BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2025)
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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: NICHOLAS LEE SURRATT, 035010
CONTACT: STEVEN J. CHRISTOPHER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 20, 2025
HARDIN COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On October 20, 2025, Nicholas Lee Surratt, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Surratt represented a criminal defendant in appealing a conviction. Mr. Surratt failed to file the trial
court transcript within the time prescribed by applicable rules of court. Mr. Surratt failed to respond to notices
from the Court of Criminal Appeals regarding the failure to file the transcript, which resulted in a show cause
proceeding where Mr. Surratt was found in willful contempt. Mr. Surratt also failed to comply with subsequent
orders entered by the Court of Criminal Appeals establishing deadlines for the filing of his clientâs principal brief.
By these acts, Mr. Surratt has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (competence), 1.3 (diligence),
3.2 (expediting litigation), 3.4(c) (knowing violation of an obligation under the rules of a tribunal), 8.4(d)
(conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice), and 8.4(g) (violation of a court order) and is hereby Publicly
Censured for these violations.
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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