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Respondent, an attorney licensed
to practice law in Tennessee
(Davidson County)
PUBLIC CENSURB-
The above complaints ore-1e ï¬led against Robert Joseph Turner, an attorney licensed to
practice law in Tennessee, alleges}; certain acts of misconduct. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9,
the Board of Professional Responsibility considered theSe matters at its meeting on June 22,
2012.
. In the ï¬rst case, the Respondent made claims on his website that violated Rule 7.1
- because their were not veriï¬able and were thus misleading. Also, the Respondentâs use of the
word âspecialties" on the website violated Rule 7.4. The Respondent also disclosed the
occupations of former clients in violation of Rule 1.6. In the second case, Respondent violated
Rule 724(1)) by sending a written advertisement to a potential client that stated at the bottom of
the letter, âEligible but not certiï¬ed as a family law specialist hy the Tennessee Commission on
Continuing Legal Education and Specialization.â The Respondentâs statement that he was
eligible but not certiï¬ed was also misleading in violation of Rule 7.1.
By the aforementioned acts, Robert Joseph Turner hss violated Rule of Professional
Conduct 1.6 (conï¬dentiality), 7.1 (communication concerning a lawyers services), and 7.4
(communication of ï¬elds ofpractice) and is hereby Publicly Censored for these Violations.
FOR THE BOARD OF
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
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Lela. Héllabaugh, ChairU
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