Tennessee Code Title 48. Corporations and Associations § 48-248-402

(a) Subject to §§ 48-218-101 and 48-218-102, a member of a PLLC may transfer, assign or pledge such member's financial rights, governance rights, or membership interest in the PLLC only to individuals, general partnerships, professional corporations, and other PLLCs qualified under § 48-248-401; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting such a member from pledging the financial rights of that member's membership interest to a financial institution as collateral for a loan.

(b) A transfer, assignment or pledge of the financial rights, governance rights or membership interests made in violation of subsection (a), except one made by operation of law or court judgment, is void.