BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2017)
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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
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: DANNY C. GARLAND, II, BPR #17992
CONTACT: KRISANN HODGES
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
August 10, 2017
KNOX COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On August 10, 2017, the Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed a Public Censure for Knoxville attorney
Danny C. Garland, II.
The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a petition for discipline against Mr. Garland based upon
allegations of failure to communicate and failure to exercise appropriate diligence. Mr. Garland began
representation of an adoption matter in September 2010. Over the course of almost three (3) years, Mr. Garland
failed to ensure reasonable communication with his client. Further, Mr. Garland failed to ensure a timely
resolution despite having obtained agreement to the adoption by the opposing party on July 11, 2011, and again,
on September 12, 2012, following an Order by the trial court to prosecute the matter. A hearing panel found
that Mr. Garland had violated the Rules of Professional Conduct and recommended that he be publicly
censured. Mr. Garland appealed the decision to the Knox County Chancery Court, which affirmed the decision
of the hearing panel. Mr. Garland then appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court. A majority of the Tennessee
Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court, with a dissenting opinion.
Mr. Garland violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, Diligence; 1.4, Communication; and 8.4(a),
Misconduct.
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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