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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
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: CHARLES MAURICE AGEE, JR., BPR #005042
CONTACT: STEVEN J. CHRISTOPHER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 29, 2021
DYER_COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On July 29, 2021, Charles Maurice Agee, Jr., an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received
a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
In the representation of a criminal defendant, Mr. Agee requested that his legal assistant communicate
with the prosecutor to seek a continuance of the clientâs upcoming preliminary hearing because of a conflicting
obligation in a court in another county. Mr. Agee did not personally speak or communicate directly with the
prosecutor. The legal assistant communicated directly with the prosecutor and advised Mr. Agee that the
prosecutor had agreed to the continuance. Mr. Agee appeared in Court on the morning of the preliminary
hearing and advised the Court that he had spoken directly with the prosecutor by email and she had agreed to
the continuance. Mr. Ageeâs statement omitted the fact that his communications with the prosecutor were
entirely conducted through his legal assistant. The prosecutor was not in the courtroom when the statement was
made. The prosecutor later confirmed to the Presiding Judge that she had not agreed to continue the
preliminary hearing.
By these acts, Charles Maurice Agee, Jr., has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 3.3(a)(1) (candor
towards the tribunal), 5.3 (responsibilities regarding nonlawyer assistance), and 8.4(c) (misconduct) and is
hereby Publicly Censured.
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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