BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2016)
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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: DANA L. NERO, BPR #25042
CONTACT: M. PRESTON SHIPP
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 27, 2016
DAVIDSON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On July 26, 2016, Dana L. Nero, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a Public
Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Ms. Nero represented a client in two separate criminal cases. The prosecution made a plea offer of
concurrent sentences of two years and six years. Ms. Nero erroneously believed that if her client pled guilty to
a sentence of six years, he would be automatically released upon serving 30 percent of the sentence. She
assured her client that because he had been incarcerated for 27 months, he would go home shortly after entering
his pleas. In fact, a person serving a sentence of six years must be released by the parole board. Ms. Nero
admits that she gave her client erroneous advice about when he would be released upon pleading guilty.
By these acts, Dana L. Nero has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (competence) and 1.3
(diligence) and is hereby Publicly Censured for this violation.
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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