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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: ELBERT EVERETT EDWARDS, BPR #004364
CONTACT: A. RUSSELL WILLIS
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
March 17, 2021
SHELBY COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On March 17, 2021, Elbert Everett Edwards, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
received a Public Censure from Supreme Court of Tennessee conditioned upon his attending the next Board
of Professional Responsibility Ethics Workshop.
While in private practice, Mr. Edwards worked as a contract attorney for a debt collection company.
Mr. Edwards was retained by the company to collect a debt but never contacted or communicated with the
client who was unaware of the representation. The client, not having retained Mr. Edwards or executed a
written retainer agreement, objected to the contingency fee charged by Mr. Edwards after successfully
collecting the debt. Mr. Edwards executed a conditional guilty plea admitting his conduct violated RPC 1.2
(Scope of Representation), 1.4 (Communication) and 8.4 (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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