TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 18, 2025

Knox County lawyer Jerry Ronald Givens received a public censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court on April 14. The court found that Givens violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 3.4 and Rule 8.4(d) while representing a client in a general sessions civil suit. Among his actions, Givens failed to attend the initial trial setting, at which a judgment was entered against his client; untimely appealed the judgment to circuit court after the 10-day appeal deadline; untimely filed an appellate brief; failed to comply with an extension of time to file the brief; and failed to file a motion for extension of time to file the brief after being directed to do so by the court.