Attorney Shannon Elsea of Memphis, TN; ethical ogre

The state of Tennessee provided Shannon David Elsea with a law license in 1995 after he graduated from the John Marshall School of Law in Chicago.

The Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility found Shannon guilty of the following misconduct.

• Violated or attempted to violate the rules of professional conduct, knowingly assisted, or induced another to do so, or did so through the acts of another
• Engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation
• Engaged in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to communicate with client
• Provided deceptive information to his client
• Knowingly deceived ethics investigators (Up yours, said Shannon!)
• Failed to expedite client litigation
• Untruthful in statements to various people
• Charges and/or collected an excessive fee (cheater)
• Lied to client that a settlement of his claims had taken place
• Deceived the clerk of court and opposing counsel as to the true status of a case which interfered with the timely administration of justice

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Tennessee Supreme Court punished Shannon by gifting him with a complimentary censure.  

As we speak (ca. December 2020) Shannon practices his brand of law at 219 Adams Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.