BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2012)
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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
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
THOMAS ANDRE DAVIDSON, BPR # 15173
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 19, 2012
MARSHALL COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On July 19, 2012, Thomas Andre Davidson, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received
a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
In the representation of an estate client, Mr. Davidson failed to review a prenuptial agreement which
later significantly impacted the estate. After the client died, Mr. Davidson tore up the third codicil to the will
but kept a copy. He submitted the will and first two codicils to probate without informing the court of the third
codicil. He informed his clientâs wife that the third codicil had been revoked. He attended a hearing on the
estate and did not inform the court of the third codicil. Mr. Davidson later produced the copy of the codicil to
the Court and all parties.
By the aforementioned acts, Thomas Andre Davidson has violated rules in effect at the time of his
actions, Disciplinary Rules 1-102 (Misrepresentation), 6-101 (Competence), 7-101 (Diligence), 7-102 (False
Statement of Fact), and 7-106 (Violation of Rule of Procedure) 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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