BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2024)
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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: MICHAEL ROBERT GIAIMO, #019394
CONTACT: ERIC A. FULLER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
February 22, 2024
PUTNAM COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On February 22, 2024, Michael Robert Giaimo, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received
a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Giaimo filed lawsuits on behalf of a client in General Sessions Court and Circuit Court, but thereafter
failed to communicate with the client for a period of more than a year and failed to inform the client that he had
moved to a different firm. Mr. Giaimo additionally failed to properly serve process on one of the three defendants
in the Circuit Court action, and failed to correct this mistake before the statute of limitations ran on the claim,
doing irreparable damage to the underlying claim. When confronted by the Complainant regarding this mistake,
the Respondent withdrew from representing the Complainant.
By these acts, Mr. Giaimo has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (competence), 1.3 (diligence),
1.4 (communication), 1.16 (terminating representation), and 3.2 (expediting litigation), and is hereby Publicly
Censured for these violations. This Public Censure will not restrict Mr. Giaimoâs license to practice law in any
way. Mr. Giaimo cooperated with the investigation of this matter and agrees to this resolution.
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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