TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 27, 2026

Rutherford County lawyer Dalen L. P. Farmer received a public censure on April 23. Farmer was hired to defend a client in a partition and promissory fraud action. A motion to compel was filed against the client for failing to provide discovery responses. The Tennessee Supreme Court found that Farmer did not provide a copy of the motion to his client, did not file a response and failed to appear in court on the motion. The plaintiff received a judgment of default and sanctions against the client. Farmer’s actions were found to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 3.4, 8.1 and 8.4.