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Sen. Lamar Alexander will be the keynote speaker when the University of Memphis’ Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Alumni Chapter honors four of the legal community’s “Pillars of Excellence.”  The Law Alumni Dinner will be held Saturday, Aug. 16, at the University Holiday Inn, 3700 Central.  A reception will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the dinner and program at 7.

The honorees will include Walter Bailey, attorney and former Shelby County commissioner; W. Emmett Marston, director and shareholder in Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston; John Thomason, retired attorney and founder of Thomason, Hendrix, Harvey, Johnson & Mitchell; and Lee Winchester, partner in The Winchester Law Firm.  John Stokes, vice chairman of Morgan Keegan & Company, will be honored as a Friend of the Law School.

Seats are $75 per person, $600 for a table of eight, and $35 for members of the class of 2008.

The deadline for RSVPs is Aug. 11.  To make reservations, call 901-678-1562.