About Us
About the Commission
The Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education was created by the Tennessee Supreme Court under Supreme Court Rule 21.
The Commission:
- Tracks CLE attendance and compliance for over 26,000 Tennessee attorneys.
- Reviews and awards or denies CLE credit to over 9,000 continuing legal education courses across the country each year.
- Registers more than 200 Tennessee attorneys as specialists in 16 areas of law.
- Provides regular reporting and notifications to attorneys and providers on compliance, accreditation, and accounting.
- Adopts with Court approval Regulations consistent with Rule 21.
- Reviews Rule 21 and proposes updates and revisions to the Court.
- Monitors statewide developments in the operation of Rule 21.
- Designs, tests, and recommends to the Court modifications to the CLE program in Tennessee.
The Commission & Staff
Oversight is provided by an 11-member Commission composed of attorneys and lay persons. The Commission meets as a board on the third Tuesday of each month. The board reviews compliance information, monthly financial reports, and any other matters needing board approval or attention. The board also reviews and decides the outcome of requests for Exceptional Relief submitted by attorneys.
A Tennessee Supreme Court Justice serves as a liaison to the Commission.
| COMMISSION MEMBERS | |
| Julie Bennett, Esq. Chair, Bristol | |
| Stephanie Coleman, Esq. Vice Chair; Knoxville | Shannon Hoffert, Esq. Memphis |
Kyonzté Hughes-Toombs, Esq. | Andrew McRee, Esq. Knoxville |
| Lynda Minks Hood Secretary, Chattanooga | Hon. David H. Veile Franklin |
| Jay A. Ebelhar, Esq. Memphis | James Washburn, Esq. Dresden |
| Hon. Tiffany Gipson Gainsboro | LaDonna Tatum Williams Nashville |
| Justice Mary Wagner, Supreme Court Liaison, Memphis | |
| COMMISSION STAFF | |
| Executive Director Michele Wojciechowski | |
Compliance Director | Executive Assistant – Bookkeeping |
Executive Assistant | Executive Assistant – Operations |
Executive Assistant – Attorney Services | Executive Assistant – Provider Services |
Please include attorney Board of Professional Responsibility number in any correspondence to the Commission.
