TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 18, 2019

The Tennessee Supreme Court yesterday denied motions from Davidson County lawyer Brian Phillip Manookian, who had sought to have his suspension from the practice of law dissolved. The court on Oct.11 had reinstated a suspension against Manookian for violations of conditions imposed on May 17 as part of an agreement to lift his suspension and place him on probation instead. That same day, Manookian filed a petition for dissolution of the suspension. On Oct. 15, he filed another petition arguing that he did not meet the qualifications for suspension. After reviewing both petitions, the Board of Professional Responsibility determined that Manookian had failed to establish good cause for dissolution or modification of the suspension.