TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 6, 2020

Davidson County lawyer Janet L. Layman received a censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court on March 31. The court took the action after finding that Layman retained funds belonging to her former law partner for over a year after they dissolved their partnership. The court also found that she deposited some of the funds into her operating account or transferred the funds to herself. The former partners filed civil lawsuits against each other. Layman eventually turned over all funds due to her former partner but the court determined that her actions violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2, 1.15, and 1.16.