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NEWS: Supreme Court Amends Rule 21 to require all Providers to accredit courses, electronically report attendance and pay course reporting fees.  The order issued by the Supreme Court on October 8, 2021 is effective immediately.  See the text of the order HERE.

NEW!!  On September 14, 2021, the Tennessee Supreme Court Amended Rule 21 to allow all hours for the 2022 compliance year to be earned online.  Lawyers seeking reactivation or reinstatement during the 2022 compliance year pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, section 30 and Rule 21are also covered.  Hours must be earned by 12/31/2022.  See the order here

Temporary Change due to COVID 19: On March 27, 2020, the Tennessee Supreme Court Amended Rule 21 to allow all hours for the 2020 compliance year to be earned online.  Lawyers seeking reactivation or reinstatement during the 2020 compliance year pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, section 30 and Rule 21 are also covered.  See the order here

Temporary Change due to COVID 19: On December 03, 2020, the Tennessee Supreme Court Amended Rule 21 to allow all hours for the 2021 compliance year to be earned online.  The hours must completed by December 31, 2021. Lawyers seeking reactivation or reinstatement during the 2021 compliance year pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, section 30 and Rule 21 are also covered. See the order here

December 31st is the Compliance Deadline

The compliance deadline will soon be here. Now is the time to report out-of-state and online courses that are usually not reported by providers. Remember that Rule 21, Section 8.03 requires attorneys to pay for out-of-state and online hours where the course provider does not pay the fee. Notices of pending unpaid attendance are sent by e-mail when you have insufficient funds to post a course.  Included are instructions to how to keep and pay for hours as well as how to delete unwanted hours.  Make sure your e-mail address is up to date. Check the Quick Links for more detail. 

Exemptions are claimed on the Annual Report Statements which is sent at the end of February.