Suspensions


Posted on: Mar 6, 2025

Summary:

The following attorneys were suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court on March 3, 2025, for failing to pay the state professional privilege tax pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 67-4-1702. Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 26, attorneys who are deemed noncompliant for 90 days or more are summarily suspended. Those who since have complied with the rule are noted as reinstated.

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For Failure to Pay the Professional Privilege Tax

The following attorneys were suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court on March 3, 2025, for failing to pay the state professional privilege tax pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 67-4-1702. Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 26, attorneys who are deemed noncompliant for 90 days or more are summarily suspended. Those who since have complied with the rule are noted as reinstated.

The TBA provides this information as a member service and not as an official record of an attorney's status. Interested individuals should check with the Board of Professional Responsibility for the official status of a Tennessee licensed attorney.

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TENNESSEE


Antioch
Herbert J. Sievers III

Brentwood
Roger Wayne Thomas
Kevin Huaxia Wang

Chattanooga
Steve A. Bovell
Stephen Jonathan Jones

Collierville
Clyde McMahan Crutchfield - reinstated 3/12/25

Columbia
Dustin John Kittle - reinstated 3/18/25

Cookeville
Lauretta Anne Connelly-Tokaruk

Dayton
Larry Gene Roddy

Eads
Michael Kent Chapman

Greenback
James Decatur Fox

Hendersonville
Gary Arthur Hain - reinstated 4/1/25

Jackson
Stephanie Renae Laffoon

Knoxville
Carl Douglas Goins Jr.
Victoria Rome
Mike Whalen - reinstated 3/5/25

Memphis
Theodore Iver Jones - reinstated 3/6/25
Ann Camp Lee - reinstated 3/19/25
Brian Wade Lynn
Corliss DeVon Shaw - reinstated 3/19/25

Murfreesboro
Mark Allen Nobles - reinstated 3/13/25
Elizabeth M. Sodergren

Nashville
John Christian Barker - reinstated 3/6/25
Brendi Erin Kaplan
Donald Ray Moody - reinstated 2/6/26
Kathy Morante
Ronald Don O'Donniley - deceased
Leon Henry Wolf - reinstated 4/3/25

Powell
K. Suzanne Masters

Rutledge
Creed Allen Daniel - reinstated 5/6/25

Strawberry Plains
Agnes Sipple Trujillo - reinstated 3/7/25

Thompson's Station
Kyle Andrew Rate - reinstated 3/21/25


OUT OF STATE


California
Phillip Barry Greer - reinstated 3/10/25
Katherine Brown Johnson - reinstated 3/17/25

District of Columbia
Mary Lindsay Krebs
Nichole Francis Reynolds

Georgia
Scott Marshall Ledford
Kim Ann Roper
Robin Angela Saxon

Kentucky
Bryce Matthew Dean
James Hal Warren

Mississippi
GarryMarc Burgoyne
Vallrie Lanette Dorsey. reinstated 8/20/25
Dale Edward Irby
Natalie Hurley Harden Schmidt - reinstated 3/13/25

Missouri
Penni Ann Alper

New Jersey
Heidi Simmons Ryan

Oregon
Brandi Danielle Becker

Pennsylvania
John Scott Hendrickson

Texas
Rosalyn Rae Broad - reinstated 11/18/25
Teia Moore Kelly

Washington
John Walker Wood - reinstated 3/5/25


INTERNATIONAL


None

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