Approved Legal Assistance Organizations for Pro Bono Representation
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 | Contact us | Visit us | |
| Presumptive | West Tennessee Legal Services | Kathryn Tucker | 210 West Main Street P.O. BOX 2066 Jackson, TN 38302 | (731) 426-1308 | Contact us | Visit us | |
| Presumptive | Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands | Darkenya Waller | 1321 Murfreesboro Pike Suite 400, Nashville, TN 37217 | (615) 244-6610 | Visit us | ||
| Presumptive | Legal Aid of East Tennessee | Caitlin Torney | 607 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902-2011 | (865) 251-4951 | Contact us | 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 | |
| 8/2/2023 | Advocating Opportunity | PO Box 60032 Nashville, Tennessee 37206 | 855-855-1945 | 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 | Contact us | Visit us |
| 1/15/2016 | Bass, Berry and Sims PLC | Ashley Howerton | 150 Third Avenue – Suite 2800 Nashville, TN 37201 | (615)259-6432 | Contact us | 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 | ||
| 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 | Contact us | |
| 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 | Contact us | |
| 8/30/2022 | Knoxville Legal Ministry at Cokesbury | 9919 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37922 | (855) 818-4554 | Visit us | ||
| 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 | Contact us | |
| 8/2/2023 | Music City Community Court |
| 408 2nd Ave. North, Suite 4130 Nashville 37219 | 615-862-81175 | Website | |
| 5/27/2016 | Nashville Branch NAACP | Robin Kimbrough | 1308 Jefferson ST Nashville, TN 37208 | (615)329-0999 | Contact us | |
| 1/16/2019 | Scott County Family Juvenile Justice Center | Christy Harness | P. O. Box 92, Helenwood , TN 37755 | (423)663-3338 | ||
| 11/29/2016 | Tennessee Justice Center | Christopher Coleman | 301 Charlotte Ave Nashville, TN 37201 | (615)255-0331 | Contact us | 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 | Contact us | |
| 8/28/2015 | Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program | Louis George | 2101 L ST. NW, Suite 420 Washington, DC 20037 | (202)265-8305 | Contact us |
