When the Memphis City Council got to the real intent this week of the latest version of an anti-discrimination ordinance it has been debating off and on for two years, it wasn’t just a decision about including “sexual orientation” in the wording.

2. MGLCC Struggles To Stay Afloat, Funded - Monday, April 25, 2011

After 22 years of providing a wealth of free services and a safe haven for youths turned away by their families because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center is now in danger of closing its doors because of a shrinking pool of donations and a scarcity of grant opportunities.

3. City Anti Discrimination Ordinance Clears First Reading - Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Memphis city council members approved an anti-discrimination ordinance on the first of three readings Tuesday. And they requested a study of city hiring policies to determine if there is discrimination in city government hiring practices.

4. Tennessee Native Earl Keister Joins Thompson & Co. - Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Earl Keister has joined Thompson & Co. as creative director.

Hometown: Knoxville

Education: University of Tennessee, Portfolio Center

Work Experience: Fifteen years in the advertising field. I’m like Johnny Cash: I’ve been everywhere.

5. Retry: Anti-Discrimination Ordinance in Council Committee - Tuesday, October 26, 2010

A proposed city anti-discrimination ordinance surfaces again Tuesday at an 8:30 a.m. Memphis City Council committee session.

The ordinance would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression in the city government’s hiring practices.

6. Attorneys in 1950 Nashville Protests Honored - Wednesday, June 16, 2010

NASHVILLE (AP) - Local bar associations are celebrating Law Day Tuesday by honoring local attorneys who defended the rights of lunch counter sit-in demonstrators in Nashville in 1960.

Retired state Supreme Court Justice A.A. Birch and George Barrett are believed to be the only ones still living.

7. The Best Things in Life Are Free - Including Legal Advice - Thursday, May 11, 2006

Different Memphis law firms have different approaches to pro bono work.

Tate Lazarini Brady & Guerra PLC sends attorneys to a weekly meeting of Gulf Coast hurricane evacuees at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church to help with law issues such as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) appeals.

8. Archived Article: Law - Thursday, March 17, 2005
03-17-05 Law Gen X/Jury interview

Attorneys Fishing From Broader Pool for Juries

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Winning a trial is always the goal of an attorney, whether representing the plaintiff or defendant. And one of the most important...

9. Archived Article: Law - Thursday, March 10, 2005
Generation X Changing Practice of Law

Generation X Changes Face of Law Practice

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Movies such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Mallrats, which accurately or not portray American youth of the 80s and 90s as fun...

10. Archived Article: Law - Thursday, December 02, 2004
Young Attorneys Find Rewards in Pro Bono

Pro Bono Offers Vital Experience, Rich Rewards

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Attorneys could probably spend twice the amount of time many employees spend at work in a week to serve their clients. To ...

11. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, April 30, 1998
The Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division has set up a free statewide hotline to help tornado and flood victims assess legal problems related to those disasters The Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division has set up a free statew...