TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Jul 13, 2023

Carter County lawyer Kristi Lea Norris Johnson received a public censure today from the Tennessee Supreme Court. Clients hired Johnson in January 2016 on a car wreck matter and she filed a lawsuit on Jan. 30, 2017. The case was set for trial in 2019 and 2020 and continued each time. Johnson filed a nonsuit of the case on Dec. 1, 2021. In June 2022, the clients discovered the nonsuit and terminated the representation. The court determined that these actions violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 3.2 and 8.4(d).