TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Oct 22, 2019

Shelby County lawyer Charles Edgar Waldman received a public censure today from the Board of Professional Responsibility. The board found that Waldman failed to timely file a motion for a new trial after sentencing of a criminal client. That resulted in the loss of jurisdiction over the case by the trial court and passing of the appeal deadline. Waldman thereafter failed to protect the client’s interests by failing to request permission to late-file the appeal and instead withdrew from further representation. His actions were determined to have violated Rule of Professional Conduct 1.16(d) and 8.4(a) and (d).