TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 20, 2022

Rutherford County lawyer Andre Chase Rabideau was censured by the Tennessee Supreme Court on April 11. The court found that after agreeing to represent a client pursuing civil claims arising out of a fire, Rabideau failed to take any action to pursue his client’s claims and did not maintain good communication with his client. When the client inquired about the status of the representation, Rabideau falsely implied that a lawsuit had been filed. He also failed to return the client’s file materials. These actions were determined to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4(a) and 1.16(d). In addition to imposing the censure, the court also ordered Rabideau to refund $750 in attorney’s fees to his former client within 90 days.