TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 8, 2021

The Tennessee Supreme Court today affirmed the assessment of costs associated with disciplinary proceedings taken against Memphis attorney Larry E. Parrish. The court also ordered him to pay the costs within 45 days. Parrish had challenged the assessment of fees, arguing that the court should have used a revised 2014 version of Rule 9, which was in place when he was reinstated, rather than the version of the rule in place in 2013 when disciplinary action against him was initiated. The court found that the version of Rule 9 that should be used in disciplinary cases is the version in effect at the time the proceedings are filed or initiated, not when the attorney is reinstated. The court also notes that failure to pay the costs on time may serve as grounds for revocation of reinstatement. Read more from the court.