Here’s a look at what’s going on at the moment in the city’s legal community and some things that are on the horizon.

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law is celebrating its golden anniversary this year. On Oct. 27, the school held its 50th anniversary celebration for the Downtown facility, which opened in 2010 and marked a new chapter for a building that once was the Front Street post office for nearly 40 years and a federal courthouse before that.

2. Baker Donelson Adds Five Attorneys in Memphis - Thursday, November 01, 2012

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has added five attorneys to its Memphis office.

They are Luke Cantrell, Kristin Clay Dunavant, William O’Connor, Sarah Pazar and Mary Wu.

3. Dunavant Finds Right Fit With Butler Snow - Thursday, June 21, 2012

Kristin Dunavant has joined the Memphis office of Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC, bringing her focus on mergers and acquisitions, business planning and operations, venture capital and private equity transactions, securities law and corporate governance to the firm’s business services group.

4. Adrienne Johnson Promoted at the Greater Memphis Chamber - Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Adrienne Johnson has been promoted to director of research for the Greater Memphis Chamber.

5. TBI Searches Oakland Mayor’s Home - Friday, April 03, 2009

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant March 24 at the home of Oakland Mayor Bill Mullins, the agency has revealed.

6. Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton ReceivesPublic Service Award - Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Shelby County Mayor AC Wharton Jr. and former assistant city attorney Dorothy Osradker have been selected for the Rotary Club of Memphis East's Bobby Dunavant Public Service awards. Wharton has served in local governments for more than 20 years, and Osradker served in city government for 61 years.