BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2013)
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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
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: DANA L. NERO, BPR #25042
CONTACT: ALAN D. JOHNSON
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 23, 2013
DAVIDSON COUNTY LAWYER SUSPENDED
On October 22, 2013, Dana L. Nero, of Nashville, Tennessee, was suspended from the practice of law
by Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court for three (3) years, with eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29)
days as an active suspension retroactive to June 11, 2012, and the remainder probated. Ms. Nero was ordered to
comply with her Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP) Monitoring Agreement signed on November
29, 2012. Finally, Ms. Nero must pay the Boardâs costs and expenses and the court costs within ninety days of
the entry of the Order of Enforcement.
A Petition for Discipline was filed on April 2, 2013, alleging that Ms. Nero advised a witness that the
witness did not have to appear in court even though she had been subpoenaed, that she failed to communicate
with a client and provide him with his file following his conviction, and that she accepted a fee for which she
did not perform any service. Ms. Nero entered into a Conditional Guilty Plea admitting to the misconduct.
Ms. Neroâs actions violated RPC 1.3 (diligence); 1.4 (communication); 1.16(a), and (d), (terminating
representation); 3.4 (g) (fairness to opposing party and counsel); 4.3 (dealing with unrepresented person); 4.4
(a) (1) (respect for rights of third persons); 8.1(a) (bar admission and disciplinary matters), and; 8.4(a), (d) and
(g) (misconduct).
Ms. Nero must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 18 and 19,
regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys.
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