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Equal Justice University 2026
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Friday, August 28
 

8:15am PDT

Why It's Called the Practice of Law: Lessons from the Practice
Friday August 28, 2026 8:15am - 9:15am PDT
Why It’s Called the Practice of Law: Lessons from Practice is a practical, conversation driven program designed to help law students and early career attorneys navigate the transition from law school to realworld legal practice. Drawing on candid experiences from practicing attorneys, the program explores the differences between academic legal training and daytoday practice, emphasizing that learning the law is only the beginning. Participants gain practical insight into working with judges, opposing counsel, and clients; drafting pleadings; handling mistakes; and reframing wins and losses as tools for professional growth. The program highlights professionalism, judgment, and resilience as core skills developed through experience rather than coursework. 
 

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Jonathan Steen

Jonathan Steen is the Medical-Legal Partnership / Litigation Supervising Attorney at West Tennessee Legal Services, where he leads efforts to integrate legal aid into healthcare settings to address social and legal barriers to health. With over 30 years of experience in civil litigation... Read More →
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Megan Allen

Megan B. Allen went to undergraduate at the University at Tennessee in Martin. From there she went to Nashville School of Law while also working as a paralegal in the law practice of Teel & Maroney, P.L.C. in Jackson, TN. After graduation in 2013, she practiced with Teel and Maroney... Read More →
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Garrah Carter-Mason

Garrah Carter is a corporate litigator at Bass, Berry, & Sims PLC in Nashville, Tennessee, representing clients in complex business litigation and government investigations. She also has an extensive pro bono practice including representation of indigent defendants in wrongful... Read More →
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Charles Holliday

Charles “Chuck” Holliday is the Founder and trial attorney at Holliday Law, located in Jackson, TN. He represents clients facing legal battles involving car and truck wrecks, workplace injuries, wrongful termination, and federal lawsuits against the government for denied SSD... Read More →
Friday August 28, 2026 8:15am - 9:15am PDT
Embassy Suites- Broadlands B

9:30am PDT

Behind Both Bars: How the Services Industry Trains Public Interest
Friday August 28, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
In thinking about the application of service industry concepts to the legal world, this session will address the ethics of cultural sensitivity (on both the client and the team member side) and professional integrity and how to ethically navigate intergenerational management and teach soft skills. 
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Maggie Behringer

A Chattanooga native, Maggie Behringer went to law school to study housing law and work with the unhoused. Maggie graduated magna cum laude from Mount Holyoke College and earned a master's in fine arts from West Virginia University. She received her J.D. from Loyola Law School in... Read More →
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Anne Boatner

 Anne joined the NHBA team as director in September 2024. In addition to providing high-quality legal advice and representation to folks facing eviction in Davidson County, Anne oversees all aspects of the ERTC program.  Anne attended Brooklyn College, where she graduated summa... Read More →
Friday August 28, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Embassy Suites- Broadlands B
 
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