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