TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 25, 2019

The Tennessee Supreme Court today prohibited Kentucky lawyer Cassidy Teater from practicing law in the state and ordered her to pay restitution to two clients as a condition of reinstatement. The court reports that the action is “tantamount to disbarment.” While living in Nashville, Teater represented two individuals in the U.S. Immigration Court. After accepting payment for the cases, she ceased communicating with the clients and failed to perform the services for which she was paid. The court determined that her actions violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.16, 3.2 and 8.4(a).