Tennessee
Regulatory profile maintained from TN Board of Professional Responsibility; TN Courts.
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Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Always confirm the current rule on the official source before acting.
Bar & Regulation
- Bar / regulatory authority
- Tennessee Bar Association / TN Board of Professional Responsibility
- Attorney registration lookup
- www.tbpr.org/consumer/search
- Rules of professional conduct
- www.tbpr.org/rules
- Ethics opinions
- www.tba.org/ethics-opinions
- Ethics hotline
- Research pending
- Mandatory bar
- NoTennessee has a voluntary bar (TBA).
- Client security fund
- Research pending
Trust Accounts & Fees
- IOLTA authority
- Tennessee IOLTA Program
- Trust recordkeeping rules
- Three-way reconciliation required; follow TN trust account rules
- Fee agreement requirements
- Contingency fees in writing; subject to TN fee rules
- Flat-fee / advance-fee treatment
- Confirm current rule for flat vs. advance fees
- Limited-scope representation
- Limited-scope representation permitted under TN RPC 1.2(c)
CLE & Advertising
- CLE authority
- Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education
- Current CLE requirements
- 15 credits per year, including 3 ethics; confirm current rule
- Advertising / solicitation rules
- www.tbpr.org/rules
- Trade-name / firm-name rules
- Firm names regulated under TN RPC 7.1-7.5
Practice & Remote
- Remote / virtual practice guidance
- Remote practice permitted; check TN ethics opinions
- Multijurisdictional / UPL rules
- TN RPC 5.5 governs MJP and UPL
- Succession / designated-successor
- Check current rule on succession planning
- Malpractice insurance rules
- No mandatory malpractice insurance; disclosure may be required
- Data security / breach guidance
- Follow TN ethics guidance on data security
- Permitted entity types
- PC, PLLC, LLC, partnership (confirm current rule)
Business Formation
- Secretary of State
- sos.tn.gov
- State tax department
- www.tn.gov/revenue
- Local business registration
- www.tn.gov
Courts & E-Filing
- State court homepage
- www.tncourts.gov
- Trial court directory
- www.tncourts.gov/courts/court-clerks
- Appellate court directory
- www.tncourts.gov/courts/appellate-courts
- E-filing portal
- www.tncourts.gov/e-filing
- Court forms
- www.tncourts.gov/forms
- Civil procedure rules
- www.tncourts.gov/rules
- Rules of evidence
- www.tncourts.gov/rules
- Case-law search
- www.tncourts.gov/case-law
- Statutes / codes
- www.lexisnexis.com/community/practiceareas/pa_reso…
- Regulations / admin decisions
- publications.tnsosfiles.com/regulations.htm…
Federal Courts
- Federal district courts
- E.D. Tenn., M.D. Tenn., W.D. Tenn.
- Federal bankruptcy courts
- E.D., M.D., W.D. Tenn.
- Federal court admission
- www.tned.uscourts.gov
- Pro hac vice rules
- TN RPC 5.5; pro hac vice via local court rules
Support & Resources
- Lawyer assistance / wellness
- www.tlap.org
- Law libraries
- TN State Law Library; county law libraries
- Practice management assistance
- TBA practice management resources
- Incubators / mentoring / referral
- Check TBA and local bars
- Malpractice insurers / guidance
- Various; confirm with TBA resources
Verification record
- Review date
- 2026-09-10
- Source authority
- TN Board of Professional Responsibility; TN Courts
- Status
- Verified
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