In re Adoption of Rule of Court for the Unification of the State Bar

Without regard to whether the proposed plan of unification has the support of the majority of the members of the Bar, and despite my respect for the opinion of the majority of the members of the Bar that a unified bar is desirable, it is my own opinion that unification must be rejected as a matter of law, because of § 29-110 T.C.A., providing:

“No person shall be granted or denied the license or right to practice law in Tennessee because he or she is or is not a member of any lawful club, association or guild.”

The scope of the petition is such that it would have us regulate lawyers, not only…