{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-23-2-103","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 23-2-103","heading":"Lien on action begun before employment","body":"Any attorney or solicitor who is employed to prosecute a suit that has already been brought in any court of record shall have a lien upon the plaintiff's right of action from the date of the attorney's or solicitor's employment in the case; provided, that the record of the case shall first be made to show such employment by notice upon the rule docket of such court, by a written memorandum filed with the papers in the case or by notice served upon the defendant in the case.","path":["TN Code","Title 23","Chapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"82698b30dd41b2676d1c45a5a4b715857abec81195cba8abc1257f089cadd14d","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-23-2-102","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-23-2-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}