Tennessee Ethics Opinions

Source: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts - ADR Main Page

 Rule 37 : Creates pilot projects in each of the grand divisions for mediating cases appealed to the Supreme Court Special Workers' Compensation Panel

Rule 37 Mediator Report Forms
These forms are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format

1. Tennessee Supreme Court at Knoxville
2. Tennessee Supreme Court at Nashville
3. Tennessee Supreme Court at Jackson

Rule 38: Divorcing Parent Education and Mediation Fund Establishes guidelines for use of existing monies in the fund that was set up under the new parenting plan law.
 

Attorney General Opinion
No. 06-079, Mediation and the Unauthorized Practice of Law
 

Judicial Ethics Committee Advisory Opinion:
99-6 , relating to a General Sessions Court Judge acting as a Rule 31 mediator

Board of Professional Responsibility Formal Ethical Opinions:
93-F-130 , relating to a domestic relations mediation program conducted by a local bar association

93-F-131 , relating to whether a licensed attorney engaged in the regular practice of law and also serving as a mediator may indicate both activities together on letterhead, office sign, professional card, or publication

98-F-142 , relating to the use of the phrases "Approved Rule 31 Mediator" or "Tennessee Supreme Court Approved Mediator"

98-F-143(a) , relating to confidentiality between a client and an attorney where the attorney has been hired by an insurance company.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission Formal Grievance Decisions:
2006