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Memorial Service June 6 for Former BPR Chief

Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 27, 2026
News Type: Passages

Lance B. Bracy, a longtime leader in Tennessee legal ethics and a former chief disciplinary counsel for the Tennessee Supreme Court Board of Professional Responsibility, died May 20 at age 90. Bracy joined the board as disciplinary counsel in 1976 and was appointed chief disciplinary counsel in 1979, serving in that role until his retirement in 2007. During his tenure, Bracy helped draft and publish more than 140 formal ethics opinions, issued approximately 600 advisory ethics opinions and responded to more than 12,000 informal ethics inquiries from Tennessee attorneys. Bracy earned his law degree from the Nashville School of Law. Before joining the board, he practiced law in Springfield for 11 years and served as assistant district attorney general for Robertson and Sumner counties. Bracy also taught as an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University Law School and lectured at continuing legal education programs on professional responsibility. Visitation (10 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT) and a memorial service (1 p.m.) will be held June 6 at Anderson and Garrett Funeral Home, 3501 Old Clarksville Pike, Joelton 37080. Burial will follow at Oakwood United Methodist Church Cemetery, 1001 Old Pinnacle Rd., Joelton 37080. The funeral home has details.

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