For Failure to Pay the Professional Privilege Tax

The following attorneys were suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court on Feb. 20, 2026, 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

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Brentwood
Joseph (Jody) Johnson Faison III - reinstated 3/3/26
John Benneth Iwu - reinstated 3/9/26

Butler
Billy Joe Hart Jr.

Chattanooga
Barbara Sims Arthur - reinstated 2/26/26
Hilary Ewing Hodgkins

Clarksville
Edward Kendall White IV - reinstated 3/2/26

Cleveland
Robert Bryant Wilson III

Cumberland Furnace
Columbus Wade Bobo

Dandridge
Capp Peterson Taylor - reinstated 2/23/26

Elizabethton
Jason Lee Holly

Franklin
John Porter Garner
Daniel Christopher Ingram - reinstated 2/26/26

Germantown
Michael Geer Alexander
Roy Lee Bates
William Ross McAllister III
Joshua Jude Roberts

Goodlettsville
David Christopher Roberts

Hendersonville
Andrei Ellen Lee

Johnson City
Amber Floyd Lee

Knoxville
Charles Philip Carter
Robert Hyde Green
Diana L. Gustin
Stephen Todd Hastey
Neil Gray McBride
James Curtis Shastid

Maryville
Susan H. Rushing

Memphis
Christian Adrianna West Coleman - reinstated 3/3/26
James Phillip Kerley
Michael Paul Pfrommer
Lorenzo Derek Renfroe
Corliss DeVon Shaw - reinstated 2/27/26
Brett B. Stein - reinstated 2/24/26
James Franklin Turner
Robin Woroma Womeodu - reinstated 2/25/26

Millington
Wesley Johnson Riddle - reinstated 2/24/26

Murfreesboro
Rikki Mechelle Mays-Reak - reinstated 2/26/26

Nashville
Britany Jade Binkowski
Hannah Christine Burdine
Christopher Sean Dunn - reinstated 2/27/26
Keith Lane Edmiston - reinstated 3/9/26
Gregory Michael Galloway
Joseph Lee Lackey III - reinstated 2/23/26
Mary Hampton Hudgens Leech
Paul Thomas Nowak Jr.
Marc Jude Shrake - reinstated 2/22/26
Elizabeth Gernert Sillay

Savannah
Nicholas Lee Surratt - reinstated 2/26/26

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OUT OF STATE

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Alabama
Daniel Fredrick Aldridge
Jon-Kaden Gutherie Mullen
Robert Joseph Wermuth

Arkansas
Rhonda Gail Davis
Katherine Brown Johnson - reinstated 2/27/26
Steven Christian Sobotka

Georgia
Richard Thomas Hills
William Matthew Pettit
Don Michael Roman - reinstated 3/4/26
Lesley Taylor Shaw Wingfield - reinstated 2/24/26

Indiana
Damon Anthony Moore

Kentucky
Nathan L. Berger
Casey Cavanaugh Stansbury

New York
Theresa Marie Costonis

North Dakota
Jason Wesley Eagle

Ohio
Richard Allen Bechtol

Texas
Brad Lewis Davidson
Hailey Madison Nikkels
Taylor S. Sorilla - reinstated 3/6/26
Travis Edward Venable

Utah
Jesse K. West

Virginia
Shannon H. Chierichella
Sidney Nelson Rhoton
Carmen Griffin Robinson

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INTERNATIONAL

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