Tennessee Supreme Court Enters Order Amending Tenn. Sup. Ct. Rule 9, Section 16

On January 12, 2024, the Tennessee Supreme Court entered an Order amending Rule 9, Section 16.

Board Notes Newsletter Spring 2024 is now available

The Spring 2024 issue of Board Notes is now available.

Don't Wait! Ticket sales for in person attendance end March 6 and remote attendance end March 11

Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility's Trust Account Workshop - March 13, 2024

Formal Ethics Opinions 2023-F-169 and 2023-F-170 issued August 7, 2023

Tennessee Supreme Court Upholds Decision to Disbar Tennessee Attorney

The Tennessee Supreme Court today upheld the decisions of a Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Panel and chancery court to permanently disbar attorney Thomas Fleming Mabry.

In 2019, the Board of Professional Responsibility filed a petition for discipline against Mr. Mabry based on his representation of four separate clients in Tennessee and North Carolina. In early 2020, the Board’s disciplinary counsel emailed Mr. Mabry stating that he would be filing a motion to co

Tennessee Supreme Court Permanently Disbars Nashville Attorney

The Tennessee Supreme Court today reversed the decision of a Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility hearing panel suspending the law license of Nashville attorney Brian Manookian and instead permanently disbarred Mr. Manookian.  The Court held that, after Mr. Manookian’s continuing, serious violations of multiple Rules of Professional Conduct, even after he had received several sanctions and suspensions, disbarment was the only appropriate action