KBA Annual Meeting & Elections December 10. 2021 Learn more about the Annual Meeting online.
The Knoxville Bar Association (KBA) held its Annual Meeting on Friday, December 10, 2021. The President's gavel was passed from Cheryl G. Rice, a civil litigator with Egerton McAfee Armistead & Davis, P.C., to Jason H. Long, a member of the Knoxville law firm of London Amburn. During the meeting, the following KBA members were elected as officers for 2022:
President-Elect - Loretta G. Cravens, Cravens Legal Treasurer - Catherine E. Shuck, East Tennessee Children's Hospital Secretary – Carlos A. Yunsan, Tennessee Appellate Courts
The membership elected the following KBA members to the four open positions on the Board of Governors: Ursula Bailey, Law Office of Ursula Bailey William A. Mynatt, Jr., Lewis Thomason, P.C. Vanessa Samano, Samano Family Law Magistrate Robin Gunn, Knox County Juvenile Court
Charles Swanson was presented the KBA's highest award, the prestigious Governors' Award, which is given annually to a lawyer whose peers believe has brought distinction and honor to the legal profession. Mr. Swanson has distinguished himself with a long and tremendous career of service to the bar and the community, including serving as City Law Director.
The Presidents' Award for 2021 was presented to Mohamed Faizer and Carlos Yunsan, the Co-Chairs of the KBA’s Diversity in the Profession Committee. The award for outstanding writing was presented to Ursula Bailey for her article “I AM NOT OK,” which appeared in the August issue of the KBA monthly magazine DICTA and Jason Long was recognized for writing his Long Winded column for 22 years.
Chancellor John Weaver was presented with the Courage in the Face of Adversity Award. After facing debilitating injuries to both of his legs, Chancellor Weaver was unable to preside in person in the Part I courtroom. During his long and painful recovery and rehabilitation, Chancellor Weaver never took his attention off of his judicial duties.