About the Commission

The Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education was created by the Tennessee Supreme Court under Supreme Court Rule 21.

The Commission:

Tracks CLE attendance and compliance for over 26,000 Tennessee attorneys.
Reviews and awards or denies CLE credit to over 9,000 continuing legal education courses across the country each year.
Registers more than 200 Tennessee attorneys as specialists in 16 areas of law.
Provides regular reporting and notifications to attorneys and providers on compliance, accreditation, and accounting.
Adopts with Court approval Regulations consistent with Rule 21.
Reviews Rule 21 and proposes updates and revisions to the Court.
Monitors statewide developments in the operation of Rule 21.
Designs, tests, and recommends to the Court modifications to the CLE program in Tennessee.

Compliance Statistics & Reports

ANNUAL STATISTICS	2016	2017	2018	2021
Courses approved for accreditation	17,348	18,737	18,929	18,793
Providers from whom TN lawyers received credit	1,468	1,487	1,412	899
Courses taken by TN lawyers	11,561	11,568	11,750	12,274
General CLE hours earned by TN lawyers	248,938	256,795	250,154	219,438
Dual & Ethics/Professionalism hours earned by TN lawyers	84,063	84,885	91,582	83,714
All hours earned by lawyers holding a TN license	333,001	341,680	341,737	303,152

Click here for the Annual Compliance Report for the 2021 Compliance Year

The Commission & Staff

Oversight is provided by an 11-member Commission composed of attorneys and lay persons. The Commission meets as a board on the third Tuesday of each month. The board reviews compliance information, monthly financial reports, and any other matters needing board approval or attention. The board also reviews and decides the outcome of requests for Exceptional Relief submitted by attorneys.

The Supreme Court also assigns a Justice as liaison.

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COMMISSION MEMBERS
David H. Veile, Esq., Chair; Franklin
Stephanie Coleman, Esq., Vice Chair Knoxville	Kyonzté Hughes-Toombs, Esq. Nashville
Jay A. Ebelhar, Esq., Secretary Memphis	Andrew McRee, Esq. Knoxville
Julie Bennett, Esq. Bristol	Hon. Katerina V. Moore Linden
Shannon Hoffert, Esq. Memphis	Kirk Moore, Esq. Martin
Linda Minks Hood Chattanooga	LaDonna Tatum Williams Nashville
Justice Sarah Campbell, Supreme Court Liaison, Nashville

The Commission staff provides accreditation, finanacial, attendance, and reporting support to more than 26,000 Tennessee-licensed attorneys and nearly 4,000 providers.

COMMISSION STAFF

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Executive Assistant