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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 9, 2024

Shelby County lawyer Larry A. Weissman has received a public censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court. The court found that Weissman was not diligent in checking a client’s case status, which led to him not discovering that the case, which had previously been dismissed, was never reopened. This led to a delay in moving the case forward. Weissman also did not consult with the client about how her case was being handled and did not abide by her decision to set the case for trial. Later in the case, he stopped communicating with the client, stopped doing any work on her case and disregarded the client’s requests that he withdraw. His actions were determined Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4(a), 1.16(a) and 3.2.