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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: SAMANTHA FLENER, BPR #38282
CONTACT: KEVIN D. BALKWILL
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
January 14, 2021
NASHVILLE LAWYER CENSURED
On January 13, 2021, Samantha Flener, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Ms. Flener was licensed to practice law only in New York when she relocated to Tennessee and began
work at a Tennessee law firm. Ms. Flener applied for permission to be admitted by UBE Score Transfer with
the Board of Law Examiners and her application referenced the need to apply for practice pending admission if
she was currently working in Tennessee as a lawyer or other law-related position. Ms. Flener also certified on
the application that she had read Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 7 and the Board policies and procedures posted
on its website. Ms. Flener did not apply for practice pending admission and was not authorized to practice law
in Tennessee until after she had been employed as a firm lawyer for a period of eight months.
By these acts, Ms. Flener has violated Rule of Professional Conduct 5.5 (unauthorized practice of law)
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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