For Failure to Complete Continuing Legal Education Requirements in 2016

The following attorneys were suspended by the Supreme Court on Aug. 17, 2017, for failing to comply with Rule 21 of the Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court, which requires mandatory continuing legal education. 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. 17 Order

TENNESSEE

Antioch
Loniel Greene, Jr.

Arlington
Toni Michelle Luther - reinstated 11/8/17
James Bradford Mills IV

Bartlett
Geoffrey Lee Lewter - reinstated 10/13/17

Brentwood
Jason Scott Mangrum - reinstated 9/5/17
John Kevin Kidd - reinstated 11/8/17
David Dwayne Harris

Chapmansboro
John Steven Stack

Chattanooga
Michael Dennis Ronan
Karla G. Gothard
Kathi Grant Willis
Lisa Marie Pate - reinstated 9/25/17

Clinton
Robert Casey Daganhardt

Collierville
LaTrena Davis Ingram - reinstated 10/18/17

Cookeville
Traci Lovell Carbonaro - reinstated 9/12/17

Cordova
Kathy Kirk Johnson - reinstated 8/22/17
Oscar Lee Malone III - reinstated 12/19/18

Dandridge
Capp Peterson Taylor

Dyersburg
Kenneth Gregory Alford

Fayetteville
Alison McCall Malone

Franklin
Michael Lee Abramson

Germantown
Carl David McVoy - reinstated 5/2/18
Samuel Rodriguez III

Jacksboro
Michael Glen Hatmaker - reinstated 8/24/17

Jackson
Joseph Ray Taggart - reinstated 9/5/17

Knoxville
Fred M. McDonald IV
Denna F. Middleton - reinstated 9/5/17
Kimberly Diane Russell - reinstated 11/29/17
John Tyler Roper - reinstated 8/21/17
Brandy Boyd Slaybaugh - reinstated 9/5/17
Katherine Lea Harp - reinstated 10/9/17
Sidney Edward Knight
Kyle John Ray - reinstated 11/8/17

Lawrenceburg
Matthew Herman Dunkin - reinstated 9/5/17

Madisonville
Barry Keith Maxwell

Memphis
Gwendolyn Rooks
Marti Lee Kaufman - reinstated 8/30/17
Thomas Mark Lee - reinstated 12/30/20
David R. Huggins - reinstated 10/18/17
Curtis Douglas Johnson - reinstated 8/24/17
Kimela Wright Cox - reinstated 9/5/17
Elsie Nicole Trail
Daniel Chain Shumake - reinstated 8/30/17
Don Anthony Handley - reinstated 8/21/17
Mary Catherine C. Laster - reinstated 9/19/17
Henry Eugene Reaves III - reinstated 8/22/17
Stephen Blair Donovan - reinstated 3/6/2019
James Andrew Lightman - reinstated 10/23/17

Mount Juliet
Sara Wilkinson Sloane

Murfreesboro
S. Ray White - reinstated 9/5/17
Christy Cathleen Sigler - reinstated 9/25/17

Nashville
Orville Almon, Jr.
Pamela Green Finch
Gloria A. Dumas - reinstated 8/13/20
Bryan Edward Pieper - reinstated 6/26/20
Christopher Roberts Kelly
Cabot Wardlaw Hyde
Patrick Brocklin Parks - reinstated 8/30/17
Robert Woods Spessard III
Susan Belle Steelamn
Thomas Earl Bartrum
Karen Jane Ladefoged
Christian Michael Garstin
John William Chenault Sanders - reinstated 11/8/17
Brian Phillip Manookian - reinstated 8/21/17
Bruce Alexander Mitchell
Michael Shaw Cunningham - reinstated 9/1/17
Christopher James Skinner - reinstated 9/25/17
Lori Willie Bervoets
Jennifer Boudreau Skarda - reinstated 12/4/17
Dave Almon Alexander III - reinstated 10/18/17
Kavon Daryoush Togrye
Kori John Lopreore
Farrah Ayesha Usmani - reinstated 11/2/17
James Richard Wiggington - reinstated 8/29/17

Ooltewah
Hayley Deniese Evans - reinstated 4/19/24

Pleasant View
Richard Edward Jackson

Sevierville
Elizabeth Catherine Velasquez

Shelbyville
Robert Lee Marlow - reinstated 10/18/17

Signal Mountain
Martha Shay Sanders-Tonahill
Lynnwood Hale Hamilton, Jr. - reinstated 11/15/17

OUT-OF-STATE

Arizona
Anthony Wayne Clark - reinstated 8/30/17
Ruth Ann Ambs - reinstated 1/7/19

California
Stephanie Claire Williams
Coburn Dewees Berry V reinstated 11/17/17

Colorado
Sean Gardner Saxon

Florida
David Anthony Washnock
Philip Jaw Feldman - reinstated 10/4/17
William David King

Georgia
Gary Lee Simpson
Don Michael Roman - reinstated 8/22/17
Michelle Nicole Butler - reinstated 10/2/18
Angela Harrison Smith
Jennifer Dawn Baxter
Beth Ellen Rogers - reinstated 9/27/17
Joseph Trent Leman
Jason Michael Frost
Michael Joel Smith - reinstated 1/24/21
Alexis Yvette Moore
Joel Aldrich Jothan Callins - reinstated 8/24/17

Illinois
Kimberly Pinckard Kernodle
Thomas Crofford Woods - reinstated 12/9/19
Katherine Bernice Brown - reinstated 8/29/17

Kentucky
David Vance Oakes - reinstated 8/29/17

Louisiana
William David Coffey

Massachusetts
Michael Donald Treacy

Missouri
William P. Alexander

Mississippi
Frank John Dantone, Jr.
Victoria Ann Waits
Casey Scott McKay - reinstated 1/8/21

North Carolina
Samuel Edward Evans
Brandon Wayne Brewer

New Jersey
Teri Harris Peeples - reinstated 9/25/17

New York
Andrew Louis Colocotronis

South Carolina
David W. Spence

Texas
Christopher Michael Phillips
J. Stephen Fitzsimmons

Virginia
James A. Noel - reinstated 8/30/17
Caroline Kendel Thompson - reinstated 8/21/17
Steven James Bentley - reinstated 9/19/17

Washington
Ernest Howard Barnett
Angela Jenise Williams

INTERNATIONAL

Thailand
Peter Maurice O'Neill

Mexico
Timothy David Hernandez

South Korea
Ae Ri Choi

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Additional Resources

• TBA's Administrative Suspension Directory

• Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility

• Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 8: Rules of Professional Conduct

• Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9: Disciplinary Enforcement

• Tennessee Supreme Court Board of Judicial Conduct