BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2020)
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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
FA24: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: CANDACE LENETTE WILLIAMSON, BPR #28933
CONTACT: KEVIN D. BALKWILL
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 26, 2020
TENNESSEE LAWYER CENSURED
On October 23, 2020, Candace Lenette Williamson of Grenada, Mississippi, an attorney licensed to
practice law in Tennessee, received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the
Tennessee Supreme Court.
Ms. Williamson was paid a fee to represent a client but neglected to take any substantive legal action on
behalf of the client. Ms. Williamson deceived the client into believing that she had filed petitions in both
Mississippi and Tennessee, but no petitions were ever filed. Ms. Williamson thereafter abandoned the
representation and failed to respond to the disciplinary complaint against her.
By these acts, Candace Lenette Williamson has violated Rule of Professional Conduct 1.3 (diligence),
1.4 (communication), 1.5 (fees), 1.16 (terminating representation), 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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