Bill > HJR0090

This resolution honors Melanie R. Bean, a criminal defense lawyer from Lebanon, Tennessee, for her leadership as the 2024-2025 president of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (TACDL), the state's oldest legal defense bar association. The resolution highlights Bean's significant professional achievements, including her two terms on the TACDL Board of Directors, her work as a legislative committee chair, and her representation of the organization in policy development and legislative testimony. It also recognizes her additional professional contributions, such as serving on the Domestic Violence State Coordinating Counsel and previously on the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility's hearing committee. The resolution notes her legal career, which began in 1998 as a law clerk and now includes being a partner at Lannom and Williams, PLLC, and her receipt of prestigious awards like the Workhouse Award and Rob W. Ritchie Award. Beyond her legal work, the resolution acknowledges Bean's connection to her family's farm in Clay County and her community involvement, ultimately commending her for her professionalism, integrity, and dedication to safeguarding human dignity.

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0090&ga=114