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TJC Heroes

TJC could not exist without the support of volunteers and interns. We are inspired daily by the generosity of the individuals and companies who have come to the aid of our clients. The "TJC Heroes" featured here are just a few of the outstanding individuals and companies who have made much of our work possible.

Volunteer attorney Patricia Gunn donates time and talent to TJC

Dr. Patricia Gunn, on professional development leave from Ohio University, joins the Tennessee Justice Center as a Volunteer Attorney.  This Fisk University graduate returns to Nashville to do research in the field of health care law and to learn about the actual practice of health care law from the experts at the Tennessee Justice Center. <more>

Attorney David Cañas gives client a voice -- literally

The Tennessee Justice Center relies upon the generosity, expertise, and commitment of other attorneys and advocates in achieving its mission to serve poor Tennesseans. These “TJC heroes” include national policy experts, legal services attorneys and private attorneys, each of whom graciously donates their time, pro bono, to assist our clients. The Tennessee Justice Center would like to extend a big “Thank you!” to “TJC Hero” David Cañas of Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C.  As a result of David’s relentless advocacy, TJC client Megan will be entering college with a new voice! <more>

Web developer Steve Downey introduces the world to TJC

The Tennessee Justice Center’s web site is a vital resource for educating people about our work, while simultaneously serving as a great source of information for those in need of our help. Lacking an experienced web designer on our staff, the successful development of our current web site was made possible by the volunteer efforts of “TJC Hero” Steve Downey. In his spare time, Steve has spent the past two years completely redesigning TJC’s web site. <more>

TJC benefits from outstanding student interns

Throughout its history, TJC has been fortunate to have the help of talented and dedicated student interns. The following students worked at TJC during 2006 - 2007.

• Jordan Bubin, the Princeton Community Service Intern in 2007, joined TJC because, as he put it, “I owe it to people less fortunate to lend a hand.”
• Caroline Tenenbaum, student of French and political science at St. Louis University and then Belmont College, used the opportunity to work at TJC to help her determine college and career goals.
• Sarah Broussard, a student at Loyola University New Orleans, is pursuing her Juris Doctor as well as a Master in Business Administration.
• Renata Yurikov, a recent graduate from Vanderbilt University, interned at TJC throughout her senior year in college. She was particularly instrumental in publicizing the film Collateral Damage: Bad Medicine in Tennessee on her school's campus. She is off to law school at Ohio University in the fall.
• Stan Buncher, the Princeton Community Service Intern in 2006, chose TJC because it offered a chance to contribute to and learn from an organization that “truly helps the least well-off members of our society.”
  
• Suzanne Lemaire Lozier, a student at Goucher College, chose to return for another summer internship at TJC - even after working in the hectic midst of last year's Grier trial. She plans to attend social work school and join the non-profit sector one day.
• Chris Yerian, a Vanderbilt law student, spent her summer at TJC assisting with the Rosen and John B. cases. She was drawn to TJC because of its employees’ passion and its reputation as an outstanding law firm. Chris continues to serve TJC on a regular basis.

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