Big TN CLE at Montgomery Bell August 27-29
Reserve your spot for the Big TN CLE for federal defenders and panel attorneys happening August 27-29, 2026.
Join us for two nights at Montgomery Bell State Park for 10 hours of CLE credit and many opportunities to connect with federal defense practitioners from across the state.
Sessions include a mix of plenaries, panels, and small group workshops on topics relevant to Tennessee federal practice: getting clients released in presumption cases, hands-on training on BoxAI Generative AI tools, ethics of AI use, and successful strategies for winning ACCA trials. The preliminary agenda is attached to this email.
$300 registration cost covers:
-2 nights of lodging at Montgomery Bell State Park
-Meals on Thursday night, all day Friday, and Saturday morning
-10 hours of CLE (including one hour of ethics!)
TO REGISTER:
For Panel Attorneys and Mentoring Panel (all districts):
Sandy Waggoner
800 S. Gay Street, STE 2400
Knoxville, TN 37929
For Assistant Federal Defenders:
Register by July 13 - don’t miss out!
Join us for two nights at Montgomery Bell State Park for 10 hours of CLE credit and many opportunities to connect with federal defense practitioners from across the state.
Sessions include a mix of plenaries, panels, and small group workshops on topics relevant to Tennessee federal practice: getting clients released in presumption cases, hands-on training on BoxAI Generative AI tools, ethics of AI use, and successful strategies for winning ACCA trials. The preliminary agenda is attached to this email.
$300 registration cost covers:
-2 nights of lodging at Montgomery Bell State Park
-Meals on Thursday night, all day Friday, and Saturday morning
-10 hours of CLE (including one hour of ethics!)
TO REGISTER:
For Panel Attorneys and Mentoring Panel (all districts):
- Email [email protected] to register.
- Venmo $300 registration fee to Sandy Waggoner @Sandy_Waggoner (#0734) or mail a check payable to FDSET to:
Sandy Waggoner
800 S. Gay Street, STE 2400
Knoxville, TN 37929
For Assistant Federal Defenders:
- Each office will keep a list of attendees – your defender will send a separate email.
Register by July 13 - don’t miss out!