BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2015)
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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: JAMES D. R. ROBERTS, JR., BPR #17537
CONTACT: PRESTON SHIPP
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
April 24, 2015
DAVIDSON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On April 20, 2015, James D. R. Roberts, 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 an appellate brief, Mr. Roberts argued that the lower court had been âevasive and untruthful,â had
âconduct[ed] unnecessary hearings and enter[ed] untruthful and harassing orders in order to cover upâ its own
improper conduct; and made improper findings against him âto deflect attention from its own illegal acts.â
In ruling against Mr. Roberts, the Court of Appeals noted that Mr. Roberts made âunwarranted
accusations impugning the integrityâ of the trial court and âbaseless and improper assertionsâ designed to
deflect attention away from his own âflagrant misconduct in the trial court.â
By these acts, James D. R. Roberts, Jr., violated Rule of Professional Conduct 8.2 (statements about
judicial officers) and is hereby Publicly Censured for this violation.
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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