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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 11, 2023

Sumner County lawyer Ramsdale O’DeNeal Jr. received a public censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court on Oct. 11. The court found that O’DeNeal, while representing a client in a criminal matter, accepted a flat fee for services but later requested the client pay an additional $1,000. O’DeNeal did not receive informed consent to change the fee. The client paid the fee, but during the disciplinary investigation, O’DeNeal refunded the $1,000 to the client. His actions were determined to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5 and 1.8.