TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 7, 2025

On Feb. 6, the Supreme Court of Tennessee released an opinion affirming in part, and reversing in part, the decision of the Sullivan County Chancery Court imposing a public censure on Sullivan County Lawyer, Frank L. Slaughter Jr., pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 12.4. The Supreme Court affirmed the findings of the disciplinary hearing panel that Slaughter improperly disclosed confidential information about a juvenile client to third parties without the client’s informed consent in violation of Tennessee Rule of Professional Conduct 1.6(a). The court reversed the finding that Slaughter violated Rule of Professional Conduct 4.4(a)(1).