SOCIAL JUSTICE CAMPAIGNS
At Held Law Firm, we are committed to bringing lasting impact and change to our local communities. We've hired on a great team of law students to grow in their practice and continue to make lasting impacts to our communities. It's the work we are the most proud of.
Here's a list of some of the projects we've done in the past:
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South Knoxville Elementary Student Council Inauguration – Margaret Held, 2022. This event was Held at Historic Blount Mansion.
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LGBTQ+ Family Law Seminar – Margaret Held, Chelsea Price, and Melanie Hogg, 2022. We held this seminar at South Press Coffee and provided information on how to protect your family from discrimination.
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William Blount Mansion Hands On History Project – Margaret Held, 2021.
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Dasha Lundy for County Commission – Margaret Held, 2020. We helped get Dasha Lundy elected to county commission.
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Relative Care Givers Support Group – Chelsea Price, 2020. We helped set up a non-profit organization to help people who provide foster care to their relative’s kids.
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Literacy Project – Faith Held, 2019. We set up a library in the Juvenile Detention Center curated by the kids. Each child gets to take home a book when they leave and a copy is donated to the center library in their name.
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Trans Name Change Project – Guy Tustin, 2019. Guy and Faith organized a name change clinic targeting trans youth and worked with local Chancery Court re: making the process less intimidating and more welcoming to applicants for name changes.
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Collaborative Law Project –Melanie Hogg, 2019. Melanie helped introduce collaborative law as an alternative to contested litigation in Knoxville.
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Food Stamp Work Requirement Reform Project – Rhys Bowen Tatum, 2018. Rhys continued work he began at the Tennessee Justice Center to design a training for human services workers regarding work requirements and food stamp eligibility.
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Freedom of Religion in School- Margaret Held, 2004. Margaret litigated and organized to end shipping Union County schoolchildren to 3 day long tent revivals every spring.
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Bob Becker for City Council- Margaret Held, 2001. We helped get Bob Becker elected to Knoxville City Council.
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Neighborhood Reinvestment Project- Margaret Held, 2000. Margaret helped start several non-profit organizations and dozens of private businesses in Knoxville’s poor neighborhoods.
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Knox Recall- Margaret Held, 1998. Margaret co-organized and represented organization that fought for recall of Knoxville mayor after alleged violations of sunshine laws and to purge and reform the voter roles.
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Annie Selwyn Award: Jobs for Domestic Violence Survivors- Margaret Held, 1998. Margaret received award for helping design programs to help domestic violence victims attempting to achieve financial independence from their abusers.
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Economic Literacy Project- Margaret Held, 1997. Margaret co-organized series of workshops to educate public over use of government funded economic development incentives to attract jobs in low income neighborhoods.
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Home Based Business Project- Margaret Held, 1995. Margaret convinced the local housing authority to allow approved home based businesses to operate in public housing.
