Tennessee CLE News & Updates
CLE Commission Files Petition to Modify Rule 21, Regulations
The eleven-member Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education filed a petition with the Tennessee Supreme Court April 3, asking the Court to revise Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 21 and to approve the Commission’s overhaul of the regulations that guide the
March 31 Compliance Deadline
Attorneys who did not complete the required 15 hours of CLE (3 ethics and 12 general) during 2024 must earn the hours and pay a $100 compliance fee by March 31, 2025 to avoid additional penalties. Any hours earned in
December 31 Completion Deadline & March 31 Reporting Deadline
Attorneys have until 11:59 p.m. on December 31 to earn their 2024 CLE hours – 3 ethics (or dual) and 12 general. However, the deadline for reporting the hours to the Commission or clearing up any errors is March 31,
Court Appoints CLE Commission Members
The Tennessee Supreme Court appointed three attorneys and a bar association executive to the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education. The appointments are: Amy J. Farrar Tennessee Center for Estate & Elder Law Murfreesboro Joseph W. Smith Miles Mason Family
Progress Reports & Year-end Compliance
All attorneys should have received via email a copy of their 2024 Progress Report, listing the courses that have been reported to the Commission for 2024 Compliance. If a course you took is not listed on the report and it
Final Attorney Compliance Deadline
The names of all attorneys who remain noncompliant after August 10, 2024 will be placed on a Suspension Order delivered to the Tennessee Supreme Court on August 15. The Court is expected to file the Suspension Order on or shortly
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Compliance Deadlines
| December 31 | Earn CLE hours without penalty. |
| March 31 | File Annual Report Statements for attorneys who wish to claim an exemption, report hours completed during compliance year, and/or pay outstanding fees. Compliance means all CLE hours are reported or a valid exemption has been claimed and all outstanding fees are paid. Attorneys who remain noncompliant after March 31 are assessed a $100 noncompliance fee. |
| May 31 | Establish compliance, by completing and reporting all CLE hours or claiming a valid exemption, prior to imposition of the $200 continuing noncompliance fee. (If CLE hours are complete but are not yet reported, an attorney must file a notarized Affidavit of Compliance.) |
| August 11 | Establish compliance to avoid suspension. All CLE hours must be complete and reported (an attorney may file a notarized Affidavit of Compliance, if necessary) or claim a valid exemption. All outstanding fees must be paid. |
For more information, please review the full Compliance Calendar.
