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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: TRAVIS RANDALL DUFFER, BPR #034087
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
June 16, 2022
ROBERTSON_COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On June 16, 2022, Travis Randall Duffer, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Duffer left the employment of a law firm in December 2020 and took some clients with him. For
three clients, Mr. Duffer thereafter failed to respond to requests for information from them, and he failed to
complete the matters for which he was hired. The three clients at issue hired new counsel to complete their
matters. For one client, Mr. Dufferâs former law firm transferred $900 of client funds to Mr. Duffer for the
completion of the clientâs case. Mr. Duffer did not complete the representation. In response to an inquiry in the
disciplinary investigation, Mr. Duffer falsely stated that the representations in the three client matters had been
âcompleted.â
By these acts, Travis Randall Duffer has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 (diligence), 1.4
(communication), 1.16 (termination of representation), 8.1 (disciplinary matters) and 8.4(d) (prejudice to the
administration of justice) and is hereby Publicly Censured for these violations with the condition that he refund
to his former client $900 within 90 days.
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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