TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 15, 2023

The Tennessee Supreme Court rejected a reinstatement request from Davidson County lawyer John P. Brown Jr. on Friday. Brown had been suspended for failure to complete the mandatory IOLTA statement as required by Tennessee Supreme Court rules. On April 18, Brown filed a petition for reinstatement but failed to submit his noncompliance fee, delinquent compliance fee and suspension fee as required. Brown then requested reinstatement without payment of the fees. The court rejected that request saying there is no process in the rules for waiving the fee requirement.