Approved Legal Assistance Organizations
Rule 21, §4.08(c) provides, in pertinent part, that attorneys may obtain "[a]n annual maximum of three (3) dual hours of CLE credits earned at the rate of one hour of credit for every five billable hours of pro bono legal representation provided through ... an approved legal assistance organization." An "approved legal assistance organization is defined for purposes of §4.08(c) as "an organization or professional association that provides pro bono legal services and that is approved by the Tennessee Supreme Court." To gain approval under section 4.08(c), an organization "must file a petition with the clerk of the Tennessee Supreme Court."
The following organizations are approved under Rule 21, Section 4.08(c)
| Approved Date | Organization | Contact | Address | Phone | Website | ||
| Presumptive | Memphis Area Legal Services | Danielle Woods |
22 N. Front St., Suite 1100 Memphis, TN 38103 |
(901) 255-3421 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Visit us | |
| Presumptive | West Tennessee Legal Services | Kathryn Tucker |
210 West Main Street P.O. BOX 2066 Jackson, TN 38302 |
(731) 426-1308 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Visit us | |
| Presumptive | Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands | Gary Housepian |
300 Deadrick St. Nashville, TN 37201 |
(675) 780-7132 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Visit us | |
| Presumptive | Legal Aid of East Tennessee | Caitlin Torney |
607 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902-2011 |
(865) 251-4951 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Visit us | |
The following organizations were approved By Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court on the date shown:
| Approved Date | Organization | Contact | Address | Phone | Website | |
| 2/12/2015 | Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville | Jill McMillan Palm, Ex. Dir or LaTonnsya Burney, manager |
1900 Belmont Blvd. Nashville, TN 37212 |
(615)460-8274 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Visit us |
| 1/15/2016 | Bass, Berry and Sims PLC | Ashley Howerton |
150 Third Avenue - Suite 2800 Nashville, TN 37201 |
(615)259-6432 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Visit us |
| 7/28/2021 | Butler Snow, LLP | |||||
| 7/19/2018 | Community Legal Center | Diana Comes |
243 Adams Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 |
(901)341-0264 |
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| 10/22/2015 | Compassionate Counsel | Nicholas M. Tidwell |
216 Centerview Drive, Suite 317 Brentwood, Tennessee 37027 |
(615)879-5513 | ||
| 12/1/2015 | Cross Point Legal Clinic | Charles Jarboe |
150 Third Avenue South – Suite 2800 Nashville, TN 37209 |
(615)879-5513 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | |
| 8/21/2019 | Davidson County Juvenile Court | 100 Woodland Street, P.O Box 196306 Nashville, TN 37219-6306 |
(615)862-8000 | |||
| 1/17/2019 | Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, Inc., Tennessee PATENTS | Meredith Ragains | 887 West Marietta St., NW J 101, Atlanta, GA 30318 | (404) 873-3911 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | |
| 8/30/2022 | Knoxville Legal Ministry at Cokesbury |
9919 Kingston Pike |
(855) 818-4554 |
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| 3/19/2018 | Legal Tree, Inc. | Robbie Bell, Director of Legal Services | 615 Main Street, Suite 111, Nashville, TN 37206 | (615)202-7634 | ||
| 11/29/2016 | Meharry Medical College |
Robin Harris Kimbrough; Ivanetta Davis Samuels |
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd. Nashville 37208 |
(615)327-6975 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | |
| 5/27/2016 | Nashville Branch NAACP | Robin Kimbrough |
1308 Jefferson ST Nashville, TN 37208 |
(615)329-0999 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | |
| 1/16/2019 | Scott County Family Juvenile Justice Center | Christy Harness | P. O. Box 92, Helenwood , TN 37755 | (423)663-3338 |
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| 11/29/2016 | Tennessee Justice Center | Christopher Coleman | 301 Charlotte Ave Nashville, TN 37201 | (615)255-0331 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Visit us |
| 12/21/2016 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | Vicki Kinkade, Chief Deputy Clerk |
US District Court 801 Broadway, Room 800, Nashville, TN 37203 |
(615) 36-7551 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | |
| 8/28/2015 | Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program | Louis George |
2101 L ST. NW, Suite 420 Washington, DC 20037 |
(202)265-8305 |
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