TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 17, 2020

The Tennessee Supreme Court today censured Jackson lawyer Bede O.M. Anyanwu and stipulated that he must not seek payment for any outstanding balance owed by a client. The court found that Anyanwu raised claims in a civil pleading that had no factual or legal basis, and though he had an obligation to withdraw such claims upon determination that the claims could not be supported, he failed to do so. The court also found that Anyanwu failed to keep his client informed of fees billed, charged unreasonable fees for the work done, and revealed confidential information in his motion to withdraw. His actions were determined to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 3.1 and 8.4(a) and (d).