TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 23, 2023

Shelby County lawyer Paul Forrest Craig was censured by the Tennessee Supreme Court today. The court found that Craig failed to effectuate service of process in a timely manner or otherwise advance a civil action on behalf of his client. After receiving notice from the court that the case would be dismissed unless action was taken, Craig also failed to file any motion seeking to preserve the case. Finally, he misread the order of dismissal as being “without prejudice” and negligently informed his client that she had one year to refile her complaint. Craig agreed to a conditional guilty plea acknowledging his conduct violated Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4 and 3.2.