The district at a glance
- Four courthouse locations — Knoxville, Chattanooga, Greeneville (James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse) and Winchester
- Chief Judge Suzanne H. Bauknight, with Christopher Call as Clerk
- Consumer filings: 7,296 total — 3,906 Chapter 7 and 3,387 Chapter 13, a 46.4% Chapter 13 share
- Filing fees: $338 for Chapter 7, $313 for Chapter 13
- Chapter 13 plan is mandatory Local Form 3015.1 under LBR 3015-1(a) — not Official Form 113
- A related local form family: 3015.2 modification notice, 3015.3 evidence of payment, a statement regarding payment advices, and the district's own order confirming a Chapter 13 plan
- Counsel's signature on the plan certifies the debtor consented to its provisions and authorized its filing
- Flat fees are requested inside the plan's administrative expenses section, not by separate application
Official court website: tneb.uscourts.gov
Flat per-case pricing, E.D. Tenn. or anywhere
$300 personal Chapter 7 · $400 business Chapter 7 · $400 Chapter 13 without plan · $500 with Local Form 3015.1 drafted. No retainer, no minimum, no long-term contract — and if the trustee kicks something back because we got it wrong, we fix it at no charge.
District details verified August 2026 against the court's Local Rules (E.D. Tenn. LBR 3015-1 through 3015-3, the LBR 2016 flat fee procedure, and LBR 9013-3) and its local form index, plus the court's published judges and courthouse locations; filing counts are from Administrative Office consumer filing data. Chapter 13 trustee assignments are confirmed per case rather than listed here. Median-income figures are the U.S. Trustee table for cases filed on or after July 15, 2026 and are revised periodically. Always confirm against current sources at tneb.uscourts.gov and justice.gov/ust. Services are provided exclusively to licensed attorneys and law firms. We are not a bankruptcy petition preparer and do not provide legal advice or services to the public.