Compassionate Lawyering Duo: 2 Dual Hours

Courses Included

• The Rookie Series: Compassionate Lawyering
  
  

  Working in the legal profession comes with immense responsibility—not only to uphold the law, but also to serve clients with empathy, integrity, and awareness. Clients often turn to lawyers during some of the most difficult moments in their lives, seeking guidance through complex and challenging circumstances. This CLE introduces lawyers to the principles of compassionate lawyering and trauma-informed legal practice. Participants will explore how legal processes and environments can unintentionally retraumatize clients, particularly those from marginalized or vulnerable populations. Whether working in public interest, criminal defense, family law, or corporate settings, lawyers can enhance their practice by recognizing the impact of trauma and approaching clients with compassion. Join the TBA YLD as we talk and explore this topic with mental health professionals.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:1.00General Credits:0.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Patrick Morrison, Office of the Attorney General and Reporter, Nashville
    Patrick Morrison serves as a Deputy Attorney General with the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General. He previously served as Compliance Counsel with the Tennessee Department of Treasury as well as...
  • Brynda Quinn, Brynda Quinn, PhD,
    Brynda Quinn PhD obtained her doctorate in social psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and then pursued additional post-doctoral education in clinical psychology at the...
  • 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...
• Compassion In Action: Practical Skills for Trauma-Informed Lawyering
  Sponsored by the TBA YLD
  

  Join the TBA Young Lawyers Division for the third installment in its trauma-informed lawyering webinar series: Compassion in Action: Practical Skills for Trauma-Informed Lawyering. Join returning presenter Chris Troutt, LMFT, alongside Constance Brown, Esq., and Justice Sharon Lee (Ret.) for an engaging one-hour webcast exploring how compassion can be translated into practical skills for everyday legal practice.

  Together, the panel will discuss trauma-informed approaches to client communication, including delivering difficult news, navigating disappointing case outcomes, understanding what may be happening in a client's or litigant's brain during moments of stress, and balancing empathy with effective advocacy. Justice Lee will share insights from her years on the bench, offering perspective on balancing compassion with the rule of law.

  Whether you attended the previous webinars, What Attorneys Must Know About Secondary and Vicarious Trauma and Compassionate Lawyering, or are joining the series for the first time, you'll leave with practical tools to strengthen client relationships, improve communication, and put compassion into action in your legal practice.

  Course Information

  Format:WebcastDual Credits:1.00General Credits:0.00Date:October 14,2026Time:12:00 - 1:00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Constance Brown, City of Memphis City Attorney's Office, Memphis
    Constance K. Brown was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta and is currently an Anti-Blight Prosecutor for the City of Memphis. She is a member of the Memphis Bar Association, National Bar...
  • Sharon Lee, Brock Shipe Klenk PLC, Knoxville
    Sharon G. Lee was appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court in 2008 and re-elected in 2010, 2014 and 2022. She served as Chief Justice from 2014-2016.  In 2023, Lee retired from the Supreme Court,...
  • 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...