TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 30, 2025

Hamilton County lawyer Zachery Steven Darnell received a public censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court on March 10. The court found that Darnell violated Rules of Professional Conduct 3.4 and 8.4(d) when he failed to timely notify the trial court, a custodian appointed to oversee his finances, and opposing counsel of the receipt of an asset subject to court injunction. The Supreme Court also found that Darnell should have asked the court’s permission to deposit the proceeds into his trust account. The Supreme Court released notice of the censure on April 29. A similar censure was imposed on Darnell’s colleague Daniel Olen Barham.