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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: JONATHAN LEE YOUNG, BPR #020345
CONTACT: DOUGLAS R. BERGERON
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 3, 2024
OVERTON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On July 3, 2024, Jonathan Lee Young, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
Mr. Young represented a client in an emergency conservatorship petition. Mr. Young, during the
representation, signed another attorneyâs name, âwith permissionâ, to an order without authorization from said
attorney and then presented said order to the presiding judge ex parte and obtained the judgeâs signature. The
order named an attorney ad litem to the conservatorship case, and Mr. Young, after obtaining the judgeâs
signature, failed to then file the pleading with the clerk of the court and failed to advise the guardian ad litem or
the newly appointed attorney ad litem of the court order. Mr. Young, in the same case, also filed pleadings with
incomplete information and multiple documents with improper notarizations.
Mr. Young executed a Conditional Guilty Plea acknowledging that his conduct violated Tennessee
Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 (diligence); 3.3(a) (candor toward the tribunal); and 3.5(b) (impartiality and
decorum of the tribunal).
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorneyâs ability to
practice law.
Young 3354-4 rel.doc