It’s the much-anticipated return of Chattanooga’s Charles W. “Buz” Dooley Pro Bono Hall of Fame.
Join us for this casual, drop-in event from 4:00 p.m. through 6:00 p.m. for drinks, heavy hors d’oeuvres, inductions, and awards.
LAET’s Chattanooga office: 100 West MLK Boulevard, Suite 402 (fourth floor), Chattanooga, TN, 37402
Our special guest will be Justice Mary L. Wagner.
This is a free event. No RSVP required.
Inductees include:
James “Jim” Exum, III: Chambliss Bahner & Stophel, P.C.
Alan Cates: Husch Blackwell
Melody Shekari, private practice and Executive Director of the Women’s Fund of Greater Chattanooga
Arthur Bass, private practice
Special guest Justice Mary L. Wagner: Throughout her career, Wagner has been active in the legal community. She is a member of the Tennessee, Mississippi and Memphis Bar Associations. She serves on various committees and board for these associations. In 2018, Wagner was elected as a Fellow of the Memphis Bar Foundation. Also, in 2018, Wagner was selected as one of the Twelve Most Outstanding Women, Honoring Women in the Judicial System by the Memphis Inter-Denominational Fellowship Inc. Wagner is also active in the Tennessee Judicial Conference, where she served as Secretary and currently serves on the Tennessee Pattern Jury Instruction Committee and Legislation Committee. Wagner is also a member of the Tennessee Trial Judges Association. In 2019, Wagner received the Chancellor Charles A. Round Memorial Award for Outstanding Judge of the Year from the Young Lawyers’ Division of the Memphis Bar Association.
Judge Wagner has also been appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court as special judge for the Tennessee Worker’s Compensation Appeals Panel and as a member of a Three-Judge panel in a constitutional case.
