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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 2, 2024

Knox County lawyer Gary Lee Anderson has been suspended from the practice of law for five years, followed by a period of indefinite suspension until $1,370 in restitution is paid to a former client. The court also directed Anderson to meet all CLE requirements, pay all costs incurred in the disciplinary matter within 90 days, and remit all outstanding registration fees and professional privilege taxes. The court took the action after finding that Anderson failed to communicate with clients, act in a diligent manner, expedite clients’ litigation, obtain informed consent from a client, respond to requests for information from disciplinary counsel, delineate and/or specify limits on the scope of representation, and take reasonable steps to protect clients’ interest after terminating representation. He also was found to have charged an unreasonable fee and a non-refundable fee without the client’s written agreement, and accepted client referrals from a non-registered intermediary organization. These actions violated Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.8, 8.1(b) and 8.4 (a), (c), and (d).