TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jul 15, 2021

Shelby County lawyer Flordia M. Henderson today received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. A client Henderson was representing in a small estate matter made untrue statements in court about the decedent’s marital status. Henderson failed to take proper remedial action prior to the conclusion of the proceeding and did not subsequently address the issue directly with her client. Instead, she filed a subsequent petition on behalf of the decedent’s estate alleging that the client had made knowingly false statements in her testimony. A public censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorney’s ability to practice law.

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