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2026 Annual Criminal Law Legislative Update

Presented by the NBA Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Section

What You Will Learn

  • Identify and analyze recent Tennessee criminal justice legislation by examining newly enacted laws and statutory amendments affecting sentencing, criminal offenses, criminal procedure, victims’ rights, and public safety.
  • Apply knowledge of legislative updates to criminal law practice by evaluating how recent changes impact the roles and responsibilities of prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and other legal professionals in Tennessee.

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What You Will Learn

  • Identify and analyze recent Tennessee criminal justice legislation by examining newly enacted laws and statutory amendments affecting sentencing, criminal offenses, criminal procedure, victims’ rights, and public safety.
  • Apply knowledge of legislative updates to criminal law practice by evaluating how recent changes impact the roles and responsibilities of prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and other legal professionals in Tennessee.

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Price

$45 for Members
$89 for Non-members
$0 for All-Access CLE Pass

60 minutes
Date Published

July 14, 2026

Publisher

Nashville Bar Association

Subjects

Criminal, Criminal Law, Federal Practice

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Summary

Annual Criminal Law Legislative Update

Presented by the NBA Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Section

1.0 General CLE Credit

Join the  NBA Criminal Law Section for a comprehensive review of the most significant criminal justice legislation enacted during the latest session of the Tennessee General Assembly. This program will examine new laws, statutory amendments, and emerging legal trends impacting criminal practice across the state, including developments in sentencing, criminal offenses, procedure, victims' rights, public safety, and other key areas affecting prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and legal professionals. Attendees will gain practical insight into recent legislative changes and their implications for criminal law practice in Tennessee.


Presenter

Patrick Frogge, Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference
Frogge was elected as the Executive Director of the Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference in June 2016 and re-elected in 2020 and 2024. Frogge previously worked in private practice from 2005-2016 as the principal and founding member of Bell, Tennent & Frogge law firm. Prior to his private practice work, Frogge served as an Assistant Public Defender in the Nashville Davidson County Public Defenders Office from 2001-2005; and as a Law Clerk to Honorable Jerry L. Smith, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals from 1999 – 2001. Frogge attended the University of Tennessee; received his Bachelor of Art’s degree from Tennessee State University in 1995 and graduated from Fordham University School of Law in 1999 where he was a Stein Scholar in Public Interest Law and Ethics.


CLE CREDIT
1.0 General 

SWOD-28263

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Presenters

Patrick Frogge

EducationB.S. Tennessee State, 1995Juris DoctorFordham, 1999Bar AdmissionsTennessee, 2000Court Admissions... Read More

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If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

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