TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Barry Kolar on Jan 24, 2020

The Tennessee Supreme Court has adopted amendments to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, sections 8, 12 and 30, regarding Types of Discipline. Under the amended rules, individuals disbarred on or after July 1, 2020, are not eligible for reinstatement. The court had entered an order soliciting public comments on Sept. 8, 2019, with a deadline of  Dec. 17, 2019. The court received written comments during that period from the Tennessee Bar Association, the Knoxville Bar Association, the Board of Professional Responsibility, David Steele and Elliott J. Schuchardt. The amendments take effect immediately.