Knox County lawyer Daniel Clyde Fielden II was censured by the Tennessee Supreme Court today. The court found that while handling a divorce action, Fielden failed to (1) represent the client in a diligent manner, (2) expedite the hearing, (3) respond to the client’s termination of representation, and (4) communicate with the client. These actions were determined to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 1.16, 3.2 and 8.4(d).

Roane County lawyer Melanie A. Campbell-Brown was suspended from the practice of law today. She will spend 60 days on active suspension and the rest on probation so long as she does not incur new complaints of misconduct during the probationary period. One complaint was filed against Campbell-Brown on Nov. 12, 2020. At the time, she entered a conditional guilty plea admitting she accepted a fee to represent her client in a quiet title action but mislead her client regarding the filing the complaint. Specifically, she failed to (1) file the claim, (2) provide legal services in a diligent manner, (3) expedite her client’s litigation, and (4) reasonably communicate with her client regarding the status of the case. Her actions were determined to violate of Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) 1.3, 1.4, and 8.4(a), (c) and (d).

The Supreme Court of Tennessee on Wednesday temporarily suspended Alex Fletcher Thompson from the practice of law upon finding that he was in substantial non-compliance with the terms of a monitoring agreement with the Tennessee Lawyer’s Assistance Program. Thompson is immediately precluded from accepting any new cases, and must cease representing existing clients by Feb. 4. The suspension remains in effect until dissolution or modification by the court. He may for good cause request dissolution or modification of the suspension by petition to the court.

Shelby County lawyer Christopher Lynn Taylor was censured today by the Tennessee Supreme Court. The court found that Taylor failed to respond to a motion for summary judgment and failed to timely inform his client of the pending motion and his failure to respond. Taylor entered a conditional guilty plea admitting his conduct violated Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 3.2 and 8.4(d). The court conditioned the censure on the payment of fees to the Board of Professional Responsibility.

Shelby County lawyer Darryl Wayne Humphrey was censured today by the Tennessee Supreme Court. The court found that after suspension from the practice of law, Humphrey filed motions to withdraw from pending cases in which he falsely stated the reasons for his suspension. He also failed to set motions to withdraw for hearing and failed to accurately inform his clients of the reasons for his suspension. These actions were determined to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 1.16, 3.3 and 8.4.

Lawrence County lawyer Thomas Joseph Dancison Jr. received a censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court on Dec. 30. The court found that Dancison, while representing a client in a domestic matter, created a conflict of interest by engaging in sexualized conversation and conduct. Dancison pled guilty to simple assault pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-101(a)(3) for intentional or knowing physical contact with a client that a reasonable person would consider “extremely offensive or provocative.” His actions violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.7 and 8.4.

Davidson County lawyer Melissa June Anderson was censured today by the Tennessee Supreme Court after the court found that she violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15 and 5.1. Anderson failed to create and maintain appropriate trust account bookkeeping protocols for her law office, breaching her managerial obligation to ensure that her office acted in compliance with the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct. As a result of this conduct, a check drawn on the firm’s trust account was returned for insufficient funds.

Georgia lawyer Christina Elisabeth McCloskey was reinstated to the practice of law in Tennessee on Dec. 8. She had been placed on inactive status more than five years ago, the Board of Professional Responsibility reports. The court issued the order on Dec. 17.

North Carolina lawyer Hugh Stanley Harris Jr. was reinstated to the practice of law in Tennessee on Dec. 1. He had been placed on inactive status more than five years ago, the Board of Professional Responsibility reports. The Tennessee Supreme Court issued the reinstatement order on Dec. 21.

Williamson County lawyer Jason Scott Mangrum was censured today for violations of Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 1.16 and 3.2. Mangrum agreed to represent a client in pursuing two collection matters. The Tennessee Supreme Court found that he failed to (1) take proper action and expedite litigation in the cases, (2) respond to inquiries from his client, (3) keep his client updated on the status of her cases, and (4) turn over the client file to successor counsel for more than one month.