The Tennessee Bar Association recognizes outstanding service annually by attorneys, law students and legal advocates who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to increasing access to justice for underserved individuals and communities in the state.

2025 honorees include:

Harris Gilbert Pro Bono Atty. of the Year

This award was presented to a group of private attorneys who represented families from Nashville’s Covenant School following a shooting at the school. The legal team worked on behalf of many parents who did not want the shooter’s writings to become public for fear the writings might negatively impact their children, inspire copycat shooters and have a negative impact on school security.

Among the honorees were five lawyers with the Nashville law firm of Sherrard Roe Voigt & Har

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