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The Nashville Business Journal has awarded its 2024 Lifetime Achievement distinction to Nashville lawyer David Tarpley, the lead attorney for housing and consumer law at Legal Aid of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands. Tarpley graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School in…
“The biggest anti-poverty government subsidy is not welfare or Aid for Families with Dependent Children,” said a recent speaker to the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge. “It’s the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC),” which is embedded in the federal income…
Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th, commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Texas finally learned of their freedom, a full two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. This day stands as a powerful symbol of liberation and a…
Class action and jury trial waivers in leases create roadblocks for tenants who want to sue their landlords When Mark Finlay opened his email to sign the lease to his one-bedroom apartment in 2019, a one-page addendum at the end…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — We hear from people almost everyday who are at their wits’ end with their landlords. A lot of people contact us saying their property manager isn’t making necessary repairs and therefore they feel at-risk. We took…
Nashville-based nonprofit Legal Aid Society held its annual fundraising breakfast at City Winery on April 17. The organization raised $180,000, according to a press release, with Mayor Freddie O’Connell having spoken at the event. The funding will go toward Campaign…
Representatives from three Tennessee legal nonprofits visited Washington, D.C., in early April to discuss the importance of constituent access to the legal system on issues like fair housing, veterans’ benefits, domestic violence and burdensome medical debt in Middle Tennessee. Legal…
Two members of the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands will be the speakers at the May 7 Lunch With the League meeting. The League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge welcomes the community to Lunch With the League from 11:30…
More than 500 Nashvillians joined Mayor Freddie O’Connell at the Nashville Fairgrounds for his first State of Metro speech in which O’Connell detailed a path toward a more connected, affordable city with a local government that feels like a partner…
By Mary Gillum, Legal Aid Society With the 2024 tax filing season now underway, Tennessee residents who don’t pay much attention to taxes throughout the year may soon find themselves cramming to catch up. If that describes you, here are…