TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 1, 2021

The Tennessee Supreme Court on Feb. 11 denied a reinstatement petition filed by Shelby County lawyer Thomas Francis Jackson III and directed him to contact the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program for an evaluation within 30 days and complete a mental capacity evaluation within six months. Jackson was suspended from the practice of law on Aug. 20, 2019, after he failed to comply with an order to contact TLAP. On August 19, 2020, Jackson filed a petition for dissolution of the suspension. After conducting a hearing, the Board of Professional Responsibility determined that he had not complied with the August 2019 order.