(1) It is unlawful for any person, either directly or indirectly, falsely to advertise the person as, or hold the person out as, a lawyer.
(2) A violation of this section is a Class E felony.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 23-3-108
Falsely representing self as a lawyer
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Pinkham (1997)
Most recently applied in 91 F. App'x 489 - United States v. Turner (March 2004)
Acts 1955, ch. 259, § 1; T.C.A., § 29-312; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 27.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.