BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2013)
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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
RE: MICHAEL LLOYD FREEMAN, BPR #28698
CONTACT: PRESTON SHIPP
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 21, 2013
DAVIDSON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On October 16, 2013, Michael Lloyd Freeman, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Freeman kept his own money in his client trust account and used those funds to pay his office rent.
Also, Mr. Freeman failed to maintain reasonable communication with a client and then failed to provide
subsequent counsel with the clientâs file. Finally, Mr. Freeman neglected a different clientâs case by failing to
act with reasonable diligence and failing to communicate with the client.
By these acts, Michael Lloyd Freeman, has violated Rule of Professional Conduct 1.3 (diligence), 1.4
(communication), 1.15 (safekeeping property), 1.16 (declining and terminating representation) and 3.2
(expediting litigation) 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.
Freeman 35453; 35725c; 35852-5 rel.doc
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