"More than $75,000 has been donated by Tennessee attorneys to organizations that serve low-income individuals in need of legal assistance.

The donations come as part of the annual registration process that attorneys participate in to maintain their law licenses. Starting in 2015, attorneys were given the option to donate to the Access to Justice Fund when they were renewing their licenses.

The new fund was established after the Access to Justice Commission proposed an amendment to Rule 9 that has allowed attorneys to contribute funds for distribution to organizations that provide civil legal aid to low-income individuals."

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