Attorneys must earn the required 15 hours of CLE before January 1, 2026, but have until March 31 to report hours to the Commission.

Yes, attorneys may receive up to 1/2 of the annual CLE requirement (6 General hours and 1.5 Ethics/Professionalism hours), at a rate of 1 hour per every 1,000 words, for published writings concerning substantive law, the practice of law, and the ethical and professional responsibilities of attorneys if the article is published in an approved intended primarily for attorneys.

Ethics/Professionalism credit is awarded only if the ethics section is presented in a section separate from the primary topic and not interspersed with the primary topic.  See Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. § 4.08(b).