Three lawyers have recently been reinstated after being suspended for failure to complete required CLE hours. See the full list of those suspended and reinstated in 2021 for 2020 violations. The TBA also has records of all administrative suspensions and reinstatements going back to 2005. See all lists here.

The Tennessee Supreme Court yesterday suspended Knox County lawyer Grace Ingrid Gardiner from the practice of law for three years, with four months of active suspension and the remainder on probation. A hearing panel of the Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR) found five areas in which Gardiner failed to comply with rules of the Bankruptcy Court, violating Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (competence), 1.3 (diligence), 3.3 (candor toward the tribunal), 5.3 (responsibilities regarding nonlawyer assistants) and 8.4 (misconduct). Gardiner must pay $2,391.03 to the BPR to cover costs of the disciplinary hearing and comply with Supreme Court rules regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys and the procedure for reinstatement.

A 48-page report filed last week by a three-person hearing panel from the Board of Professional Responsibility outlines what it says are a series of ethical violations by Nashville lawyer Brian Manookian, the Tennessean reports. Manookian faces possible disbarment for threats and perjury that led to a mother temporarily losing custody of her child. Manookian, who has denied wrongdoing, argues that the incidents reported by the panel have no bearing on his work as a lawyer and do not fall under the board's purview.

Eight lawyers have recently been reinstated after being suspended for failure to complete required CLE hours and other administrative violations. See the full list of those suspended and reinstated in 2021 for 2020 violations. The TBA also has records of all administrative suspensions and reinstatements going back to 2005. See all lists here.

Nine lawyers have recently been reinstated after being suspended for failure to complete required CLE hours and other administrative violations. See the full list of those suspended and reinstated in 2021 for 2020 violations. The TBA also has records of all administrative suspensions and reinstatements going back to 2005. See all lists here.

A number of lawyers were recently reinstated after being suspended for failure to complete required CLE hours in 2020. See the full list of those suspended and reinstated in 2021 for 2020 violations. The TBA also has records of all administrative suspensions and reinstatements going back to 2005. See all lists here.

The Tennessee Supreme Court suspended 12 attorneys this week for failure to pay the annual registration fee. Nine of them also failed to file proof that client funds are held in an IOLTA-compliant account. View the Aug. 18 fee suspension order and IOLTA suspension order. See the list of all lawyers suspended for fee and IOLTA violations in 2021 or access all administrative suspensions dating back to 2005.

A number of lawyers have been reinstated after being suspended this week for failure to meet CLE requirements last year. See the updated list. Lawyers also have been reinstated after being suspended for CLE violations in 2020, 2019 and 2015.

Davidson County lawyer John Martin Drake recently petitioned the Tennessee Supreme Court to amend its April 28, 2016, order of enforcement to allow out of time filing and payment of costs. The Board of Professional Responsibility recommended opposition to the petition and the court denied it on Aug. 16. The court clarified that denial of the petition does not preclude Drake from petitioning for reinstatement.

The Supreme Court of Tennessee suspended 147 attorneys yesterday for failing to complete annual continuing legal education requirements in 2020. View the Aug. 17 order or see the full list, which will reflect when lawyers are reinstated. Access all administrative suspension lists dating back to 2005.