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For the first time in over 20 years, the Tennessee Supreme Court has ordered an increase in the amount paid to lawyers representing indigent parties in criminal and child welfare cases. This rate increase, a 25 percent hike in the hourly rate paid to lawyers for out-of-court work, was funded by…

The Supreme Court has overturned the decision of a chancery court, which held that an attorney’s license to practice law should be reinstated.

Drayton Beecher Smith, II, a former attorney, agreed to disbarment in conjunction with his 2007 guilty plea to federal charges of receipt and…

The Appellate Court Clerk’s new electronic filing system will begin operation on July 9, 2018.  A quick link on the Appellate Court Clerk’s webpage will provide access to the new system. 

“We are happy to announce that the Tennessee appellate courts are joining many other states…