TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on May 9, 2016

The Tennessee Supreme Court adopted an amendment to further clarify disciplinary measures when an attorney receives judicial diversion for a criminal offense. After a period of accepting public comments, the court added the amendment to Rule 9, section 22 of the Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court, which includes, “…Judicial diversion shall not foreclose the initiation, investigation or prosecution of disciplinary action on the basis of the conduct constituting the diverted criminal offense(s).”