TDLA 60th Anniversary Annual Meeting with Kentucky Defense Counsel (23 Sep 2026)

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

The Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association is proud to celebrate 60 years of service to the civil defense bar at our Annual Meeting, held this year jointly with the Kentucky Defense Counsel in beautiful Chattanooga, Tennessee at the Chattanoogan Hotel on September 23-25, 2026.

Join colleagues from across both states for two days of outstanding CLE programming (Thursday morning & Friday morning), networking, and celebration as we mark this milestone anniversary.

Meeting Highlights

CLE sessions covering current trends in civil defense litigation (CLE hours TBA)
Joint programming and networking with the Kentucky Defense Counsel
60th Anniversary celebration dinner and reception
Exhibitor showcase and sponsor recognition

Agenda

Agenda coming soon!

Registration

Registration fees and registration link may be seen to the left.

Questions: Please contact office@tdla.net

Venue & Lodging

All meeting activities will take place at The Chattanoogan Hotel, 1201 South Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402 except the Thursday night 60th Celebration Gala which will take place at the 2nd American event hall. A discounted room block is available for attendees — reservation details are below.

Room rate is $159/ night.

Listed below are the available reservation methods for the Chattanoogan Hotel.

Call the hotel directly at (423) 756-3400. Provide the front desk the arrival date and group name - 9.23.26 TN Defense Lawyers Assoc. & KY Defense Counsel or group code - GDEF

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Click this link to begin the reservation process: TN Defense Lawyers Assoc. & KY Defense Counsel

The room block deadline is August 23, 2026. Reservations must be made prior to the cutoff date and/or before the block is full, whichever comes first, in order to guarantee availability of the rooms and discounted group rate that was contracted. Reservations made after the cutoff date will be accommodated based on availability, at the best available rate and at the discretion of the hotel.

Chattanooga, with its riverfront, mountain vistas, and scenic hiking trails,
is the perfect backdrop for celebrating this milestone anniversary.

2nd American event hall

TDLA Commemorative 1/4-zip Sweater

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Available for TDLA members at $60/ each in Steel Grey, True Navy, Royal Blue or Deep Black in Men's and Women's sizes. Branded with the TDLA buffalo circle and stars logo as seen on our t-shirts and tall koozies. May pre-order and pay through annual meeting registration form. Pick up at annual meeting.

TDLA Example in pdf: click here

Men's sizing and spec sheet: click here

Women's sizing and spec sheet: click here

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Snag-resistant
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Self-fabric chin guard
Raglan sleeves
Self-turned cuffs
Self-turned hem
Tag-free label

6th Annual Southeastern Women Litigators Summit (04 Mar 2027)

Thu, 04 Mar 2027 05:00:00 GMT

Save the Date! Women litigators in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee are teaming up again to support, educate and advance women civil defense litigators at the 6th Annual Southeastern Women Litigators Summit (SEWL) from March 4-5, 2027 in Chattanooga, TN.

TO REGISTER: Registration will open soon. More information will be on www.sewl.org

AGENDA: Agenda coming soon!

Location

Westin Chattanooga
801 Pine Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402

Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association upcoming events

TDLA 60th Anniversary Annual Meeting with Kentucky Defense Counsel (23 Sep 2026)

Meeting Highlights

Venue & Lodging

6th Annual Southeastern Women Litigators Summit (04 Mar 2027)