2007 Statewide Public Service Day

2007 Statewide Public Service Day
Sponsored by the TBA Young Lawyers Division

Each year in conjunction with Law Day, lawyers across the state participate in projects designed to serve the public. Many of this year's projects reflect the TBA Young Lawyers Division's commitment to CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). Following is a list of each district's public service project for this year. Please contact the district representative in your area for more details and information about participating in these events.

District 1
Counties: Carter, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington
Contact: Myers Massengill; 423-764-1174; massengillmyers@netscape.net
Co-hosting a pancake breakfast fundraiser for CASA on April 28.

District 2
Counties: Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Fentress, Grainger, Jefferson, Scott, Sevier, Union
Contact: Katrina Atchley; 865-453-2866; kat.atchley@seviernet.com
Hosting "Arts for Advocacy" -- a fundraiser and open house event to benefit Safe Harbor, a new local child advocacy center, on May 3.

District 3
County: Knox
Contact: Michael Brezina; 865-546-9611; mbrezina@hdclaw.com
Planning a celebrity bartending fundraiser at Preservation Pub to benefit CASA of East Tennessee on May 9.

District 4
Counties: Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane
Contact: Justin Martin; 865-980-1629; jmartin@kizer-black.com
Hosting a golf tournament on June 11 to raise money for area child advocacy agencies.

District 5
County: Hamilton
Contact: David McDowell; 423-756-5171; dmcdowell@gplace.com
Joining forces with the Chattanooga Bar Association Young Lawyers Division to relocate a community garden to Calvin Donaldson Elementary School on May 5.

Joint Project in Districts 6 and 7
District 6
Counties: Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Van Buren, Warren, White
Contact: Rachel Moses; 931-528-7436; rmoses@lglaid.org
District 7
Counties: Cannon, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Rutherford, Sequatchie
Contact: Amelia Luna; 931-455-7000; aluna@las.org
Coordinating an items drive from April 23-27 to benefit Families in Crisis, a domestic violence shelter that serves Warren, Grundy, and Sequatchie counties.

District 8
Counties: Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson
Contact: David Veile; 615-443-8777; dveile@comcast.net
Coordinating a free legal clinic for low income and/or elderly citizens on April 28 at Hearthside at Castle Heights, a local non-profit assisted living center.

District 9
County: Davidson
Contact: Shannone Raybon; 615-238-7061; sraybon@bellsouth.net
Preparing a meal at the Salvation Army Disaster Canteen and delivering it to homeless in Nashville on May 18 from 5-9 p.m.

District 10
Counties: Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart
Contact: Ray Runyon; 931-647-3377; rfrunyon@runyonandrunyon.com
Raising funds to provide children taken into custody by the Department of Children's Services with essential items through its "Backpack Program." Collecting items and donations April 16-27.

District 11
Counties: Bedford, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry, Wayne, Williamson
Contact: Wes Bryant; 931-388-4022; wbryant@hardinandparkes.com
Selling doughnuts to raise money for CASA of Maury County April 30-May 4.

District 12
Counties: Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, Weakley
Contact: Wes Shumate; 731-286-5323; wshumate@dyerlaw.net
To be determined.

District 13
Counties: Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Lauderdale, McNairy, Madison, Tipton
Contact: Anna Banks; 731-423-5800; abanks@tndagc.com
Planning a 5K run with proceeds to benefit CASA on May 5.

District 14
County: Shelby
Contact: Brian Faughnan; 901-525-3234; Brian.Faughnan@arlaw.com
Holding an event at Porter-Leath Children's Center on May 1. The morning will involve attorneys spending time with the children, while the afternoon will be spent completing a service project at the center.

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