BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2017)
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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: FRANCIS MICHAEL DESLAURIERS, BPR #12051
CONTACT: M. PRESTON SHIPP
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
April 21, 2017
TIPTON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On April 20, 2017, Francis Michael Deslauriers, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
In August of 2012, Mr. Deslauriers was retained to represent a client in a lawsuit against an insurance
company for a property damage claim. In the three and a half years that Mr. Deslauriers was counsel of record,
he took little action other than filing the lawsuit, and he routinely failed to communicate with his client. The
lawsuit was dismissed due to Mr. Deslauriersâ failure to serve the defendants or take their depositions.
By these acts, Francis Michael Deslauriers, has violated Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 (competence),
1.3 (diligence), 1.4 (communication), 3.2 (expediting litigation), and 8.4 (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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