Legal Assistance Organizations Approved
for Pro Bono Representation CLE Credit

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.”

For attorneys wishing to seek CLE credit under this provision, please see here.

Click here to download the Application for Tennessee Supreme Court Approval of Legal Assistance Organizations.

The following organizations are approved under Rule 21, Section 4.08(c) 

Approved DateOrganizationContactAddressPhoneEmailWebsite
PresumptiveWest Tennessee Legal ServicesKathryn Tucker

210 West Main Street

P.O. BOX 2066

Jackson, TN 38302

(731) 426-1308EmailVisit us
PresumptiveLegal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the CumberlandsDarkenya Waller1321 Murfreesboro Pike Suite 400, Nashville, TN 37217(615) 244-6610 Visit us
PresumptiveLegal Aid of East TennesseeCaitlin Torney607 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902-2011(865) 251-4951EmailVisit us

 

 The following organizations were approved By Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court on the date shown:

Approved DateOrganizationContactAddressPhoneEmailWebsite
12/19/2023Administer Justice Elgin, IL  Website
8/2/2023Advocating Opportunity 

PO Box 60032

Nashville, Tennessee 37206

855-855-1945EmailWebsite
2/12/2015Arts and Business Council of Greater NashvilleJill McMillan Palm, Ex. Dir    or LaTonnsya Burney, manager

1900 Belmont Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37212

(615)460-8274Email Visit us
1/15/2016Bass, Berry and Sims PLCAshley Howerton

150 Third Avenue – Suite 2800

Nashville, TN 37201

(615)259-6432EmailVisit us
7/28/2021Butler Snow, LLP     
 7/19/2018Community Legal CenterDiana Comes

243 Adams Avenue

Memphis, TN 38103

(901)341-0264EmailVisit us
10/22/2015Compassionate CounselNicholas M. Tidwell

216 Centerview Drive, Suite 317

Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

(615)879-5513  
12/1/2015Cross Point Legal ClinicCharles Jarboe

150 Third Avenue South – Suite 2800

Nashville, TN 37209

(615)879-5513Email 
8/21/2019Davidson County Juvenile Court 

100 Woodland Street, P.O Box 196306

Nashville, TN 37219-6306

(615)862-8000  
1/17/2019Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, Inc., Tennessee PATENTSMeredith Ragains887 West Marietta St., NW J 101, Atlanta, GA 30318(404) 873-3911Email 
8/30/2022Knoxville 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  
11/29/2016Meharry Medical College

 Robin Harris Kimbrough;

Ivanetta Davis Samuels

 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd.

Nashville 37208

(615)327-6975Email 
12/16/2024Mid-South Immigration Advocates P.O. Box 11185
Memphis, TN
901-244-4367Email 
8/2/2023Music City Community Court 

 408 2nd Ave. North, Suite 4130

Nashville 37219

615-862-81175EmailWebsite
5/27/2016Nashville Branch NAACPRobin Kimbrough

1308 Jefferson ST

Nashville, TN 37208

(615)329-0999Email 
1/16/2019Scott County Family Juvenile Justice CenterChristy HarnessP. O. Box 92, Helenwood , TN 37755(423)663-3338Email 
5/4/2024Solomon Family Services 391 Broad St NW #201,
Cleveland, TN 37311
(423)790-3747 (text)EmailWebsite
11/29/2016Tennessee Justice Center Christopher Coleman 301 Charlotte Ave Nashville, TN 37201(615)255-0331Emails Visit us
12/21/2016U.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) 36-7551Contact us 
8/28/2015Veterans Consortium Pro Bono ProgramLouis George

2101 L ST. NW, Suite 420

Washington, DC 20037

(202)265-8305Contact us