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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 14, 2024

The Tennessee Supreme Court has suspended Shelby County lawyer Larry E. Fitzgerald from the practice of law for four years, with the first two years to be served on active suspension and the remainder on probation. The court took the action based on 12 separate complaints filed by clients. It found that Fitzgerald failed to communicate reasonably with clients, diligently perform work necessary for representation, properly maintain client funds in an IOLTA trust account, keep accurate accounting of funds kept in trust, return unearned client fees, properly conclude representation of clients, and respond to requests for information from the Board of Professional Responsibility. Fitzgerald agreed to a conditional guilty plea acknowledging his conduct violated Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.15, 1.16 and 8.1(b).