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The Top 10 Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Mistakes Lawyers Make in Mediations: Almost every civil case now goes through mediation, and most lawyers have to learn their mediation skills through trial and error. This presentation highlights the top 10 horrible no good mistakes that lawyers make in mediations, which means better mediation preparation and advocacy that will lead to the best result for clients.

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The Rookie's Guide to the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP): The Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP) was established by Rule 33 of the Tennessee Supreme Court in January 1999 in order to protect the public, assist members of the profession, and educate the bench and bar. In this presentation, TLAP’s clinical staff, Lauren Castor, MS, and Erin Lynch, EdM, MA and Executive Director, Buddy Stockwell will provide an overview of TLAP’s mission and how its confidential clinical services help support members of the legal profession struggling with a mental health concerns, substance use disorders, and other behavioral difficulties. Participants will also learn how to support other professionals in receiving help from TLAP, while fully upholding the anonymity and confidentiality of both the people who are referred to us and those who refer them.

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Cost: This event is free for all TBA members.

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Faculty Spotlight: Judge Frank Clement Jr

Join Judge Clement for the Animal Law Forum, taking place at the Nashville Zoo on October 4!

Judge Clement has served on the Court of Appeals of Tennessee since 2003, and he presently serves as the presiding judge of the Middle Section of the Court. In 2012, he was the recipient of the Appellate Judge of the Year Award from the Tennessee chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

He previously served as a circuit court judge from 1995 to 2003 with exclusive probate jurisdiction and concurrent chancery and criminal court jurisdiction. He presided over the administration of estates, will contests, construction of trusts, conservatorships, partition actions, wrongful death actions, and domestic cases. He also presided over more than 200 criminal jury trials, including numerous trials for vehicular homicide, and more than 6,000 criminal cases. Judge Clement was engaged in the private practice of law for 16 years prior to serving on the trial bench.

Judge Clement presently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Nashville School of Law and the Tennessee Bar Foundation.

His civic and professional activities have also included service as president of the Nashville Bar Association (1995), president of the Nashville City Club (1992), president of the Kiwanis Club of Nashville (1987), and chair of the Nashville Area American Red Cross and Tennessee Valley Blood Region (1984-86). He has also served on the Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on the Rules of Practice & Procedure (2010-2016), as treasurer of the Tennessee Judicial Conference (1997-2002), co-chair of the Tennessee Judicial Conference Convention (1999), and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Tennessee Judicial Conference (1999).

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