TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 13, 2023

Monroe County lawyer Derek Timothy Green received a public censure today from the Tennessee Supreme Court. Green was hired to file a residential eviction for a client. He did not file the eviction but told the client he had. He also told the client to appear in court on four specific dates. The client went to court as instructed but the matter was not on the docket. Green then informed the client that the warrant had not been filed and refunded the client’s fee. Green eventually filed the warrant and received a judgment for possession and damages for the client. His actions were deemed to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 and 8.4(c).