TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 15, 2020

The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday removed disability inactive status from Davidson County lawyer Carla L. Arevalo. In November 2018, the court had transferred Arevalo to disability inactive status and referred her case to the Board of Professional Responsibility to determine her capacity to practice law and respond to or defend against a disciplinary complaint. On April 23, the hearing panel determined that Arevalo was capable of practicing law and could participate in and defend herself in the disciplinary action. It recommended that the inactive status be dissolved and the disciplinary action be allowed to proceed. The court adopted the recommendation. A temporary suspension imposed in January 2018 remains in effect.