The Tennessee Supreme Court has appointed three new members to serve on the Access to Justice Commission beginning on April 1, 2026.  They are Eric Osborne, Nathan Kibler, and Jennifer L. Sneed. In addition, the Court named Eric Osborne to serve as the next Chair of the Access to Justice Commission.

Eric Osborne is a member at Sherrard, Roe, Voigt & Harbison in Nashville, TN. His practice focuses on contract disputes, white-collar criminal defense, antitrust, and civil rights cases. Mr. Osborne views his practice as an opportunity to help people in times of crisis and need. He is a Professor of Contracts at Nashville School of Law. Mr. Osborne has been recognized by the Legal Services Corporation as an inaugural member of its Emerging Leaders Council, a national group of young leaders working to increase public awareness of and support for equal access to justice for low-income Americans. He receives the Tennessee Bar Association Harris Gilbert Pro Bono Attorneys of the Year Award and was named as an Attorney for Justice by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 2025.

Nathan Kibler is a shareholder in Knoxville office of Barker Donelson. He focuses his practice in securities and corporate law. Before joining Baker Donelson, Mr. Kibler practiced at an international law firm in Atlanta. He previously served as law clerk to Hon. Eugene E. Siler, Jr., in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and to the Hon. Robert H. Cleland in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Mr. Kibler is an active leader in pro bon initiatives, serving as the Knoxville Pro Bono Office Chair and is a two-time recipient of the Knoxville Office Pro Bono Award. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee College of Law where he served as the Executive Editor of the Tennessee Law Review.

Jennifer L. Sneed serves as in-house counsel for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. There she supervises the management of the organization’s portfolio of estate bequest files and directs outside council and fiduciaries in the handling of estate administration and litigation nationwide. She is an experienced lawyer whose practice focuses exclusively on estate and conservatorship administration and litigation. Ms. Sneed currently serves as the President Elect of the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division, was a member of the 2025 Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law class, is a Barrister in the Leo Bearman Sr. Inn of Court, and is a board member of the Ben F. Jones Chapter of the National Bar Association and the Community Legal Center.

The new appointees will replace Monty Burks, Amber D. Floyd, and Joy Radice, whose second three-year terms expire on March 31, 2026, and therefore are not eligible for reappointment.

The Access to Justice Commission is an initiative of the Tennessee Supreme Court.  Its mission is to provide collaborative leadership to create solutions and resources that address and eliminate access to justice for all.