Saturday, October 22.  The hike has been an annual tradition of the KBA Professionalism Committee since 2001. 

The Knoxville Bar Association, the U.T. College of Law and the LMU Duncan School of Law sponsored a reception on September 22 for minority law students.  For complete details, please see the event details.