TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 20, 2019

The Tennessee Supreme Court has affirmed the disbarment of Jennifer Elizabeth Meehan based on her conviction for bank fraud in federal court. The court reports that Meehan served as president of a sorority’s housing board overseeing construction and furnishing of a new sorority house at the University of Alabama. Through this work, she mishandled funds, including using false documents to open unauthorized banking accounts, submitting false invoices and moving funds to a personal account. After Meehan pleaded guilty to bank fraud, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama sentenced her to six months in prison and ordered her to pay restitution. The Tennessee Supreme Court initiated reciprocal action and the Board of Professional Responsibility recommended a disbarment. On appeal, the Davidson County Circuit Court held that the BPR’s decision was arbitrary and imposed a five-year suspension. The Supreme Court today reversed that decision and affirmed the BPR recommendation. Read the BPR press release.