TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 2, 2021

Davidson County attorney Jason Wade Barnette was permanently disbarred from the practice of law yesterday. The Tennessee Supreme Court reports that Barnette consented to disbarment because he could not successfully defend himself against the disciplinary charges. The court found that Barnette failed to communicate with clients and inform clients that he had been suspended; allowed default judgments to be entered against clients; posted misleading information on his web page suggesting he was authorized to practice law in another state; and failed to disburse settlement funds to his client. His actions were determined to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.15, 1.16, 5.5, 7.1, 8.1 and 8.4(a), (d) and (g).