The December 2017 annual meeting of the TN chapter of ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates) was held at the Four Seasons in Chicago. This year’s guest speakers were Justice Holly Kirby and Justice Roger Page of the Tennessee Supreme Court. The Justices are pictured with outgoing Chapter President Weldon Patterson and wife Mary Patterson. This national organization is focused on protecting the civil jury trial system, as well as civility within the practice of law.