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Adoption Law Forum 2023
2023 was a banner year for adoption legislation in Tennessee. TBA’s Adoption Law Section presents this year’s annual forum with two full hours on legislative updates, plus an hour for case law updates. Additional topics include the basics of adoption law for newer practitioners, as well as a dual hour on secondary trauma. You won’t want to miss this informative program!
Schedule:
9:30-10am CT: Registration
10-11am CT: Adoption Law Basics and Practical Pointers - Lisa Collins, Jennifer Williams
11am-12pm: Case Law Review 2023 - Doug Dimond, Amy McLaughlin
12-12:30pm: Lunch
12:30-1:30pm: 2023 Legislative Update: Voluntary Termination of Parental Rights & Dependency and Neglect Law - Meredith Brasfield, Dawn Coppock
1:30-1:45pm: Break
1:45-2:45pm: 2023 Legislative Update: Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption - Meredith Brasfield, Dawn Coppock
2:45-3:45pm: Recognizing Secondary Trauma - S. Chris Troutt (DUAL)
SAVE MONEY: Use the prepaid CLE credits that come with your TBA Complete Membership and save on this course. Not a TBA member? Join now to start saving. Not an Adoption Law section member? Join the section to receive additional savings.
Speakers/Producers
- Lisa Collins, Lisa L. Collins, Esq., Nashville
I’m a solo practitioner with offices in Nashville and Franklin with almost to 30 years’ experience in family building through adoption law and assisted reproductive technology law....
- Meredith Brasfield, Weaver & Craig, P.C., Cordova
MEREDITH PRICE BRASFIELD is an associate in the law firm of Weaver & Craig, P.C., where her practice has been devoted primarily to adoption in Tennessee and Mississippi. Within the practice,...
- Sharon Coppock, Dawn Coppock, Attorney At Law, Strawberry Plains
Dawn Coppock is a frequent speaker, writer and consultant on the subject of adoption in Tennessee and nationally. Her practice area includes all Tennessee counties east of Nashville. She is...
- Douglas Dimond, Tennessee Department of Children's Services, Nashville
DOUGLAS EARL DIMOND, J.D., is General Counsel for the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. He began his professional life in 1980 as a small businessman operating a gourmet foods...
- Amy McLaughlin, McLaughlin Law Firm, Knoxville
Amy McLaughlin, J.D., serves as a Senior Associate Counsel for the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. Amy earned her bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of...
- S. Chris Troutt, Papillon Center,
Chris co-founded the Papillion Center in 2010. She and her late husband, Burt, are parents to twelve children and have twenty-five grandchildren. Chris is a biological mother, an adoptive mother, a...
- Jennifer Williams, Adopt4Kids,
As a licensed attorney in Tennessee since 2000, I have always focused my practice as an advocate for families, specifically children. I have represented families in many counties in middle...
- Member: 255.00
- Non-Member: 430.00 (Includes TBA Complete Membership)
- Section: 225.00
TBA members who are judges, lawmakers and law students can take TBA CLE onsite courses at no charge for the programming. There may be a separate charge if meals, special materials or other premium features are involved.
- Registration: 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
- Schedule: 10:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Tennessee Bankers Association
- Discount for Adoption Law Section members
- Ethics (Dual) Credit Available
- Networking opportunity
- Quality continuing legal education sessions
General Credits: 4.00
Total Credits: 5
This program will be filed for Tennessee CLE credit. Please contact TBA for Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama credit.
