2023 Barristers' Ball: The Memphis Lawyers' Jubilee
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<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:48px">🎟️<strong> SOLD OUT</strong> 🎟️</span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:#c0392b"><strong>Contact </strong></span><span style="color:null"><strong><em>president@benfjones.org</em></strong></span><span style="color:#c0392b"><strong> with any questions or to Join the Waitlist!</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"> </p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>Picture it. Memphis circa 1936. Prominent black professionals, including doctors, entrepreneurs, teachers, ministers, businessmen, and lawyers create a uniquely Memphis celebration that rivals Carnival! W.C. Handy welts out soulful blues as the Jubilee King and Queen are crowned. The Coronation parade, led by Grand Marshall W.C. Handy, starts down the street with bands playing "Memphis Blues" and "Beale Street Blues" marking an event bigger than Mardi Gras!</strong></em></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px">The Ben F. Jones Chapter of the National Bar Association aims to continue supporting diversity in our profession and investing in the next generation of legal minds. To support these aims, we are requesting your presence at the Ben F. Jones Chapter’s 2023 Barristers’ Ball, our annual Chapter fundraiser and awards banquet where we honor legal professionals committed to serving the Memphis metropolitan area as well as awarding scholarships to outstanding legal scholars attending Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. This year's Barristers' Ball will be held on </span></span><span style="color:#c0392b"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Saturday, November 18, 2023,</strong> at <strong>the FedEx Event Center</strong></span></span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px">.</span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Interested individuals and businesses may purchase an ad for our Digital Program Booklet or sponsor a souvenir item by visiting our </strong></span></span><span style="color:#c0392b"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong><a href="https://www.betterunite.com/benfjones1966-2023barristersballthememphislawyersjubilee/eventitems" target="_blank"><u>EVENT OFFERS</u></a></strong></span></span><a href="https://www.betterunite.com/benfjones1966-2023barristersballthememphislawyersjubilee/eventitems" target="_blank"><span style="color:#c0392b"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong> </strong></span></span></a><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>page. </strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong><span style="color:#000000">***If a sponsor desires to pay by Check, please email </span><span style="color:#d35400">both president@benfjones.org and treasurer@htlockardfoundation.com </span></strong></span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong> and mail your check </strong></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none">to the <strong>HT Lockard Foundation, P.O. Box 3493, Memphis, Tennessee 38173</strong>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000"><strong> </strong></span><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none">All checks should be made payable to the “<strong>HT Lockard Foundation.” </strong>Please let us know when your check has been mailed. Please make all individual purchases online for better record-keeping and access to event updates.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-399da8c7-7fff-9fb0-507e-f0ff35f93d6d">VENUE: </strong></span></span><span style="color:null"><span style="font-size:16px">The FedEx Event Center</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:null"><span style="font-size:16px">Located in Shelby Farms, the FedEx Event Center features picturesque views of Hyde Lake and serves as our backdrop for a celebratory evening. The scenic patio (weather permitting) is the perfect canvas where the Royal Court Cockt</span></span><span style="color:null"><span style="font-size:16px">ail Hour will commence.</span></span><span style="font-size:16px"><meta charset="utf-8" /></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><meta charset="utf-8" /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-399da8c7-7fff-9fb0-507e-f0ff35f93d6d">THEME: </strong></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px">The theme for this year’s Barristers' Ball is <strong>"The Memphis Lawyers' Jubilee: Celebrating 57 Years of Legal Excellence" </strong>a tribute to the historic <a href="https://memphiscottonmakersjubilee.org/" target="_blank">Memphis Cotton Makers' Jubilee</a>. The event will include an opportunity for attendees to connect, celebrate the scholarship recipients, and reflect on the organization’s goals—to be engaged, respected, and relevant. </span></span></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:#000000"><strong>ATTIRE: </strong></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:null">Formal Attire. Black Tie Royalty. </span></span></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#c0392b"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-d29c5037-7fff-4550-308c-9b5c45d0c837">SPONSOR TABLES & VIP TICKETS:</strong></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000; font-size:medium"><span style="caret-color:#000000">We are so thankful to all of our sponsors and supporters. In order to have the smoothest process for our event coordinators. Sponsors will be seated in preferred order of <strong>(1) SPONSOR LEVEL (Platinum > Gold > Silver > Bronze) and (2) Order of Purchase</strong>. There is no guarantee that <strong>NON-VIP tickets and tables </strong>will be available! All sponsor tables are tables for 10 guests. Individual ticket holders will also be sat in order of purchase! In order to confirm a sponsor table, please purchase your table online, contact us to arrange pick-up, or mail your check.</span></span></p> <ul dir="ltr"> <li><span style="color:#000000; font-size:medium"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><u><strong>EARLY BIRD VIP DISCOUNTED</strong></u> tickets will go on sale <em><strong>October 10, 2023 - October 20, 2023</strong></em>.</span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><u><strong>REGULAR</strong></u> tickets, if available, will go on sale <em><strong>October 21, 2023 - November 8, 2023</strong></em>. </span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#c0392b"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><strong>Limited Seating is Available for this Event!</strong></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000; font-size:medium"><span style="caret-color:#000000"> <strong>Please DO NOT wait until the last minute to make your purchase as you will want to be in the room where it happens!</strong></span></span></li> <li><span style="color:#000000; font-size:medium"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><strong>All changes to ticket names can be made by the purchaser or table representative via your confirmation page or electronic receipt at any time.</strong></span></span></li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-d29c5037-7fff-4550-308c-9b5c45d0c837">PURPOSE: </strong></span></span><span style="color:#c0392b"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>FUNDRAISER</strong></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px">The Barristers' Ball is the Ben F. Jones Chapter of the National Bar Association's annual fundraiser. Proceeds from the Ball help support diversity scholarships at The University of Memphis - Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, as well as, other Ben F. Jones Chapter initiatives. <strong>At checkout, ticket purchasers may add an additional donation to support the Judge D'Army Bailey Scholarship Fund.</strong></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:#000000"><strong style="font-size:16px">AWARDS & HONOREES:</strong></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:#000000">The 2023 recipients of the <strong>Judge D’Army Bailey Scholarship</strong> will be announced after they are selected. All students who receive the scholarship are diverse students attending the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. </span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:#000000">The Chapter will also present our most prestigious awards, the <strong> A.A. Latting Award for Community Service, </strong>the <strong>A.A. Latting Award for Legal Excellence</strong>, and the <strong>President’s Award(s).</strong> </span></span><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:auto"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:auto"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="line-height:18pt"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="color:black">The Chapter named its annually awarded honors after Mr. Arvis “A.A.” Latting, Sr., who was one of the few practicing black lawyers in Memphis in the early 1940s. Latting was also a professor at LeMoyne Owen College where he mentored the “Founding Five” members of the Memphis Chapter of the National Bar Association including Ben F. Jones. It is a testament to Latting’s memory that our Chapter honors members who have exhibited the same scholarship and generosity of his spirit. The <em><strong>President's Award </strong></em>recipients are chosen by the Chapter's President and given to a member of our local legal community who has shown dedication to the Chapter, made a positive impact in the community, has </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:16px">helped further the mission of the Chapter, excelled in legal work/field or has volunteered with the Chapter. The President's Award recipient is an attorney/judge who inspires and sets an example for all members of the organization.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><u><strong><span style="font-size:16px">HONOREES:</span></strong></u></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px">A.A. Latting Award for Legal Excellence | <em><strong>Bruce McMullen, Esq.</strong></em></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px">A.A. Latting Award for Community Service | <em><strong>Damon Griffin, Esq.</strong></em></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px">A.A. Latting Award for Community Service | <em><strong>Laquita Stokes, Esq.</strong></em></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px">The President's Award | <em><strong>Hon. Shayla Purifoy</strong></em></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px">The Distinguished Service Award | <em><strong>Gregory Duckett, Esq.</strong></em></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px">The Distinguished Service Award | <em><strong>Monica Wharton, Esq.</strong></em></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><u><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Judge D'Army Bailey Scholarship Recipients</strong></span></u></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px">Raven A. Adair | </span><span style="font-size:16px">Benjamyn C. Elliott | </span><span style="font-size:16px">Kyla A. Greer</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:#000000"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-d29c5037-7fff-4550-308c-9b5c45d0c837">SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES & DONATIONS:</strong></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:#000000">We invite you to join us as a sponsor for this signature event. We anticipate having hundreds of attendees, including Chapter members, state and local government leaders, other professional associations, and members of the community. All proceeds are tax-deductible through the Chapter’s nonprofit entity - the HT Lockard Foundation.</span></span></p> <p><strong>SPONSORSHIPS & DONATIONS:</strong></p> <p>(1) To support this event and fundraiser please submit your donation online (preferred method). You may also secure a table for the event online. </p> <p><span style="color:#e74c3c"><strong>NOTE: You can uncheck the service fee box and change the transaction fee in that area. </strong></span></p> <p>(2) Submit your payment via CashApp to <strong>$HTLockardFoundation</strong></p> <p>(3) You may also send a check to us and it should be made payable to the <strong>HT Lockard Foundation </strong>and mailed to:</p> <p><strong>The HT Lockard Foundation </strong></p> <p><strong>Attn: Laquita Stokes, Esq. (Treasurer)</strong></p> <p><strong>PO Box 3493</strong>, <strong>Memphis, Tennessee 38173</strong></p> <p><strong>For an Invoice, please email: </strong></p> <p><strong>treasurer@htlockardfoundation.com </strong>and <strong>president@benfjones.org </strong></p> <p><strong>(Subject Line: 2023 Barristers' Ball Sponsorship) </strong></p> <p><em>All donations are tax-deductible.</em></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong><span style="color:#000000">DIGITAL PROGRAM BOOK ADS: </span></strong></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:#000000">Ad prices are available on the </span><span style="color:#c0392b"><strong><a href="https://www.betterunite.com/benfjones1966-2023barristersballthememphislawyersjubilee/eventitems" target="_blank"><u>EVENT OFFERS</u></a> </strong></span><span style="color:#000000"><strong>page</strong>. Ads should be submitted using the Google Form <a href="https://forms.gle/mBN8nwUmbZKAVEjD7" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a>. </span></span></p> <h2> </h2> <h3><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>PARKING: </strong></span></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size:16px">Complimentary parking is available for guests in the main parking lot adjacent to the FedEx Event Center. Guests may enter the main entrance of the FedEx Event Center to access the venue and check-in. </span></h3> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:null"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>COVID-19: </strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px">The health and safety of our Barristers' Ball supporters is of the utmost importance. Therefore, the Chapter follows CDC guidelines as well as applicable local and state regulations related to COVID-19. We do ask that if you are not feeling well or have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 that you please refrain from attending the event in person. </span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><strong>QUESTIONS:</strong></span></span></span></h3> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">General inquiries regarding this event can be directed to<strong> </strong></span><span style="color:#c0392b"><strong>president@benfjones.org</strong></span><span style="color:#000000"><strong>. I</strong>nquiries regarding sponsorship invoices and payments should be directed to<strong> </strong></span><span style="color:#c0392b"><strong><a href="mailto:treasurer@htlockardfoundation.com?subject=2023%20Barristers'%20Ball%20Invoice" target="_blank">treasurer@htlockardfoundation.com</a>.</strong></span></span></span></p>
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