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Contributed commentary by Patricia Jones, managing attorney, Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands’ Columbia office. Receiving a notice to appear in court can be a stressful experience for anyone, but even more so for those who aren’t…
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…
An independent evaluation by Stout shows Davidson County’s Eviction Right to Counsel pilot helped 1,069 tenants in 2025, generating $4.3 million in public fiscal benefits and keeping hundreds of families from homelessness. Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee April 13,…
The initiative is aimed at expanding legal support and community investment in South Nashville’s Napier-Sudekum neighborhood and the surrounding 37210 zip code.
Legal Aid Society helps give individuals second chances.
Eviction Right to Counsel program helps prevent evictions.
Throughout the pilot phase of ERTC, Legal Aid and the Nashville Hispanic Bar Association (Hispanic Bar), as the lead legal services organizations, have worked in partnership with several other nonprofits, including Conexión Américas, the American Muslim Advisory Council (AMAC), the…
Legal experts share the impactful tech projects they have contributed to, and the struggles and successes of getting volunteer lawyers to engage with tech tools on Talk Justice. Oswald’s project at Legal Aid Society uses automation and AI to handle…
Hobson Flats, a complex in Antioch run by Elmington Property Group, is classified as affordable housing. Despite this designation, it’s now facing serious allegations. Local advocacy organizations Poder Popular and Tennessee Student Solidarity Network recently claimed that Elmington has evicted…
As the academic year gets underway this month across Middle Tennessee, many parents are getting an uncomfortable reminder of the many expenses that come along with having school-aged children. Clothes. Bookbags. Textbooks. Band instruments. The list goes on and on.…
The 120-year-old building on the corner of Meridian Street and East Trinity Lane has transformed into a nonprofit where everyone who enters through its doors is called “neighbor.” That includes the Piggly Wiggly employee who sleeps outside, to the woman…
Written By DarKenya W. Waller, Executive Director of Legal Aid Society of Middle TN and the Cumberlands, and Eric G. Osborne, a partner at Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison PLC. What if we told you that for just $200 a…