MEMBER CENTER
TBA Virtual Town Hall on ABA Accreditation
Mon, February 23, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
As part of the TBA’s effort to continue to gather feedback from Tennessee attorneys about the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Sept. 16 order — which solicited comments on seven areas of possible regulatory changes to the legal profession — the TBA Legal Access and Regulatory Reform Task Force will hold a virtual town hall on Feb. 23 beginning at noon CST. This town hall will discuss issues one and two presented in the order. Attendees are encouraged to review the TBA’s Legal Access & Regulatory Reform resource page before attending. Please RSVP before 10 a.m. CST on Feb. 23.
(1) Whether the Court should modify, reduce, or eliminate its reliance on ABA accreditation in setting minimum educational requirements for applicants to the Tennessee Bar;
(2) Whether there are any practicable alternatives to ABA accreditation that the Court should consider;