TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 13, 2020

The Tennessee Supreme Court today suspended Sullivan County lawyer Jason R. McLellan for one year, with two months to be served on active suspension and the remainder on probation. The court also directed him to make restitution to a former client. McLellan admitted violating Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.15, 1.16 and 8.4(a) and (d) when he made several unauthorized charges to a client’s credit card, failed to respond to questions about the fees, failed to have the client sign an employment agreement, failed to provide the client any invoices justifying the fees he charged, and failed to notify the client that he terminated representation.