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Recent Tennessee Attorney Disciplinary and Licensure Actions

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The Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility published 25 recent disciplinary and licensure actions against licensed attorneys spanning February through April 2026. Actions include disbarments, censures, temporary suspensions, reinstatements, and placements on disability inactive status affecting attorneys across multiple Tennessee counties including Shelby, Davidson, Rutherford, Sullivan, and others.

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The Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility published a compilation of recent disciplinary and licensure actions against licensed attorneys in Tennessee. The listing includes 25 actions spanning February through April 2026, encompassing disbarments of two attorneys, temporary suspensions, disability inactive status placements, reinstatements, and numerous censures across various Tennessee counties.

Affected parties are Tennessee-licensed attorneys who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings before the TBPR. These published disciplinary orders impose binding professional consequences including license suspension, disbarment, censure, or restrictions on practice. Legal professionals and law firms should note that these published records remain part of an attorney's permanent disciplinary history totaling 5,928 documented actions.

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Recent Disciplinary and Licensure Actions

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| Date | Type | Title | BPR Number | Attorney |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/15/2026 | Release | Sumner County Lawyer Censured | 024434 | Garrison, Beth Angel |
| 04/14/2026 | Release | Knox County Lawyer Disbarred | 027016 | Schuchardt, Elliott James |
| 04/13/2026 | Release | Cumberland County Lawyer Censured | 007328 | Powers, Margaret Jane |
| 04/13/2026 | Release | Putnam County Lawyer Temporarily Suspended | 035171 | Hargis, James Nathan |
| 04/13/2026 | Release | Davidson County Lawyer Censured | 036752 | Carden, Zachary Ty |
| 04/08/2026 | Release | Hawkins County Lawyer Censured | 041583 | Morley, Emily Cross |
| 04/08/2026 | Release | Jefferson County Lawyer Censured | 025229 | Trujillo, Agnes Sipple |
| 04/08/2026 | Release | Rutherford County Lawyer Censured | 025516 | LaRoche, David Bennett |
| 04/01/2026 | Release | Washington County Lawyer Suspended | 029704 | Johnson, Jeffrey Dennis |
| 04/01/2026 | Release | Shelby County Lawyer Censured | 011017 | Jones, Theodore Iver |
| 04/01/2026 | Release | Madison County Lawyer Disbarred | 036403 | Lipham, Marcus Allen |
| 03/31/2026 | Release | Greene County Lawyer Censured | 039547 | Fezell, Catherine Elizabeth |
| 03/30/2026 | Release | Dyer County Lawyer Censured | 024803 | Willis, Matthew Wayne |
| 03/25/2026 | Release | Campbell County Lawyer Censured | 000547 | Hurst, J. Stephen |
| 03/24/2026 | Release | Shelby County Lawyer Censured | 022906 | Margolis, Kenneth Michael |
| 03/23/2026 | Release | Carter County Lawyer Temporarily Suspended | 024279 | Holly, Jason Lee |
| 03/09/2026 | Release | Hamilton County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status | 013834 | Houston, Johnny D. |
| 03/09/2026 | Release | Johnson County Lawyer Temporarily Suspended | 015127 | Fallin, Harvey Randolph |
| 03/06/2026 | Release | Disability Inactive Status of Davidson County Lawyer Removed | 037964 | Sankar, Sornavidya Saba |
| 03/05/2026 | Release | Shelby County Lawyer Temporarily Suspended | 034825 | Rudolph, Mary R |
| 03/03/2026 | Release | Shelby County Lawyer Censured | 010949 | Durham, Handel R. |
| 03/02/2026 | Release | Union County Lawyer Censured | 012925 | Avery, Anthony Marvin |
| 02/27/2026 | Release | Davidson County Lawyer Suspended | 028698 | Freeman, Michael Lloyd |
| 02/24/2026 | Release | Sullivan County Lawyer Reinstated | 019761 | Curtis, Ricky A. W. |
| 02/20/2026 | Release | Rutherford County Lawyer Reinstated | 012629 | Farmer, Dalen L. P. |

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Classification

Agency
TBPR
Published
April 15th, 2026
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Notice
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Final
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Who this affects

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5411 Legal Services
Activity scope
Attorney discipline Professional licensing Bar regulation
Geographic scope
US-TN US-TN

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Judicial Administration
Operational domain
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