A number of lawyers have been reinstated after being suspended for administrative violations. One lawyer has been reinstated after completing required continuing legal education hours in 2019 and 2020. Four lawyers have been reinstated after paying the annual registration fee to the Board of Professional Responsibility — two in 2025 and two in 2026. And 23 lawyers have been reinstated after paying the professional privilege tax. That includes one suspended in 2024, one in 2025 and 21 this year. See the updated lists at the links above. The TBA has records of all administrative suspensions and reinstatements going back to 2005. See all lists here.

Just in time for the “March Madness” NCAA Division I basketball tournament, TBA joins the fun with a full court press of webcast replays. Tune in at noon CDT to catch the most popular installments from the Young Lawyers Division’s Rookie Series including Exploring Different Career Paths with a Law Degree on March 19, Opening Your Own Firm on March 24, Making the Most of Mediation on March 27, and Family Law Trends and Challenges on March 31. Looking for another topic? Check out all Rookie Series installments now available on demand.

A news item in a previous issue of TBA Today, which highlighted leadership changes at Bass, Berry & Sims, has been corrected to reflect that Kerry Price's title is chief strategy and operations officer.

Thank you for your support of the Disability Law Section this bar year! It’s been a busy year, led by Section Chair Lena Beal. In October, the section held its yearly forum virtually on Zoom. The event featured a a session with Jennifer Cronenberg from the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR), a course dedicated to preparing for an administrative law judge hearing, and a Disability Determination Services/Office of Hearings Operations (DDS/OHO) update. These sessions were led by Disability Law Section members, including Chris George, Emma Webb and John Dreiser. If you missed the event, no worries, the sessions are available on demand in our TBA CLE catalog. You also can connect with section members at one of the roundtables that take place periodically throughout the bar year. Stay tuned for more information about our upcoming May roundtable and how to RSVP.

Thank you for being part of the Disability Law Section. If you have thoughts or ideas for future section initiatives, don’t hesitate to reach out.

The TBA will host three ethics webcasts on April 2, featuring the CLE Performer Stuart Teicher. The sessions will blend humor, pop culture and professional responsibility to provide insightful lessons on attorney ethics. Dealing with Deep Fakes: Danger and Direction will explain the hazards associated with deep fakes and how to deal with them. What Batman Teaches About Attorney Ethics will explore the ethical lessons attorneys can learn from the Caped Crusader. Lyrical Lessons from Taylor Swift will reveal ways that Swift's songs illustrate lessons from the Rules of Professional Conduct. Attorneys can register for these and other interactive webcasts on the TBA website.

The Knoxville Bar Association (KBA) will be celebrating Law Day with a luncheon on April 29 at the Knoxville Crowne Plaza, located at 401 W. Summit Hill Dr. The 2026 Lw Day theme is "The Rule of Law and the American Dream." The keynote speaker will be Alberto Gonzales, dean of the Belmont University College of law and former U.S. Attorney General. The KBA's young lawyer group, the Barristers, also will be presenting its prestigious Law and Liberty Award. See the KBA website for more information and to register.

The Belmont Legal Aid Society will hold its Fourth Annual Putt for Pro Bono Golf Tournament on April 3 at the Towhee Golf Club — an Arnold Palmer-designed course — in Spring Hill. This event directly funds stipends that allow law students to provide pro bono legal work to Tennessee communities.The registration price will be $140 per golfer. Interested individuals can register as a team with up to four members. Individual registrants will be placed in a team of four. Check-in on the day of the tournament will start at 8 a.m. CDT and the tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. CDT. Lunch and awards will follow. Make plans now to join colleagues for a day of golf and camaraderie while raising funds to provide critical legal services to those in need. For more information visit the event website or see the event flyer.

The Tennessee Senate voted late Monday to approve a bill (SB1464/HB2506) by Sen. Jack Johnson, R- Franklin, that would allow law enforcement agencies to withhold information about immigration enforcement and punish elected officials who do not follow the bill. Specifically, the bill would allow agencies to keep private the names and addresses of officers involved in immigration enforcement, giving them more discretion than usually allowed under public records law. The bill goes next to the House State and Local Government Committee, WPLN reports.

A legislative push to double the number of students in Tennessee’s voucher program cleared its first hurdle this week with approval by the House K-12 Education Subcommittee on Tuesday and Senate Education Committee on Wednesday. Chalkbeat reports that Gov. Bill Lee has requested expanding the program from 25,000 to 40,000 students. The next scheduled vote on H2532/SB2247 will take place in the House Education Committee on March 17. The Tennessee Department of Education last month reported 58,000 students applied for the program next year, including 18,644 students currently enrolled in the program who have applied for a renewal.

The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in its effort to strip humanitarian deportation protections from more than 350,000 Haitians living in the United States. According to Reuters, the U.S. Justice Department filed an emergency request asking the court to lift a judge's decision that blocked the administration's move to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians. The lower court had found that the administration's action toward the Haitians likely was motivated in part by "racial animus." The administration has sought to end TPS for several countries, arguing the program was intended to provide temporary relief.