TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 26, 2024

Rutherford County lawyer Jerry Baxter Jackson III has received a public censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court. The court found, that in one case, Jackson failed to timely file an amended parenting plan as ordered by the court, take action to extend the deadline with the court and attend the court’s next scheduled hearing. In another client matter, Jackson failed to respond to a motion for summary judgment on behalf of his client and failed to explain the effect of the motion to the client. His actions were determined to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 3.4 and 8.4(d).