TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 9, 2025

The Tennessee Supreme Court issued a public censure to Montgomery County lawyer Cleo Greer Hogan on Jan. 8. Hogan represented two clients in pursuing social security disability benefits when he received notice from the Social Security Administration of the denial of each client’s request for reconsideration of their claims. The court found that due to inadequate case management protocols, Hogan missed the appeal deadline for both clients. After discovering the error, Hogan told both clients that their only option was to file a new application rather than advise the clients that he could request a good cause extension of the appeal deadline. The court determined that these actions violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 5.1, 5.3 and 8.4.