TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 22, 2020

Nashville lawyer James D.R. Roberts was censured by the Tennessee Supreme Court today. The court took the action after determining that Roberts enlarged the scope of his legal services with a client and altered the terms of his fee agreement without adequately communicating with his client. Roberts later claimed an interest in certain funds paid for the benefit of his client, which led to a dispute and termination of his representation. After a hearing, the court denied the payment of any funds to Roberts. His actions were determined to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5 and 1.8(a).