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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: DAVID LYNN HAMBLEN, BPR #010234
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
April 23, 2024
OBION_COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On April 23, 2024, David Lynn Hamblen, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Hamblen represented the mother of a child in a custody matter in which an order had been entered
granting the mother supervised visitation. The parties and their counsels were discussing entering an agreed
order giving the mother unsupervised visitation, but prior to any agreement on that issue, Mr. Hamblenâs client
called him and said she was having a problem arranging for her visitation to be supervised on a particular day.
Mr. Hamblen then instructed his client to go ahead with unsupervised visitation. Opposing counsel filed a
motion for contempt, and Mr. Hamblen told opposing counsel that he had instructed his client not to comply
with the existing court order, and that he knew no order had been entered relieving her of the supervised
visitation.
By these acts, David Lynn Hamblen has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 3.4 (fairness to
opposing party) and 8.4(d) (prejudice to the administration of justice) and is hereby Publicly Censured for this
violation.
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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