For Failure to Complete Continuing Legal Education Requirements in 2022

The following attorneys were suspended by the Supreme Court on Aug. 17, 2023, for failing to comply with Rule 21 of the Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court, which requires mandatory continuing legal education, during the 2022 compliance year. Attorneys who have since complied with CLE requirements, and for whom notice has been received from the court, are noted as reinstated.

The TBA provides this information as a member service and not as an official record of an attorney's status. Interested individuals should check with the Board of Professional Responsibility for the official status of a Tennessee licensed attorney.

Download the Aug. 17, 2023 order
Download the Feb. 28, 2024 order

TENNESSEE

Athens 
Andrew Edward Bateman - reinstated 8/18/23

Caryville 
Chelsea Suzanne Campbell - reinstated 8/18/23

Chattanooga 
Patrick Bryant Hawley - reinstated 10/10/23
Wadrick Allen Hinton - reinstated 3/26/24
Kathryn Smith King - reinstated 9/1/23
Emily Ahlquist O'Donnell - reinstated 9/5/23

Collegedale 
Christopher James Hennen - reinstated 9/29/23

Collierville 
Megan Ann Fitzpatrick Bula - reinstated 12/11/23
Hannah von Lackum Walker - reinstated 8/21/23

Cookeville 
Mary Elizabeth Clemons - reinstated 9/21/23

Cordova 
James Robert Davis Jr. - reinstated 8/18/23

Elizabethton 
Jason Lee Holly - reinstated 8/18/23

Germantown 
Michael Lindsay Bates - reinstated 9/6/23

Greenbrier 
Karen Keyes Diner

Harriman 
James Scott McCluen - reinstated 8/21/23

Hermitage 
John David Carver - reinstated 8/22/23
Rachel Dorris - reinstated 2/8/24

Jackson 
Joseph Ray Taggart - reinstated 8/21/23

Johnson City 
Brandy Marie Burnette - reinstated 8/18/23
David Matthew Dolan
Jessica Ruth Newhart - reinstated 8/30/23

Kingsport 
Joseph Ward McMurray - reinstated 8/21/23

Knoxville 
Samma Bromley - reinstated 8/18/23
Stephen Harold Byrd - reinstated 8/18/23
Charles Philip Carter - reinstated 8/30/23
C. Coulter Gilbert
Jerry Ronald Givens - reinstated 8/22/23
Carl Douglas Goins Jr. - reinstated 9/8/23
Katherine Lea Harp 
Denna F. Middleton - reinstated 11/8/23
David Lynn Morehous - reinstated 8/25/23
John Tyler Roper - reinstated 8/21/23

Lenoir City 
Amanda Anne Smith - reinstated 8/24/23

Maryville 
Kaden Fox - reinstated 11/20/23

Memphis 
C. Michael Adams Jr.- reinstated 8/18/23
Drayton Durell Berkley - reinstated 8/22/23
Patience Russell Branham - reinstated 8/24/23
Mark Cantora - reinstated 8/21/23
David Coleman Cook
Joseph Matthew Fletcher - reinstated 8/29/23
Sloane Jumper Hankins - reinstated 8/21/23
Tanya Cornelia Holmes - reinstated 1/29.24
Brooke Deanna Hyman
Eileen Kuo - reinstated 8/21/23
Carlee Marie McCullough - reinstated 8/25/23
Michael Paul Pfrommer - reinstated 10/23/23
Robert Brian Rogers - reinstated 8/18/23
Ross Allen Sampson - reinstated 8/24/23
Corliss DeVon Shaw - reinstated 8/23/23
Christine W. Stephens - reinstated 8/25/23

Murfreesboro 
Dinah Galloway Michael - reinstated 8/21/23

Nashville 
Lisa Keenan Binkley - reinstated 12/21/23
Zach Brandler - reinstated 8/31/23
William David Bridgers - reinstated 8/18/23
Matthew Robert Burnstein - reinstated 8/18/23
Diana Cachaya - reinstated 8/25/23
Nathan Daniel Caldwell - reinstated 8/18/23
Marleecia Lizarraga Deck - reinstated 8/18/23
Arthur Cleveland Earls IV - reinstated 9/21/23
William Luke Hammond - reinstated 8/18/23
TaCara Denise Harris - reinstated 8/18/23
William Nathaniel Helou - reinstated 9/7/23
Howard William Herndon - reinstated 8/18/23
Robin Mitchell Joyce - reinstated 8/23/23
Elizabeth Lee
Robert Redman Laser III - reinstated 9/6/23
Elizabeth Lee Mohan - reinstated 8/21/23
Dana L. Nero - reinstated 10/16/23
Thomas Travis Overton - reinstated 8/21/23
Heidi Eileen Richards - reinstated 9/29/23
David Harrison Rue - reinstated 8/23/23
James Michael Shipman II - reinstated 8/18/23
Marcus William Shute Jr. - reinstated 8/21/23
Steven Garland Simmons - reinstated 8/25/23
Lyndsay C. Smith - reinstated 3/4/24
Chelsey Ann Stevenson - reinstated 8/18/23
Raymond T. Throckmorton III - reinstated 8/25/23
Joshua Tyler Wood - reinstated 8/21/23

Old Hickory 
Kristy Marie Burney

Spring Hill 
Alan Edward Korpady

Springfield 
Margaret Noah Conner

Waynesboro 
Joshua Howard Polk - reinstated 8/23/23

OUT-OF-STATE

Alaska 
Joy Kaitlyn Anderson - reinstated 9/11/23
Lindsey Chamness Maguigan

Alabama 
Daniel Fredrick Aldridge - reinstated 8/22/23
Karen Geekie Biagi
Stephen James Bumgarner  - reinstated 8/25/23
Jacob Warren Crawford - reinstated 8/21/23
Ainka M. Sanders Jackson
Matthew Ryan Jackson - reinstated 8/18/23
Celeste Poteat Larson
Jared Heath Loftin - reinstated 8/21/23

Arkansas 
John Houston Davidson - reinstated 8/30/23
David Jonathon Davies
Joseph Carter Dooley
Kenya Jurae Gordon
Kristen Collier Wright - reinstated 8/25/23

California 
Christopher Peyton Bates - reinstated 8/28/23
Joanna Lauren Satcher
Barry Irwin Tobias - reinstated 8/18/23

Florida 
Nicolas Aguado - reinstated 8/18/23
Benjamin Lloyd Crump - reinstated 8/31/23
Marci Elizabeth Finkelstein - reinstated 9/21/23
Christopher Lynn Haley
Christopher Ripken Shaffer

Georgia 
Leonard D. Brooks III - reinstated 9/26/23
Amy Kathryn Waggoner - reinstated 9/1/23
Peter Andrew Lampros - reinstated 9/12/23
Brian Thomas Moore - reinstated 8/21/23
Brandon Robert Parrish - reinstated 9/21/23
James Andrew Roach - reinstated 8/21/23
Kim Ann Roper - reinstated 8/21/23
Brantley Cole Rowlen - reinstated 9/26/23

Illinois 
Michael Diego Doyle

Indiana 
Juanita Brown Ingram - reinstated 8/29/23
Damon Anthony Moore - reinstated 9/26/23

Kentucky 
Megan Brooke Barker - reinstated 12/21/23
Alexander Daniel Edlin - reinstated 9/5/23
Richard Dwayne Jackson
Jennifer Ditty Kang - reinstated 12/11/23
Stephen E. Neal
Whitney Janel Pinkney

Michigan 
Kenneth A. Stern - reinstated 8/18/23

Missouri 
Andrew Cavanaugh Corkery - reinstated 10/2/23

Mississippi 
Kenya Dachell Brooks - reinstated 10/16/23
Frank John Dantone Jr. - reinstated 8/31/23
Matthew Patrick Mclaughlin
Kenneth Darryl Mayfield - reinstated 8/28/23
Kristen Amanda Minch - reinstated 11/16/23

North Carolina 
Richard Neal Sheinis - reinstated 12/11/23

New Jersey 
Min Chung Chung

New York 
Aaron M. Goldsmith
Michael John Gregg - reinstated 8/18/23

Ohio 
Mary Anne Reese

Oklahoma 
William R. Foster Jr.

Oregon 
Tae Ho Lee

Pennsylvania 
Mavanee Anderson - reinstated 8/25/23
Barbara Tennille Newsome

Texas 
Timothy Derek Carson - reinstated 9/1/23
Mary Anne McDaniel - reinstated 10/16/23
Anwar Sadat Montgomery - reinstated 8/23/23
Brandon Ellis Watson-Collins

Utah 
Jonathan William Street

INTERNATIONAL

Steven James Bentley, England
Kristin Ellis Kurtz, Dubai - reinstated 8/21/23
Jijoon Roh, South Korea
Sunga Cho, South Korea - reinstated 12/11/23

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Additional Resources

• TBA's Administrative Suspension Directory

• Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 8: Rules of Professional Conduct

• Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9: Disciplinary Enforcement

• Tennessee Supreme Court Board of Judicial Conduct