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IN DISCIPLINARY DISTRICT V
OF THE
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
IN RE: Joseph Paul Weyant, #022587 FILES NO. 100058-2024-5-ES-INV
Respondent, an attorney licensed 100796-2024-5-ES-INV
to practice law in Tennessee
(Davidson County)
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PUBLIC CENSURE
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The above complaints were filed against Joseph Paul Weyant, an attorney licensed to
practice law in Tennessee, alleging certain acts of misconduct. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9,
the Board of Professional Responsibility considered these matters at its meeting on September 12,
2025.
A client hired Mr. Weyant to file a probate action for her adult son. Mr. Weyant was later
named the administrator of the estate. While he was serving as administrator of the estate, Mr.
Weyant represented the client in filing a petition for grandparent visitation. Mr. Weyant withdrew
from the grandparent visitation matter five months later. Mr. Weyant took no court action in the
estate for four years. Mr. Weyant delayed responding to the Internal Revenue Service about a
refund for the estate for one year.
In a second matter, Mr. Weyant was representing a client in a probate matter in which
sensitive client information was placed under seal by the trial court. In an appeal of that matter,
Mr. Weyant filed an appellate brief which addressed the sensitive client information without taking
steps to protect the information, resulting in the information being referenced in the courtâs
opinion.
By the aforementioned acts, Joseph Paul Weyant has violated Rules of Professional
Conduct 1.1 (competence), 1.3 (diligence), 1.7 (conflict of interest), and 8.4(d) (misconduct) and
is hereby Publicly Censured for these violations.
FOR THE BOARD OF
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
_______________________________
Culver Schmid, Chair
10-8-25
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Date
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