REGISTRATION OPEN
2026 Tennessee Chapters Conference
Please join the Tennessee Lawyer Chapters for our annual statewide conference!
Friday, August 28, 2026
Loews Nashville Hotel
2100 West End Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203
CONFERENCE PRICING
CONFERENCE ONLY
Non-Member: $100 | Member: $50 | Student: $25
This ticket includes three afternoon panels. The reception and dinner is not included with this ticket.
DINNER ONLY
Non-Member: $200 | Member: $150 | Student: $75
This ticket includes the cocktail reception and the dinner featuring a keynote address. The afternoon panels are not included with this ticket.
ALL INCLUSIVE
Non-Member: $300 | Member: $200 | Student: $100
This ticket includes all events.
CLE
CLE credit in Tennessee expected.
ANNUAL SUPPORT & TABLES
For those interested in supporting FedSoc's Tennessee student activities in 2026, our Gold and Silver support levels offer exclusive recognition and reserved tables at the Chapters Conference. Please email [email protected] for details on annual support, as well as single table purchases.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE AND REFUNDS
Registration will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2026. This is also the deadline to receive a refund for a cancellation. No refunds will be given after the deadline has passed.
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12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration
2026 Tennessee Chapters Conference
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Welcome Remarks
2026 Tennessee Chapters Conference
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Panel 1: Matter of First Impression: The Constitution on the Front Lines
2026 Tennessee Chapters Conference
Nashville, TN
Description
As America approaches a 250th anniversary, fundamental questions remain at the center of our constitutional order: What is justice - a process or result? How does the common law protect our liberties and guide our courts? Have judges gone too far in creating the law, or not far enough? Four trial judges discuss.
Featuring:
- Hon. Andrew Freiberg, Judge, 10th Judicial District of Tennessee
- Hon. David Duggan, Judge, 5th Judicial District of Tennessee
- Hon. James Turner, Judge, 16th Judicial District of Tennessee
- Hon. Joseph "Woody" Woodruff, Judge, 21st Judicial District of Tennessee
- Moderator: Hon. Mary L. Wagner, Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court
Speakers
2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Panel 2: Panel 2: How Appealing: Our Constitutions as Seen from the Second-Highest Bench
2026 Tennessee Chapters Conference
Nashville, TN
Description
Before the Constitution of 1787, the American states were already engaged in the work of self-government. Beginning with the Second Continental Congress’s call for the states to draft constitutions, this panel will examine how the constitutional choices of the founding generation shaped the development of American law and continue to influence legal questions confronting courts today.
Featuring:
- Hon. Tom Greenholtz, Judge, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
- Hon. Valerie L. Smith, Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals
- Hon. Jeffrey Usman, Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals
- Hon. Matt Wilson, Judge, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
- Moderator: Hon. Kyle Hixson, Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court
Speakers
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Panel 3: Making a Federal Case of It: Tennessee's chief law and civil rights enforcers speak
2026 Tennessee Chapters Conference
Nashville, TN
Description
From flooding the zone against crime in Memphis to renewing America's commitment to the colorblind covenant, U.S. Attorneys from West and Middle Tennessee discuss their enforcement priorities.
Featuring:
- Hon. Braden Boucek, U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Tennessee
- Hon. Mike Dunavant, U.S. Attorney, Western District of Tennessee
- Moderator: Hon. Brian Lea, Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
Speakers
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
2026 Tennessee Chapters Conference
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Dinner and Keynote
2026 Tennessee Chapters Conference
Nashville, TN
Description
Featuring:
- Hon. Sarah Keeton Campbell, Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court
