TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Apr 15, 2026

Sumner County attorney Beth Angel Garrison received a censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court on April 15. A client hired Garrison to prepare an agreed order for reduction of his child support, to which the other parent had agreed. Garrison prepared the order and sent it to opposing counsel, who requested minor changes, but she failed to take any action for eight months until she was contacted by the client. At that time, she prepared the revised order and sent it to the client. After the client approved, however, Garrison failed to send the agreement to opposing counsel. The court found that Garrison violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4 and 1.16.