Failure to File the Annual Fee and/or IOLTA Report

Pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 10.5 and Rule 43, Section 14, the following attorneys have been suspended in 2025 for failure to timely pay their annual registration fees and/or submit certification that all eligible funds are held in an IOLTA account. The annual registration fee is due and payable to the Board of Professional Responsibility on or before the first day of the attorney’s birth month of each year. Attorneys who have since complied with the requirements, and for whom notices have been received from the court, will be 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 the Board of Professional Responsibility for the official status of a Tennessee licensed attorney.

Download the Jan. 23, 2025 Fee Order
Download the Jan. 23, 2025 IOLTA Order
Download the Feb. 27, 2025 Fee Order
Download the Feb. 27, 2025 IOLTA Order
Download the March 20, 2025 Fee Order
Download the March 20, 2025 IOLTA Order
Download the April 24, 2025 Fee Order
Download the April 24, 2025 IOLTA Order
Download the May 21, 2025 Fee Order
Download the May 21, 2025 IOLTA Order
Download the June 25, 2025 Fee Order
Download the June 25, 2025 IOLTA Order
Download the July 23, 2025 Fee Order
Download the July 23, 2025 IOLTA Order
Download the Aug. 21, 2025 Fee Order
Download the Aug. 21, 2025 IOLTA Order
Download the Sept. 24, 2025 Fee Order
Download the Sept. 24, 2025 IOLTA Order
Download the Oct. 22, 2025 Fee Order - Kimbrough removed nunc pro tunc
Download the Oct. 22, 2025 IOLTA Order
Download the Nov. 21, 2025 Fee Order
Download the Nov. 21, 2025 IOLTA Order
Download the Dec. 19, 2025 Fee Order
Download the Dec. 19, 2025, IOLTA Order

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TENNESSEE

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Athens
Christopher Michael Caldwell - reinstated 7/25/25

Bartlett
Zachary Thomas Glaser

Bluff City
Benjamin Seth Adams - reinstated 1/9/26

Bolivar
Stephen Lee Hale - reinstated 12/22/25

Brentwood
Mary Buckner Thurman - reinstated 5/27/25
Ann Douglas Tycer
Tyler Harris Wadlington - reinstated 11/21/25

Bristol
Tariq Anwar Zaidi - reinstated 11/7/25

Chattanooga
Danyel Gray Bigger - reinstated 3/17/26
Arthur C. Grisham Jr.
Zachary Joseph Simons - reinstated 11/19/25
Robert Scott Wilson

Clarksville
John Henry Lentz - reinstated 5/16/25

Collierville
Richard Joseph Foster (inactive)

Columbia
Angela Marie Slack - reinstated 9/30/25
Michelle W. VanDeRee (inactive)

Cookeville
Traci Lovell Carbonaro - reinstated 2/3/26
Edwin Gray Sadler
Lauretta Anne Connelly-Tokaruk

Cordova
Belinda Bentley Wright (inactive)

Crab Orchard
James P. Smith Jr.

Erwin
Alexis Maxwell Walsh - reinstated 3/18/26

Fairview
Bruce Harold Phillips - reinstated 5/1/25

Franklin
Richard Madison Davenport
Nicole Mercho Sibilski

Gallatin
Mark Tanner Hamilton - reinstated 1/24/25

Germantown
Benjamin Pearson Crowe (inactive)
Marcus Neal Hanna reinstated 12/31/25

Goodlettsville
Carol Lynn Soloman
Tracy Jo Woodard (inactive)

Hendersonville
Gary Arthur Hain - reinstated 7/2/25
C. Wayne Hyatt

Hermitage
Hal Ellis Browder

Jackson
Hugh Harris Harvey Jr.
Ella Bernice Neely - reinstated 11/14/25

Knoxville
Gary Lee Adkins
Brent Tyler Baxley - reinstated 1/24/25
John Michael Boucher Jr. - reinstated 8/26/25
Archie Ronald Carpenter
David H. Dupree
Kaye Marie Ford
Julia Patricia Hardin
Michelle Arielle Holland
Denna F. Middleton - reinstated 5/14/25
Grant Mitchell Reynolds
Keri Elizabeth Rule (inactive)
Shawn William Scholem - reinstated 10/15/25
Jessica Deeann White - reinstated 6/4/25
Mark Stephen Wood reinstated 1/7/26

Lawrenceburg
Randy Hillhouse

Luttrell
Martin Logue Ellis

McDonald
Randall Duke Van Dolson

Maryville
John Munford Jackson III - reinstated 7/30/25
William Sehon Rose Jr. - reinstated 12/22/25

Memphis
Melissa Ann Baker
Taylor Clark Berger (inactive)
Grace Linnell Bonner
Patience Russell Branham - reinstated 3/31/25
Martin W. Brown
Pamela Gayle Browne - reinstated 10/27/25
Corey Nathaniel Davis - reinstated 4/29/25
Christopher Lawrence Kelley - reinstated 10/28/25
Daniel Eric Kimbrough - reinstated nunc pro tunc to inactive status 8/31/25
Lorrayne Angelique Mallott - reinstated 8/22/25
Mary Margaret McGinnis
Lauren Rochelle Moreland - reinstated 7/25/25
Harry Edward Neblett Jr.
Kenneth Keisling Piper - reinstated 3/11/26
Mary R. Rudolph - reinstated 10/2/25
John Livingood Ryan - reinstated 4/30/25
Heather Lynn Staggs reinstated 1/8/26
Harold Gordon Walter
Garner Dennis Watson - reinstated 4/3/25
John Andrew Zelinka (inactive)

Nashville
Louis Carlisle Alsobrooks - reinstated 8/29/25
Scott Wilson Bell - reinstated 10/21/25
Robert Norman Buchanan III
Zach Brandler
Laura Jacobson Cohen - reinstated 7/15/25
Kerry Lee Dietz
Michael R. Ewing - reinstated 1/28/25
William Lombard Fitts - reinstated 4/29/25
Mark Hazen Floyd - reinstated 11/21/25
Kenya Tanzania Freeman - reinstated 8/21/25
Joshua Michael Helton reinstated 3/27/26
Johnathon Tyler Hutton (inactive) - reinstated to inactive status 9/25/25
Fred Ingram
Mene' Sheree Jividen
Anna Charlotte Kaufman - reinstated 2/4/25
Matthew Stephen Kuhn (inactive)
Chandra Simone Madison - reinstated 10/22/25
Tanya McGill - reinstated 8/11/25
Joshua Claiborne McSwain - reinstated 3/3/25
Dana L. Nero - reinstated 12/2/25
Ronald Don O'Donniley - deceased
Ellen Kathleen Sharpe (inactive)
Campbell Carter Steele
William Lee Taylor III
Justin Damon Wear - reinstated 12/29/25
Teryn Elesse Williams - reinstated 2/19/26

Nunnelly
Susanne Piper McGowan

Oak Ridge
Steven R. Seivers

Springfield
Reanna Lee Todd Lehnertz

Tazewell
James Lee Deaton - reinstated 1/27/25

Walland
Guy Ervin Tustin III - reinstated 2/18/26

Winchester
Buddy D. Perry

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OUT-OF-STATE

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Alabama
Joseph Michael Berry (inactive)
Riley Laine Brown - reinstated 9/24/25
Julia Claire Day (inactive) - reinstated 7/29/25
Jeffry Barry Gordon (inactive) - reinstated to inactive status 9/9/25
John Finley Porter III
Whittney Clark Thompson - reinstated 12/19/25
Eric Christopher Vinsant - reinstated 4/22/26

Arizona
Jeremy Cornel Green
Judith Lee Kares

California
Robert Patrick Campbell Jr. (inactive)
Michelle May Ferguson (inactive)
Hope Hayden Kizer-O'Briant
Jack Edsel Melvin Jr. (inactive)
Aimee Denise Solway (inactive)

Colorado
Arthur Chauncy Drewry III (inactive)
Richard Kent Jones (inactive)
Catherine Newell Long (inactive) - reinstated to inactive status 9/8/25
Mark McClure Mizell

District of Columbia
Goffrey Al Hardaway II - reinstated 4/28/25
David Rodney Scruggs
G. Elaine Smith (inactive)

Florida
Michael Edward Hagan
Patrick L. Pullen (inactive)
Tracey Denise Robinson-Coffee - reinstated 1/28/26
Raymon Sauer
Katherine Frances Weaver - reinstated 9/19/25

Georgia
Chad Victor Armstrong - reinstated 4/30/25
Darrell Anthony Baldwin
Thomas Connor Dugosh
Ethan Lewis Evans
Amanda Elizabeth Kelley
Michiko Kono (inactive)
Merrie Allyson Lumpkin
Virginia Ruth Robinson - reinstated 1/27/25

Idaho
William Harold Webb Jr. - reinstated 9/22/25

Illinois
Kevin Lee Herrera - reinstated 8/25/25
Cheryl Taylor Page (inactive)

Indiana
Laura L. Hirschfeld (inactive) - reinstated to inactive status 10/1/25
Karin Juliene Kelley (inactive) - reinstated 7/3/25
Leigh Ann Lauth O'Neill (inactive) reinstated to inactive status 12/30/25

Kansas
Stephanie Bingman Kice (inactive)
Allison Anne Sullivan (inactive)

Kentucky
Michael Odell Caperton (inactive)
Stephen E. Neal

Louisiana
Kevin John Christensen (inactive)
Zachary Ryan Christiansen
Brian Peter Esser - reinstated 4/29/25

Massachusetts
Trevor Louis Meagher (inactive)

Michigan
Michael Yurkanin (inactive)

Mississippi
Kenya Dachell Brooks
Paul Michael Ellis  (inactive)
Anne Brownlee Gullick (inactive)
Amanda Baham Heard (inactive)
Jeffrey Douglas Odom - reinstated 10/22/25
Miranda Linton Williford - reinstated 3/3/25

Missouri
Penni Ann Alper
Dennis J. Garvey
Kristine Kring
Richard Edward VanAntwerp

New Mexico
Traci R. Garner (inactive)

New York
Jeremy Christensen Cain (inactive) - reinstated to inactive status 8/26/25
Aaron Copeland
Jessica Lynn Francis
Jesse Lee Small
Paul Stacy Stasiulis (inactive)
Hope Victoria Whalen (inactive)

North Carolina
David Douglas Moore
Richard Rosario (inactive)
Elizabeth Lineberger Tarumianz (inactive)

Pennsylvania
Donna Freedman Borgstrom (inactive)

Texas
Andrew Tyler Daugherty - reinstated 5/3/25
Hannah Ellen Hayes
Angela Denise Payne (inactive) - reinstated to inactive status 10/7/25
Mason Storm Shelton
Christopher F. Speegle (inactive)

Utah
Drew Ellis Lunt (inactive)

Virginia
Neal Errol Devins (inactive)
Monica Alfi Ghattas (inactive)
Natalie Monta Teemer Washington - reinstated 12/3/25

Washington
James Nathaniel Kemp (inactive)
Ronald Andrew Medrano Williams (inactive)
 

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INTERNATIONAL

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South Korea
Joon-Yeong Jeong
Yunhye Yim (inactive)

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Additional Resources

• TBA's Administrative Suspensions Directory

• Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility

• Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 8: Rules of Professional Conduct

• Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9: Disciplinary Enforcement

• Tennessee Supreme Court Board of Judicial Conduct