BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2018)
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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
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: TODD ALLEN TRESSLER, BPR #26925
CONTACT: STEVEN J. CHRISTOPHER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
April 17, 2018
WILSON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On April 16, 2018, Todd Allen Tressler, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Tressler hired a real estate broker in connection with the purchase of commercial realty. Mr.
Tressler terminated the brokerâs services and hired an immediate family member as successor broker after the
original brokerâs work was substantially completed. The closing documents and contractual agreement between
Mr. Tressler and the two brokers granted the original broker the full commission at closing and provided that
the division of the commission would be subsequently negotiated between the two brokers. Contrary to this
agreement, Mr. Tressler refused to forward payment of the full commission to the original broker, and instead
attempted to negotiate a division of the commission on behalf of the successor broker.
By these acts, Todd Allen Tressler, has violated Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(c) (misconduct) and is
hereby Publicly Censured for this violation.
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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