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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: DON ANTHONY HANDLEY, #021503
CONTACT: STEVEN J. CHRISTOPHER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 18, 2023
SHELBY COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On October 17, 2023, Don Anthony Handley, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received
a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Handley settled a personal injury case in January 2019. Mr. Handleyâs support staff assigned to the
file inadvertently failed to deposit the settlement check received from the insurance carrier for the at-fault driver,
and the error was not identified until July 2022. The error later resulted in an overdraft on Mr. Handleyâs trust
account. Mr. Handleyâs failure to identify the error evidences a breach of his obligation to create and maintain
appropriate trust account management protocols, as well as his duty to appropriately train and supervise his staff.
By these acts, Mr. Handley has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15 (safekeeping client funds and
property) and 5.1 (managerial and supervisory responsibilities) 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.
Handley 71859n-9 rel.doc