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Fair Housing Hot Topics & Update

Thursday, August 27, 2026
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (CDT)

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Event Details

You know the basics – Now find out what is new.  In this session, we will cover the hot topics in fair housing including new cases and initiatives that have come out over the past year.  Our discussion will include:

  • Changes at HUD
  • What is Happening with TN Housing Complaints
  • Status of Fair Housing Guidance
  • Status of Disparate Impact Claims
  • Emotional Support Animals
  • Common Accommodation Issues
  • New and Interesting Cases
  • And much, much more.

Continuing Education Credit

Members who attend this event will receive 2.0 hours of Continuing Education Credit.  You must log in first in order for your continuing education credits to show on your Member Compass.

About the Speaker:  Angelita Fisher

Angelita Fisher is a graduate of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama and Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson, Mississippi.  After law school, she clerked for the Honorable U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson in the Northern District of Mississippi.  Following her clerkship, Angelita was asked to join King & Ballow, a national known Nashville Labor and Employment law firm where she worked 14 years – seven of which as a partner. 

In May, 2016, Angelita opened her own firm.  Her practice focuses on defending companies in employment and fair housing issues.   Angelita represents companies in front of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as federal and state courts and human rights agencies.  She is a frequent speaker on all topics relating to employment and fair housing laws.  She also regularly conducts webinars and in-house training. 

Ms. Fisher is licensed to practice law in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.