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IN DISCIPLINARY DISTRICT I
OF THE
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
IN RE: John Stephen Anderson, #12367 FILE NO. 429630-1-ES
Respondent, an attorney licensed
to practice law in Tennessee
(Hawkins County)
PUBLIC CENSURE
The above complaint was ï¬led against John Stephen Anderson, an attorney licensed to.
practice law in Tennessee, alleging certain acts of misconduct. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9,
the Board of Professional Responsibility considered these matters at its meeting on December 8,
2017.
A client hired Mr. Anderson to represent her in a car accident. Though Mr. Anderson ï¬led
a lawsuit, he did not timely serve process on the defendant. For three years, Mr. Anderson falsely
told his client he was in the process of trying to settle the case. The lawsuit was dismissed by the
court.
By the aforementioned acts, Mr. Anderson is in violation of Rules 1.1 (competence), 1.3
(diligence), 1.4 (communication), 1.16 (termination of representation), 3.2 (expediting litigation),
8.1 (disciplinary matters), 8.4(0) (conduct involving dishonesty), and 8.4(d) (prejudice to the
administration ofjustice) of the Rules of Professional Conduct and is hereby Publicly Censured or
these violations.
FOR THE 'BOARD OF
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
GWWMU
i mie C. Miller, Chair