THIS EVENT IS CURRENTLY SOLD OUT.  If you would like to be added to our waiting list, please contact us cle@tnbar.org and we will get back to you with the next steps. 

TBA travels north to experience downtown Louisville and its rich bourbon heritage on the Urban Bourbon Trail with four hours of dynamic CLE programming, a welcome dinner and distillery tours. 

The event includes four hours of dynamic CLE programming with special guest speakers Brian Haara (Bourbon Justice), Chancellor Anne Martin and Judge W. Neal McBrayer, a welcome dinner at PROOF on Main and a tour and tastings at some of the most popular bourbon distilleries in the city. Join TBA President Ed Lanquist for this unique CLE experience!

REGISTER TODAY! Space is limited.

Location: Louisville Bar Association Seminar Room, 600 W Main St #110, Louisville, KY 40202

CLE: This program will be submittted for 4.0 (four) hours of Tennessee CLE general credit. Please contact TBA at cle@tnbar.org to request Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama credit.

Event Agenda

Friday, April 4, 2025

1:30 - 2:00 p.m. ET: Registration 
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET: Bourbon Justice CLE - Brian Haara, Fultz Maddox Dickens
3:45 - 4:45 p.m. ET: Practicing Before the Tennessee Business Court: An Insider’s View - Chancellor Anne Martin, Davidson County Chancery
Networking reception & dinner at PROOF on Main: 5:45 - 8:00 p.m. ET (Included in the FULL Experience)

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Breakfast: 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. ET
8:00 a.m - 9:30 a.m. ET: Film Ethics CLE - Chancellor Anne Martin, Davidson County Chancery Court, Judge Neal McBrayer, Tennessee Court of Appeal, Ed Lanquist, Jr, Baker Donelson
Distillery Tours: 11:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET (Included in the FULL Experience; pricing includes at least one distillery tour/tasting and an additional tasting)

Rate Information

FULL Experience (Includes Friday Dinner and Saturday Tours): Four hours of dynamic CLE programming, Friday Reception & Dinner at PROOF on Main, Saturday Networking Breakfast, Distillery tour & tasting and copy of Brian Haara’s best seller, Bourbon Justice: How Whiskey Law Shaped America. Member - $550 / Non-member - $750 / Guest (No CLE credit) -  $250

*Please note, distillery tours are often first come first serve and have limited availability. The TBA team will follow up with a distillery schedule and RSVP slots for attendees no later than Monday, March 3.  Distilleries include: 

• Angels Envy - Tour and Tasting

• Old Forester - Tour and Tasting
• Rabbit Hole Distillery - Tour and Tasting
• Kentucky Peerless Distilling - Tasting Only

CLE Experience Only (No Friday Dinner or Saturday Tours/Tastings Included): Four hours of dynamic CLE programming, Saturday Networking Breakfast and copy of Brian Haara’s best seller, Bourbon Justice: How Whiskey Law Shaped America. Member - $399 / Non-member - $599

REGISTER TODAY! Space is limited.

Travel/Accommodations

Grady Hotel, 601 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202

Exclusive discounted hotel accommodations are available at the beautiful Grady Hotel with a short walk to the CLE venue, welcome dinner and downtown distilleries. Reserve your hotel today with our exclusive link! The deadline to book this rate is March 3. 

Registration - Changes & Cancellations

If your registration needs to be modified, please contact the TBA as soon as possible via email at cle@tnbar.org and we will do our best to accommodate.

Registered attendees are eligible for a refund of the registration fee less a $50 administrative fee for all written requests received by March 27, 2025. After that date, cancellation may incur an additional fee of up to 80% of the registration cost.

Many Thanks to the Louisville Bar Association for hosting! 

SAVE MONEY: Members receive a discounted rate for the program. Not a member? Join here and start saving.

Please note: Prepaid credits cannot be applied to this program.