General Counsel

The Division of General Counsel provides legal guidance to support the university’s mission, offering strategic advice, representation and solutions to leadership, campuses and institutes across the UT System. Our main office is located in UT Tower in downtown Knoxville. Additional attorneys are located on the campuses of the UT Health Science Center in Memphis, UT Chattanooga, UT Martin and in Tennessee Tower in Nashville.

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Legal Guidance and Resources

Explore university guidance on key legal topics to help you navigate policies, make informed decisions and ensure your work aligns with legal and institutional expectations.

General Counsel Locations

Main Office – Knoxville

Mailing address for all Knoxville Counsel
University of Tennessee – Division of General Counsel 
505 Summer Place – UT Tower #1155 
Knoxville, TN 37902

Physical address for all Knoxville Counsel
University of Tennessee – Division of General Counsel 
400 West Summit Hill Drive – UT Tower Suite 1155 
Knoxville, TN 37902 
Telephone: 865-974-3245

UT Tower is managed by the Public Building Authority (PBA) of Knox County and owned and operated by the federal government. All visitors must provide a valid state ID to enter the building and will be required to undergo screening and obtain a visitor badge upon each entry into the premises. Visitors will enter through the lobby of UT Tower, and after screening, call our one of our support staff to come downstairs to escort you to our offices on the 11th floor. 

Visitors may park in Summer Place Garage, located at 505 Summer Place. There is a fully accessible route to UT Tower when parking in the ADA spaces on the 3rd floor of the Summer Place parking garage.

Memphis Office

Johnson Building 
847 Monroe Avenue, Suite 205 
Memphis, TN 38163 
Phone: 901-448-5615

Chattanooga Office

615 McCallie Avenue 
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403 
Phone: 423-425-5703

Martin Office

The University of Tennessee at Martin 
323 Johnson EPS Building 
20 Mt. Pelia Road 
Martin, TN 38238
Phone: 731-881-7565 
Fax: 731-881-7019

Nashville Office

Tennessee Tower, 26th Floor 
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue 
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-667-6687 

  • Credentialing Letters

    Requests for credentialing letters for current and former medical or dental residents as well as other current and former faculty health care providers employed by UT at the following locations should be faxed to the Division of General Counsel using one of the fax numbers listed below:

    UT Knoxville and UT Chattanooga: (865) 974-0100.

    UT Health Science Center at Memphis, Jackson and Middle Tennessee: (901) 448-8031.

  • The Policy Office serves as a single touchpoint for policy creation and tracking, adding transparency to the policy creation and development. If you have questions, please contact OGCPolicy@tennessee.edu.

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