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 Law Group
Memphis

Mary Ann Upchurch
Memphis Bar Association
Memphis

Wencke West
Wencke West Attorney at Law
Cleveland

The appointments are effective January 1, 2025. Each commissioner is expected to serve a three-year term and is eligible for one reappointment.

The Court also reappointed Julie Bennett of Kingsport to a second term as chair of the Commission.

Finally, the Court thanked the members of the Commission with expiring terms that are no longer eligible for reappointment: Stephanie Coleman, Jay Ebelhar, Lynda Minks Hood, and Judge David Veile. Each Commissioner served six years on the Commission and David Veile served two years as chair.