At the return term of the process, the court may appoint counsel for the plaintiff in actions prosecuted in the manner prescribed for paupers, and also for the defendant, if the defendant makes an oath that, owing to the defendant’s poverty, the defendant cannot employ counsel. Code 1858, § 3980 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 22, […]
Attorneys and solicitors of record who begin a suit shall have a lien upon the plaintiff’s or complainant’s right of action from the date of the filing of the suit.
Any attorney or solicitor who is employed to prosecute a suit that has already been brought in any court of record shall have a lien upon the plaintiff’s right of action from the date of the attorney’s or solicitor’s employment in the case; provided, that the record of the case shall first be made to […]
An attorney or solicitor has power to execute, in the name of the attorney’s or solicitor’s client, all bonds or other papers necessary and proper for the prosecution of the suit at any stage of its progress. Code 1858, § 3978; Shan., § 5790; mod. Code 1932, § 9981; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 29-204.
Notwithstanding any other law or rule of court to the contrary, an attorney licensed to practice law in this state or the attorney’s agent shall be authorized to serve subpoenas on witnesses in any civil or criminal case if service is effectuated in accordance with subsection (b) and if the attorney or any member of […]
Any attorney duly licensed to practice law in this state may serve as counsel overseas for the purpose of providing counsel and opinions on Tennessee law. Any foreign attorney duly licensed to practice law in the attorney’s country may serve as counsel in this state for the purpose of providing counsel and opinions on that […]
