Equal Justice University 2025

Restoring a person’s citizenship rights after a felony conviction can be daunting. This session will offer a legislative update explaining the significant changes in the law that is now in effect. The session will examine each of the five citizenship rights lost when a person has a felony conviction.

Learning Objectives:

1. The session will offer a clear outline for preparing and filing petitions to restore a person’s citizenship rights in Circuit Court.
2. It will cover common pitfalls to helping a client restore the right to vote and the right to possess a firearm.
3. The session will ultimately provide participants with the necessary sample petitions and resources for restoring citizenship rights.

Those with the greatest impact also have the greatest potential of weariness. This is why there are many idioms to describe the complete exhaustion that can lead to serious illnesses. Plus, running out of steam professionally impacts more than our career.

Constant stress will implant struggle for physical health, emotional health, relationships, spirituality, and more. Let’s look at the impact of being ‘dead on your feet’ means for the helping professions and ways to sustain a lively vocation.

Learning Objectives:

1. Examine the effects of long-lasting stress on mental and physical health.
2. Identify the lasting effects on professional performance.
3. Select strategies and infuse techniques towards longevity.

The Tennessee Expungement Statute has been reorganized and simplified. This CLE will outline how the expungement statute has been restructured and provide a roadmap for the new sections. The session will specifically offer a deep dive into the complexity of expunging convictions. Through sample clients, we will practice analyzing criminal histories to determine if eligible convictions can be expunged.

Learning Objective:
The session will also provide a step-by-step guide on how to prepare and file expungement petitions as well as the processes required different counties.