TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 7, 2021

Shelby County lawyer Inez Beatrice Warner received a public censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court today. The court conditioned the censure on Warner paying restitution to three clients totaling $8,775 and pay fees to the Board of Professional Responsibility. The court took the action after it considered four complaints regarding Warner’s lack of diligence, lack of communication with clients, failure to properly account of settlement proceeds, and unclear fee practices, including charging fees incompatible with stated fees. Her actions were determined to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.15 and 8.4.