BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2025)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
10 CADILLAC DRIVE, SUITE 220
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: JOSEPH PAUL WEYANT, BPR #022587
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 8, 2025
DAVIDSON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On October 8, 2025, Joseph Paul Weyant, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Weyant was named the administrator of an estate. While he was serving as administrator of the estate,
Mr. Weyant represented an heir of the estate in filing a petition for grandparent visitation against another heir of
the estate. As administrator, Mr. Weyant took no court action in the estate for four years. Mr. Weyant delayed
responding to the Internal Revenue Service about a refund for the estate for one year.
In a second matter, Mr. Weyant was representing a client in a probate matter in which sensitive client
information was placed under seal by the trial court. In an appeal of that matter, Mr. Weyant filed an appellate
brief without taking steps to protect the confidential information, resulting in the information being referenced in
the courtâs opinion.
By these acts, Joseph Paul Weyant, has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (competence), 1.3
(diligence), 1.7 (conflict of interest), and 8.4(d) (misconduct) and is hereby Publicly Censured for these violations.
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorneyâs ability to
practice law.
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