BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2025)
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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: ERIC PRESTON EGBERT, BPR No. 027206
CONTACT: STEVEN J. CHRISTOPHER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
March 24, 2025
GIBSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE LAWYER CENSURED
On March 14, 2025, Eric Preston Egbert, #027206, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
On May 10, 2023, Mr. Egbert agreed to represent two individuals in probating the estate of their brother
(hereinafter, the "Decedent"). The Decedent's principal asset was a parcel of realty located in Gibson County,
Tennessee. The clients subsequently decided not to proceed with the probate action, and Mr. Egbert closed his
file on May 23, 2023. On December 12, 2023, Mr. Egbert was hired as the delinquent tax attorney for Gibson
County. In this capacity, Mr. Egbert received a list of properties where taxes had not been paid for 2022. The
list did not include the realty that was part of the Decedent's estate.
On May 31, 2024, after learning through public records of the delinquent taxes on Decedentâs realty and
acting in his personal capacity as a real estate investor, Mr. Egbert emailed the former clients and offered to
purchase the land. The former clients declined the offer and made a counteroffer, which Mr. Egbert declined.
No sales were ever consummated. Mr. Egbertâs efforts to purchase the realty created a concurrent conflict of
interest between his capacity as a real estate investor and delinquent tax attorney. Mr. Egbert also used
information obtained from the former clients to their potential detriment.
By these acts, Mr. Egbert has violated Rule of Professional Conduct 1.7 (conflict of interest), 1.9(c) (duties
to former clients), 8.4(d) (conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice), and 8.4(e) (stating or implying an
ability to influence a tribunal or government agency) 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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