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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 17, 2022

Shelby County lawyer Brett B. Stein received a public censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court yesterday. The court found that Stein violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4 and 5.1. Stein was hired to file a petition for habeas corpus relief in federal court in Mississippi — a court in which he was not admitted to practice. He also failed to adequately supervise a junior attorney’s preparation of the petition and an accompanying motion for pro hac vice admission. The motion for admission was denied for failure to comply with court requirements, but Stein did not inform the client of this development, which caused the client to suffer potential harm.