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Petition for Reinstatement – Nonpayment and/or IOLTA Noncompliance Instructions
The following sample petition for reinstatement is for use the following a summary suspension for
nonpayment of registration fees and/or IOLTA noncompliance if the suspension occurred more than one
(1) year before date of filing. Petitions for reinstatement of a law license suspended for more than one year
must be filed with the Tennessee Supreme Court Clerkâs Office with a copy provided to the Board of
Professional Responsibility pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 10.6(d)(2). The following form is a sample;
if you find that the sample petition does not completely meet your needs, please feel free to use it as a guide.
File the original, signed copy of the petition for reinstatement (for suspensions over one year) with the Clerk
of the Court by mail (or in person) at the following address:
James M. Hivner, Esq.
Supreme Court Clerk
ATTN: MaryBeth Lindsey, Deputy Clerk
100 Supreme Court Building
401 7th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219-1407
You must include a filing fee of $100.00 when you forward the original petition to the Clerk of the Court.
You may serve the copy on the Board at our offices at 10 Cadillac Drive, Suite 220, Brentwood, TN 37027.
You may also email a copy of the petition to registration@tbpr.org.
Here is what you may expect:
• Petitions are processed in the order in which they are filed with the Court.
• We are required to respond to your petition for reinstatement.
• We will process the petition as quickly as possible.
o Please do not ask Board staff to expedite your petition.
o We will not contact the Supreme Court Clerk to inquire about when the order of
reinstatement will be entered.
o We will send an email to you as soon as is practical after the Supreme Court Clerk notifies
the Board that the Court has entered the reinstatement order (we will send notice by email
and by mail).
• Board staff will make inquiry concerning the attorneyâs compliance with requirements for payment
of fees to the Board, filing the IOLTA statement, payment of professional privilege tax and
mandatory CLE requirements.
• If you are delinquent in payment of any fees owed to the Board, professional privilege tax owed to
the Tennessee Department of Revenue, or CLE compliance or fees owed to the Tennessee
Commission on Continuing Legal Education, the Board will note that deficiency in our response to
your petition. We will serve a copy of the Boardâs response on you and you will be required to
clear the deficiency before the Court will grant your petition for reinstatement.
• You are required to show compliance with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28. A sample affidavit or
declaration is provided.
• Should you have questions, please donât hesitate to call or email the registration department (email
registration@tbpr.org).
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: _____________________, BPR #______________
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(_________________________)
Insert City and State above
(Note: Leave these lines blank)
No. _ ______________________
BOPR No. _________________
PETITION FOR REINSTATEMENT
PURSUANT TO TENN. SUP. CT. R. 9, SECTION 10.6(d)(2)
Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 10.6(d)(2),
_________________________ petitions for reinstatement to the practice of
law by submitting the following:
1. Petitioner was suspended from the practice of law by Order of
the Supreme Court on ___________________ for failure to pay registration
fees and/or failure to submit an annual registration statement.
2. Petitioner has fulfilled the requirements of Tenn. Sup. Ct. R.
9, § 28 and documentation demonstrating compliance is attached hereto
as Exhibit A.
3. As of the filing of this petition, Petitioner has done the
following (select all that apply):
a) Paid all delinquent registration fees on
______________________;
b) Filed the delinquent registration statement on
______________________;
c) Paid the required reinstatement fees on
______________________;
4. Other than the current suspension for failure to pay
registration fees/failure to submit a registration statement, I am not
suspended from the practice of law for any other reason as of the filing of
this petition.
5. A copy of this petition for reinstatement has been served on
the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, 10 Cadillac Drive, Suite 220,
Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027.
WHEREFORE, having been suspended for more than one (1) year
due to failure to pay registration fees or due to failure to submit a
registration statement, _______________________ seeks reinstatement to
the practice of law.
Respectfully submitted:
_________________________________
Petitioner (Signature of attorney above)
____________________, BPR #_________
(Printed name above)
Complete Mailing address is required:
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
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DECLARATION OF PETITIONER
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I, _______________________
state that I do not have access to a Notary Public and therefore make this
declaration under penalty of perjury and further state on my oath that
the information set forth in this petition for reinstatement is true and
correct to the best of my information, knowledge, and belief, and have
signed the same with my own hand this ______ day of
__________________, 2020.
__________________________________________________________________
(Signature of attorney above)
____________________, BPR #_________
(Printed name above)
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: _____________________, BPR #______________
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(_________________________)
Insert City and State above
EXHIBIT A TO PETITION FOR REINSTATEMENT
DECLARATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH
TENN. SUP. CT. R. 9, § 28
Comes now the undersigned attorney, petitioner in the foregoing Petition for Reinstatement and
states under penalty of perjury as follows:
Petitionerâs law license was suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court on ________________.
Because the suspension was entered more than thirty (30) days ago, I hereby submit the following
showing compliance with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28 regarding notice to clients, adverse parties, and
other counsel:
I have notified or caused to be notified by registered or certified mail with return
receipt requested all clients I represented in a pending matter, all co-counsel in
pending matters, and all opposing counsel in pending matters or adverse parties.
I have attached to this affidavit proof of service on all parties requiring notice
pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.
At the time of my suspension and at all times since the suspension, I had no
clients, co-counsel, opposing counsel or adverse parties requiring notification of
the suspension pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.
DECLARATION OF PETITIONER
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I, _______________________ state that I do not
have access to a Notary Public and therefore make this declaration under penalty of perjury
and further state on my oath that the information set forth in this Declaration in Compliance
with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28 is true and correct to the best of my information, knowledge,
and belief, and have signed the same with my own hand this ______ day of
__________________, 2020.
____________________________________
(Signature of attorney above)
____________________, BPR #_________
(Printed name above)
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