BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2015)
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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: STEVEN EDWARD SAMS, BPR #22560
CONTACT: ELIZABETH C. GARBER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
February 27, 2015
KNOX COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On February 26, 2015, Steven Edward Sams, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received
a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
After being temporarily suspended from the practice of law, Mr. Sams engaged in the unauthorized
practice of law by entering into an engagement agreement with a client in an immigration asylum case. Mr.
Sams misled the client by representing that he was working on an appeal in the asylum case. The client
discovered that no appeal had been timely filed and that Mr. Samsâ license to practice law had been suspended.
On November 26, 2014, Mr. Sams was disbarred for misconduct in an unrelated case.
By these acts, Steven Edward Sams has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 (diligence), 1.4
(communication), 1.16 (terminating representation), and 5.5 (unauthorized practice of law), 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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