For Failure to Complete Continuing Legal Education Requirements in 2023

The following attorneys were suspended by the Supreme Court on Aug. 20, 2024, for failing to comply with Rule 21 of the Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court, which requires mandatory continuing legal education, during the 2023 compliance year. Attorneys who have since complied with CLE requirements, and for whom notice has been received from the court, are noted as reinstated.

The TBA provides this information as a member service and not as an official record of an attorney's status. Interested individuals should check with the Board of Professional Responsibility for the official status of a Tennessee licensed attorney.

Download the Aug. 20, 2024 order
 

TENNESSEE

Antioch
Walter Henry Lewis III - reinstated 8/30/24

Ardmore
Brent Edward Hieronymi - reinstated 9/6/24

Bartlett
Dennis Patrick Hawkins

Brentwood
James Murray Adcox III - reinstated 9/4/24
Scott London Craddock - reinstated 8/22/24

Chattanooga
Barbara Allison Edgmon Cromie
J. Christopher Hall
Samuel Moore Lewis
Michael Joseph Parker Jr.
Camden Ballard Scearce Jr. - reinstated 8/22/24
Kenneth Leonard Todd IV
Philip Bailey Whitaker Jr.
Jonathan David Wood - reinstated 8/23/24

Clinton
Kenneth Christopher Martin - reinstated 8/28/24

Columbia
Marvin D. Himmelberg - reinstated 8/23/24

Cordova
Meigan Thompson - reinstated 8/22/24

Crab Orchard
James P. Smith Jr.

Dickson
Robert Eric Thornton - reinstated 8/30/24

Eagleville
William Dennis Lord

Fairview
Bruce Harold Phillips - reinstated 8/23/24

Franklin
Casey Michelle Duhart - reinstated 8/27/24
Nicholas Anthony Lastra - reinstated 8/27/24
James Douglas Minor Jr.

Gallatin
Sue Hynds Dunning

Germantown
Marcus Neal Hanna - reinstated 9/4/24

Harriman
James Scott McCluen - reinstated 8/30/24

Jackson
John Caleb Meriwether - reinstated 8/21/24

Johnson City
Amber Floyd Lee - reinstated 8/23/24

Knoxville
Bruce Lynn Beverly - reinstated 9/9/24
Brittany Khyrsten Coss
Michelle Arielle Holland
David Lynn Morehous - reinstated 8/26/24
Joseph Henry Smith

Maryville
Stanley R. Barnett - reinstated 8/28/24

McMinnville
William Joseph Butler - reinstated 8/23/24

Memphis
Michael Joseph Baloga
Jonathan Mark Benfield
Andrewnetta Melissa Boyd
Zach Brandler
Oscar Clark Carr IV
Joseph Matthew Fletcher - reinstated 9/6/24
Rodrick D. James Holmes - reinstated 8/23/24
Carlee Marie McCullough - reinstated 8/30/24
Mary Margaret McGinnis
Ashley Jordan Peterson - reinstated 8/23/24
Michael Paul Pfrommer - reinstated 9/10/24
Ross Allen Sampson - reinstated 8/22/24
Alexandria R. Scott - reinstated 8/22/24
Joseph Edward Shanks - reinstated 8/22/24
Corliss DeVon Shaw - reinstated 8/22/24

Nashville
John Christian Barker - reinstated 8/26/24
William David Bridgers - reinstated 9/12/24
Johnathan David Burnley
Nathan Daniel Caldwell - reinstated 8/23/24
Joseph Donald Connell III - reinstated 8/23/24
Kenya Tanzania Freeman
Kevin Preston Hartley - reinstated 8/21/24
Ryan Nicole Henry - reinstated 8/22/24
Catrina Michelle Hewlett - reinstated 8/21/24
James Sewell Higgins - reinstated 8/23/24
Jarrod Christopher Nelson - reinstated 8/23/24
Ronald Allan Schroeder Jr.
Rush Logan Sowell - reinstated 8/23/24
Chelsey Ann Stevenson - reinstated 8/23/24
Jonathan Allen Street - reinstated 8/22/24
David Hansford Wood - reinstated 8/21/24
Joshua Tyler Wood

Oak Ridge
David Randolph Dunkirk

Oakland
Lauren Nicole D’Surney

Piney Flats
Matthew Dale Davison

Sevierville
Adrienne Waters Ogle - reinstated 8/22/24

Tazewell
James Lee Deaton - reinstated 8/28/24

Waverly
Catherine Peck Bowman - reinstated 8/30/24

OUT-OF-STATE

Alabama
Daniel Nathan Milton - reinstated 9/4/24
Jeffrey Scott Smith

Arkansas
Steven Pate Harrelson

California
Katherine Brown Johnson
Keri LeAnne Knittel
Jihad Omar Mahmud

Connecticut
Pamela J. Cabrera

District of Columbia
Ramon Joseph Ryan

Florida
Gardner Beach Bell
Benjamin Lloyd Crump - reinstated 9/9/24
Andrea Rigali Cunha
Neil Thomas Keller
Eric Daniel Roslansky - reinstated 8/26/24
Michael Howard Rowan

Georgia
Matthew C. Billips
Elizabeth Cruikshank - reinstated 8/22/24
Charles Wheyland Davidson
Daniel Hart Gaynor
Peter Andrew Lampros - reinstated 8/26/24
Kelsea lila Sonne Laun - reinstated 8/22/24
Bradford Lee Rigby
Beth Ellen Rogers - reinstated 8/22/24
Michael Jerome Warshauer
W. Reese Willis III - reinstated 8/22/24

Kentucky
Jason Glenn Howell
John James Loughrin
Christopher Lee Whitfield

Louisiana
Brian Kent Frazier

Massachusetts
Pamela F. Lafreniere - reinstated 8/23/24

Mississippi
Michael Sean Collins - reinstated 9/6/24
Barry Douglas Hassell - reinstated 8/28/24
Jacob Mordecai Benson Hill
Robert G. Moore Jr.
Natalie Hurley Harden Schmidt

North Carolina
Gregory Preston Cowan
David Douglas Moore
Joel Thomas
David Wayne Yates - reinstated 8/30/24

New York
Michael John Gregg - reinstated 8/21/24

Ohio
Edward Perry Bronston

Oregon
Brandi Danielle Becker

Pennsylvania
Daniel Cheever Swinton

Texas
Philip Robert Brinson - reinstated 8/21/24
Michelle Denise Ford - reinstated 9/11/24

Virginia
Christopher Lacey Biles
Richard Roche Sayers - reinstated 9/6/24

Wisconsin
Joseph Patrick Kiley

West Virginia
Cheryl Edwards LaNasa
Loren Edwin Pardue

INTERNATIONAL

Hyeyeon Kim, South Korea

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Additional Resources

• TBA's Administrative Suspension Directory

• Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 8: Rules of Professional Conduct

• Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9: Disciplinary Enforcement

• Tennessee Supreme Court Board of Judicial Conduct