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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: AMANDA HOWELL CASTILLO, 037519
CONTACT: HEATHER D. PIPER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
January 7, 2026
MAURY COUNTY LAWYER DISBARRED
Effective January 7, 2026, the Supreme Court of Tennessee permanently disbarred Amanda Howell
Castillo from the practice of law and ordered her to pay restitution to one former client and all costs incurred to
the Board of Professional Responsibility (âBoardâ). The Board filed a Petition for Discipline and a Supplemental
Petition for Discipline against Ms. Castillo, and the disciplinary matter was tried before a Hearing Panel on August
14, 2025.
In the first complaint, the Hearing Panel found that Ms. Castillo: (1) failed to represent her client in a
diligent manner, (2) failed to expedite her clientâs litigation; (3) failed to reasonably communicate with her client,
(4) abandoned her representation of her client without notice to the client or permission from the trial court, (5)
failed to comply with an Order of summary suspension entered July 26, 2024, by the Tennessee Supreme Court,
(6) failed to inform her client of her suspension from the practice of law and withdraw from her representation,
and (7) failed to respond to the request of the Board for information related to the disciplinary complaint.
In the second complaint, the Hearing Panel found that Ms. Castillo: (1) failed to represent her client in a
diligent matter, (2) failed to set her clientâs case for hearing and expedite her litigation, (3) failed to comply with
an Order of summary suspension entered July 26, 2024, by the Tennessee Supreme Court, (4) failed to inform her
client of her suspension from the practice of law and withdraw from her representation, (5) failed to reasonably
communicate with her client, (6) failed to provide the professional services for which she had been retained
resulting in her abandonment of the representation of her client and the collection of an unreasonable fee that was
not returned to the client, and (7) failed to respond to the request of the Board for information related to the
disciplinary complaint.
The Hearing Panel found the conduct of Ms. Castillo violated Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) 1.3
(diligence), 1.4 (communication), 1.16 (declining or terminating representation), 3.2 (expediting litigation), 3.4(c)
(knowing violation of an obligation under the rules of a tribunal), 8.1(b) (bar admission and disciplinary matters),
and 8.4(g) (misconduct).
Ms. Castillo must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 28,
regarding the obligations and responsibilities of disbarred attorneys.
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