TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 27, 2026

On April 23, Davidson County lawyer Cynthia Jane Bohn received a public censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court. Bohn represented a mother in a custody dispute in which a guardian ad litem had been appointed for the children. Bohn met with the two minor children without the guardian ad litem present and discussed the pending litigation, telling the children they hypothetically could be put into foster care under some circumstances. She also grabbed the arm of one child and held it during the meeting. The court later disqualified Bohn from representing the mother. The court found her actions violated Rules of Professional Conduct 4.2, 4.4 and 8.4(d).