The district at a glance
- Nashville-centred district covering Middle Tennessee
- Chief Judge Randal S. Mashburn, with Vanessa A. Lantin as Clerk of Court
- Consumer filings: 5,325 total — 2,744 Chapter 7 and 2,575 Chapter 13, a 48.4% Chapter 13 share
- Filing fees: $338 for Chapter 7, $313 for Chapter 13
- Chapter 13 plan must conform to the district's local Chapter 13 Plan under LBR 3015-1(a) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3015.1 — not Official Form 113
- Deviating provisions are effective only if placed in the form's nonstandard provisions section and identified as the form requires
- Objections to confirmation due at least 5 calendar days before the MEETING OF CREDITORS, with oral objections permitted on the record there
- Local rules revised in 2025, published against the 2022 set, so mid-cycle guidance may be stale
Official court website: tnmb.uscourts.gov
Flat per-case pricing, M.D. Tenn. or anywhere
$300 personal Chapter 7 · $400 business Chapter 7 · $400 Chapter 13 without plan · $500 with the district plan 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 Bankruptcy Rules as revised in 2025 (LBR 3015-1 and 3015-2, with cross-references to LBR 1007, 9013-1 and 9013-3) and its published chief judge and clerk; 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 tnmb.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.