List of Services
Upcoming CBA Events
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List of Services
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May 5 - 14, 2025 - 2nd Annual Chattanooga Legal Food Frenzy
Register your law firm, legal organization or department by April 25, 2025.
Between May 5 - 14, points are awarded based on monetary and food donations. The law firm that raises the most in each category wins the presigious Attorney General's Cup! The wimmer will be announced on June 3rd, during the Closing Arguments reception at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - MESA CLE - May it Displease the Court?: Keeping your Head (and Your Law License) in Court
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
1:00 p.m. (1 Hour)
Member $55 / Non-Member $70
In this hilarious webinar, legal humorist Sean Carter reviews some of the most outrageous breaches of lawyer decorum in recent years. In doing so, he will address the underlying reasons for lawyers to act out in this manner and provide tips to prevent losing control of our emotions (and our law licenses).
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - Law Day CelebrationList Item 2
"The Constitution's Promise: Out of Many, One"
The Marriott
11:45 -1:00 p.m.
$45 Per Person
Presentation of the Liberty Bell Award
with keynote speaker
Bill Haltom who will focus on his book,
"The Other Fellow May Be Right:
The Civility of Howard Baker"
In the current political and cultural environment, civility is going the way of the dinosaur. Our "leaders" now argue for the sake of argument, accuse for the sake of advantage, and seek to demonize those with opposing points of view. Consequently, public governance has become dysfunctional. But there was a time when civility and collegiality and teamwork were cherished American values. There was a time when leaders from opposing political parties were actually friends and tried without compromising their principles to work together in a bipartisan effort to promote the general welfare. One of the greatest exemplars of this civility was a United States Senator from Tennessee. For over forty years, he was a leader in the most contentious arenas in American life: courtrooms, political campaigns, the halls of Congress, and the White House. In all of these venues, he practiced the art of strategic civility that brought adversaries together, finding agreement often to their surprise. The Senator was Howard H. Baker, Jr. of Tennessee, and to this day, he remains a role model of what strategic civility can accomplish. This book is the story of his civil life.
Thanks to our generous sponsors:
HHM
Veritext Legal Solutions
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Guardian Investment Advisors
AIM
Lexitas
Hamilton County Herald
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Saturday, May 17, 2025 - MESA CLE - The 2025 Ethy Awards
Saturday, May 17, 2025
10:00 am (2 Hours)
Member $80 / Non-Members $100
Each year, Hollywood celebrates the best performances in motion pictures at the Oscars. Well, in this program, we note the worst ethics violations in the legal profession at the Ethys. Humorist Sean Carter will host the festivities and announce the award winners in such categories as: Worst Original Excuse, Best Courtroom Outburst, Most Creative Billing, Least Cometent, and much more. In the process of recapping some of the most egregious instances of unethical behavior, Mr. Carter will demonstrate how the rest of us can avoid more common ethical violations.
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 - MESA CLE - Attorneys are Not Accomplices: How to Avoid Crossing the Line from Counselor to Co-Conspirator
Thursday, May 22, 2025
1:00 p.m. (1 Hour)
Members $55 / Non-Members $70
In their efforts to provide the best possible service to their clients, lawyers sometimes forget that they owe an even greater duty of fidelity to the law and the proper administration of justice. As a result, lawyers who "pull out all the stops" for a client run the risk of putting a stop to their law careers and even their very freedom.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - MESA CLE - KEEP YOUR HANDS OUT OF THE CLIENT'S COOKIE JAR
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
1:00 p.m. (1 Hour Dual)
One of the fundamental principles of legal ethics can be summed up as: "Keep your hands off the money." And while this is a gross oversimplification of the legal ethics rules, it is true that this breach of fiduciary trust is among the gravest transgressions that a lawyer can make. Moreover, as it are often amongst the most heavily-punished violations, it often start a cascading effect of rule-breaking as lawyers desperately attempt to avoid detection. As a result, it never hurts to review this all-important ethical limitation on lawyer conduct.
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June 3, 2025 - 2nd Annual Legal Food Frenzy Closing RemarksList Item 3
The Chattanooga Area Food Bank
Closing Arguments Reception
The law firm that has raised the most in each category wins the presigious Attorney General's Cup!
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Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - CLE - The 100th Anniversary: TN vs. John ScopesList Item 4
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Hamilton County Commission Room - 4th Floor
Honorable Tom Greenholtz and Linda Moss Mines
Registration 1:00 / Seminar 1:30 - 3:30
CBA Members $65 / Non-CBA Members $85
2 Dual CLE Hours
The Scopes Trial, also known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was the 1925 prosecution of science teacher John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school, which a recent bill had made illegal. The trial featured two of the best-known orators of the era, William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow, as opposing attorneys. The trial was viewed as an opportunity to challenge the constitutionality of the bill, to publicly advocate for the legitimacy of Darwin’s theory of evolution, and to enhance the profile of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - CLE - with Matt Brock
Save the Date! More info to be announced.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - CLE - Claims Jeopardy
October 15, 2025
Chambliss Bahner & Stophel
Sharon Stuart, AIM President and Claims Counsel
11:30 Lunch and Registration
12:00 - 1:00 Seminar
1 Hour Dual CLE Credit
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Friday, October 24, 2025 - Casino Royale Jaw Bones & Saw Bones
In support of the Chattanooga Bar Association/Foundation's Courthouse Eviction Mediation Service and the Medical Foundation of Chattanooga's Project Access.
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - CLE - Legislative Update
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Nicole Watson - Moderator, Speakers to be announced
Registration 12:45
Seminar 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
4th Floor County Commission Room
3 Hours General CLE Credit
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - CLE - Family Law Update
In support of the Chattanooga Bar Association/Foundation's Courthouse Eviction Mediation Service and the Medical Foundation of Chattanooga's Project Access.
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Saturday, November 8, 2025 - Glo Golf
More info to come...
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POSTPONED FROM SPRING - NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED- CLE - Dealing with Insurance Companies Who Refuse to Abide by Their Own Policies
1 General CLE Creit
Date and Time TBD
$65
Scott Maucere and John Ballinger
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POSTPONED FROM SPRING DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED - CLE: Ransomware and Network IntrusionsList Item 1
Chambliss Bahner & Stophel
Conference Room A, B, C
Registration and Lunch 11:15
Seminar 11:30 - 1:30 p.m.
CBA Members $65 / Non-CBA Members $85
2 Dual CLE Hours
Due to ransomware attacks, law firms are increasingly becoming the targets of class action lawsuits. They often claim that lawyers did not take the necessary steps to protect their client's data. In many cases, the allegations are supported by the facts. Attorneys are not network security experts and often leave it to their network management company.
This two-hour course will give attorneys an overview of the necessary steps to protect their networks and mitigate exposure to these lawsuits. The instructor, John Lucich, will provide easy-to-understand network security concepts and address any questions.
This seminar will be an informal working lunch. All attendees will receive a free copy of John's book, Pocket Guide for Investigating Ransomware & Network Intrusions, published in 2020.
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - CLE - Family Law Update
2.5 General CLE Credit / 0.5 Dual CLE Credit
More information to be announced.
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Thursday, December 4, 2025 - CLE - John Bode & Friends Labour and Employment Update
Miller & Martin 12th Floor Conference Room
John Bode and Friends to be Announced
Registration 2:30
Seminar 2:45 - 5:00 p.m.
2.25 Hours General CLE Credit
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - CLE - Chancery Court Part I
Hamilton County Chancery Court, Part I
Honorable Pam Fleenor
Registration 1:15
Seminar 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
3 General CLE Credit Hours
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