TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 7, 2017
Sevier County attorney Elizabeth Catherine Velasquez was suspended by order of the Tennessee Supreme Court on Friday. Section 12.3 of Supreme Court Rule 9 provides for the immediate summary suspension of an attorney’s license to practice law in cases of an attorney’s failure to respond to the Board regarding a complaint of misconduct. Velasquez must cease representing existing clients by Dec. 3 and may not accept any new clients.