TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 31, 2023

Davidson County lawyer Melissa June Anderson was censured by the Tennessee Supreme Court yesterday after it found she failed to take reasonable steps to protect a client’s interests when withdrawing from representation. The court also found that Anderson failed to make reasonable efforts to ensure that her firm had measures in place to provide reasonable assurance that all lawyers in the firm conformed with Rules of Professional Conduct. According to the court, Anderson knew of the conduct at a time when its consequences could have been avoided or mitigated, but failed to take reasonable remedial action or provide training and oversight. Her actions were determined to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 5.1 and 1.16.