Tennessee Bar Foundation Fellows' Dinner
Celebrating Impact | Honoring Excellence in the Law
The Fellows' Dinner will be held on June 12, 2026, at Jackson Terminal in Downtown Knoxville.
6:30 PM Cocktails
7:30 PM Dinner & Program
The Tennessee Bar Foundation invites you to celebrate impact and honor the inductees of the 2026 Class of Fellows and at our annual Fellows' Dinner.
We proudly welcome the esteemed 2026 Class of Fellows. This unique celebration underscores the Foundation’s commitment to honoring attorneys who have distinguished themselves in the legal community.
Honorable Jill Ayers – Court of Criminal Appeals
Nashville
Judy Broadstreet Barker – Barker Law Office
Union City
William Bell – Rainey Kizer Reviere & Bell PLC
Jackson
Larry Cash – Miller & Martin
Chattanooga
Honorable Charles Cerny – Knox County General Session Court
Knoxville
Michael G. Derrick – Shuttleworth PLLC
Memphis
Honorable Ana Escobar – Davidson County General Sessions Court
Nashville
Lowe Finney – Gearin Law Firm
Martin
Michael Fort – Fort, Holloway, and Saylor
Franklin
James Haley – Miller & Martin
Chattanooga
Honorable Chris Heagerty – Knox County Chancery Court
Knoxville
Honorable Kyle Hixson – Tennessee Supreme Court (Effective July 2026)
Knoxville
Honorable Jason Hudson – Dyer County General Sessions and Juvenile Court
Dyersburg
Rachel Hurt – Arnett Baker Draper & Hagood, LLP
Knoxville
Emily Jenkins – Tennessee Justice Center
Nashville
Joshua Jenne – Jenne Law, PLLC
Cleveland
Chris McCarty – Lewis Thomason
Knoxville
Kirk Moore – Rainey Kizer Reviere & Bell PLC
Martin
Jennifer Noe – Balthrop, Perry, & Noe, PLLC
Ashland City
Brantley Phillips, Jr. – Bass, Berry & Sims
Nashville
J. Bart Pickett – State Trial Court Administrator, 20th Judicial District
Nashville
Michelle Poss – Law Office of A. Michelle Poss
Nashville
Adam Priest – Pryor Priest & Harber
Knoxville
Honorable Jeff Rader – Fourth Judicial District Circuit Court
Sevierville
Worrick Robinson – Worrick Robinson Law, PLLC
Nashville
James Smith – HAT Law
Paris
Honorable Dwight Stokes – Sevier County General Sessions Court
Sevierville
Robert Whitfield III – Greer, Greer & Whitfield, Attorneys, PLLC
Paris
Additional Information
Fellows' Dinner Ticket Purchase: To purchase tickets, please use the form located at the bottom of this page. You will be directed to a secure payment gateway powered by Stripe. If you would prefer to pay by check, please make payable to:
Tennessee Bar Foundation
618 Church Street, #120
Nashville, TN 37219
If paying by check, please complete this short registration form.
Registration closes Wednesday, June 5.
Parking: There is public parking located at 401 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902, approximately 150 feet from the Jackson Terminal venue.
Crown Plaza Room Block: We are grateful for our collaboration with the Tennessee Bar Association. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Crowne Plaza, the host site for the TBA Convention. To secure the discounted rate, please book by Friday, May 8. Reservation details are provided below.
Kindly note that the dinner is at Jackson Terminal in Downtown Knoxville, and the room block is at the Crown Plaza. These are distinct locations. However, the Fellows' Dinner venue is a short walk from the Crown Plaza.
Attire: Cocktail Attire | Black tie Optional
Fellows Dinner
Fellow information and payment gateway