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: DOUGLAS NEIL BLACKWELL, II, BPR #019298
CONTACT: KEVIN D. BALKWILL
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 15, 2018
BRADLEY COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On October 15, 2018, Douglas Neil Blackwell, II, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Blackwell accepted a refundable retainer fee from a client in a conservatorship proceeding without
depositing the fee into his client trust account until earned. Mr. Blackwell failed to diligently represent his
clientâs interest and failed to properly communicate with his client. Mr. Blackwell failed to include critical
documentation with legal pleadings. After he was removed from representation, Mr. Blackwell failed to
provide his former client with the client file. Mr. Blackwellâs fee affidavit was found to be unreasonable and
based upon misrepresentations.
By these acts, Douglas Neil Blackwell, II, has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (competence),
1.3 (diligence), 1.4 (communication), 1.5 (fees), 1.15 (safekeeping property), 1.16 (terminating representation),
3.2 (expediting litigation), 3.3 (candor toward tribunal), 8.1(b) (disciplinary matters), and 8.4(a)(c)(d)
(misconduct) and is hereby Publicly Censured for these violations.
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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