BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2023)
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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: TIFFANY MARCILYNNE JOHNS, BPR # 027860
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
August 8, 2023
WILLIAMSON_COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On August 7, 2023, Tiffany Marcilynne Johns, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
A client hired Ms. Johns to represent her in an uncontested divorce. Ms. Johns was provided the correct
address for the estranged spouse in June 2022, and she did not send a draft marital dissolution agreement to the
spouse until November 2022. After the marital dissolution agreement was executed, Ms. Johns appeared in
court for the hearing to enter the final decree in April 2023, but she did not provide the court with the original
decree for entry. The final decree of divorce was not entered until June 2023. Ms. Johns failed to respond to
requests for information from her client.
By these acts, Ms. Johns has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 (diligence), and 1.4
(communication) 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.
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