BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2018)
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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
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: TIMOTHY JOEL WILLIAMS, BPR #10159
CONTACT: KEVIN D. BALKWILL
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
April 11, 2018
MEMPHIS LAWYER CENSURED
On April 10, 2018, Timothy Joel Williams, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Williams represented a client in a municipal court in Mississippi without receiving permission to
appear pro hac vice and further represented the client in a Mississippi Circuit Court case without fully
complying with the Mississippi pro hac vice rules. Mr. Williams associated a Mississippi attorney to assist in
the case, but did not inform his client of the associated attorneyâs participation in the case until after the case
had been transferred to Circuit Court. Mr. Williams also claimed that his fee was non-refundable but he did not
have a written fee agreement signed by his client.
By these acts, Timothy Joel Williams has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.4 (communication),
1.5(f) (fees), 3.4(c) (knowingly disobeying an obligation under rules of a tribunal), 5.5(a) (unauthorized practice
of law), and 8.4(a)(d) (misconduct) and is hereby Publicly Censured for these violations. As a condition of the
Public Censure, Mr. Williams is required to refund $2,500.00 in fees to his former client.
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but does not affect the attorneyâs ability to
practice law.
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