Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-37-101 (2026)
Short title
✓ current as of May 2026
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Equal Access to Justice Act of 1984."
Acts 1984, ch. 495, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases, 2000–2018 · leading case: Tennessee Env't Council, Inc. v. Tennessee Water Quality Control Bd., 254 S.W.3d 396 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007).
Tennessee Env't Council, Inc. v. Tennessee Water Quality Control Bd., 254 S.W.3d 396 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). “Having prevailed in the Chancery Court, the Environmental Council filed a Motion for Award of Attorney Fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-37-101 et seq. Thereafter, the Chancellor entered a Memorandum and Order granting the motion for…”
Bmc Enter., Inc. v. City of Mt. Juliet, 273 S.W.3d 619 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). “BMC has requested an award of its attorney fees and costs incurred during this appeal pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-37-101, et seq. (“the Act”).”
Royal Props., Inc. v. The City of Knoxville, 490 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015). “Whether Petitioner is entitled to attorney fees pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-37-101. III. STANDARD OF REVIEW This action is brought pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 27-8-101, et seq.”
Cheatham Cnty., Tennessee v. Cheatham Cnty. Bd. of Zoning Appeals & Randall & Margaret Mooneyhan (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “4 The court must look at “the 3 At argument, the Mooneyhan’s counsel conceded that Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-37-101 does not authorize an award of attorney fees in this case; the Mooneyhans do not constitute a “small business” within the meaning of the Equal Access to Justice Act.”
Tommy Wright v. The City of Shelbyville Bd. of Zoning Appeals (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “A TTORNEY F EES The Wrights asked the trial court to award them their attorney fees under the “Equal Access to Justice Act” of Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-37-101 et seq. That statute allows courts to award actual attorney fees of up to $10,000 to a “small business” (as that term is…”
State v. Travis Thompson (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). “The trial court also, however, ordered that the State pay Thompson $10,000 in attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act of 1984, sections 29-37-101 to -106 of the Tennessee Code Annotated.”
Joseph J. Levitt, Jr. v. City of Oak Ridge (2018). “Owner requests an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-37-101 et seq. Given our disposition of Owner’s first two issues as discussed above, we decline to award Owner attorney’s fees on appeal.”
Gregory Domincovitch v. Wilson Cnty. Bd. of Zoning Appeals (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY FEES Petitioner has made a request for attorney fees under Tennessee’s Equal Access to Justice Act, Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-37-101 to -106. However, Petitioner failed to introduce any evidence that he met the requirements of a “small…”
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