Microsoft Word - Anderson 68072n-5.docx (2021)
Note: This document was published in 2021. Information in older documents may not reflect current board procedures or policies.
Need help? Please use the Assistance Request Form below.
Original PDF Document
Download Official Record (anderson-68072-davidson-county-lawyer-censured.pdf)
Alternative Accessible HTML
Accessible Alternative: This HTML version is an automatically processed accessible alternative. While it provides a searchable format, the text extraction may contain formatting or character errors. The original PDF remains the authoritative official record.
Need a different format? Use the Request Assistance Form.
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: MELISSA JUNE ANDERSON, #024292
CONTACT: STEVEN J. CHRISTOPHER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
December 22, 2021
DAVIDSON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On December 21, 2021, Melissa June Anderson, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Ms. Anderson failed to create and maintain appropriate trust account bookkeeping protocols for her law
office, breaching her managerial obligation to ensure that her office acted in compliance with the Tennessee
Rules of Professional Conduct. As a result of Ms. Andersonâs conduct, a check drawn on the firmâs trust
account was returned for insufficient funds.
By these acts, Melissa June Anderson has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15 (safekeeping
property and funds) and 5.1 (responsibilities of managerial and supervisory lawyers) 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.
Anderson 68072n-5 rel.doc