TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 24, 2020

The Tennessee Supreme Court last week rejected a conditional guilty plea submitted by Davidson County lawyer Charles Martin Duke to resolve a petition for discipline filed against him on Feb. 1, 2018. The plea was negotiated by the Board of Professional Responsibility, which recommended the court accept it. But the court stated that it had “concerns about the recommended punishment in light of the nature of the misconduct and the apparent failure of the attorney to take full responsibility for it.” It referred the matter back to the board for further proceedings.