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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
FA24: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: CHARLES DAVID DEAS, BPR #002049
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
January 28, 2021
BLOUNT COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On January 26, 2021, Charles David Deas of Maryville, TN, an attorney licensed to practice law in
Tennessee, received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee
Supreme Court.
Mr. Deas deposited his own funds into his trust account in order to issue a cashierâs check from the
account which is a violation of Rule 1.15 (safekeeping funds) and resulted in potential harm to his clients.
Mr. Deas also failed to adequately protect the bank checks for his trust account, and he failed to have proper
procedures in place to make sure his assistant was in compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct, in
violation of Rule 5.3 (nonlawyer assistance).
By these acts, Charles Deas has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15 (safekeeping funds) and
5.3 (nonlawyer assistance) and is hereby Publicly Censured.
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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