BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2025)
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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: ROBERT GREENE, 006515
CONTACT: STEVEN J. CHRISTOPHER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
June 25, 2025
DAVIDSON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On June 25, 2025, Robert Greene, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a Public
Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Greene represented clients in defense of a lawsuit in General Sessions Court. Due to an error in his
calendaring of the trial date, Mr. Greene and his clients did not appear at trial, resulting in the entry of a default
judgment. Mr. Greene was not forthright in his subsequent communications with his clients that the trial date
was missed solely due to his own scheduling error.
Mr. Greene filed a motion to set aside the default judgment. The motion was frivolous, as it was
untimely filed and did not recite any legal authorities to support tolling of the statutory deadline. In an affidavit
affixed to the motion, Mr. Greene falsely claimed that the trial date was missed due to confusion with opposing
counsel rather than Mr. Greeneâs own scheduling error. Mr. Greene also later filed a motion to withdraw that
falsely claimed that Mr. Greeneâs clients failed to provide documentation in support of their factual position that
would have been asserted at trial.
Mr. Greene paid a significant portion of the judgment out of his own personal funds, without prior
notice or consent from his clients. A settlement was subsequently reached where Mr. Greeneâs clients paid the
remaining portion of the judgment.
By these acts, Mr. Greene has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (competence), 1.2(a)
(complying with a clientâs decision regarding a settlement), 1.3 (diligence), 1.4 (communication), 1.8(e)
(financial assistance to a client in connection with pending or prospective litigation), 1.16(d) (declining or
terminating representation), 3.1 (meritorious claims), 3.3(a)(1) (misrepresentation to a tribunal), and 8.4
(dishonesty) 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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