Attorneys Marcey Eason, left, and T. Maxfield Bahner exchange greetings Thursday before being inducted into a Hall of Fame for their pro bono legal work. Eight local attorneys were honored during the ceremony.Legal Aid of East Tennessee Inductees• T. Maxfield Bahner• Bruce C. Bailey• Thomas A. Caldwell• William C. Carriger• Charles W. Dooley• Marcia Meredith Eason• Richard R. Ruth Jr.• Harold A. Schwartz Jr.
Shortly after moving to Chattanooga from Texas 24 years ago, civil defense attorney Marcia Meredith Eason started giving away her legal expertise for free.
At least some of the time.
Her first free case was helping a disabled woman whose husband was divorcing her. The woman couldn’t afford an attorney.
“I represented her through her divorce and that kind of got me hooked,” Eason said.