TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Aug 20, 2020

Christopher M. Vlachos, a licensed attorney in Florida and Michigan and whose admission to practice in Tennessee is pending, received a public censure today from the Board of Professional Responsibility. Vlachos’ application for comity admission to practice law in Tennessee was approved in 2018, pending admission. He then represented clients for his law firm in at least three active court matters, without filing for pro hac vice admission in those courts as required by Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 7. Vlachos signed multiple pleadings with a signature block that listed his name followed by the BPR number of his supervising attorney, also his supervising attorney’s name with the same BPR number. The signature block did not otherwise indicate that Vlachos was practicing “pending admission” in Tennessee. The firm’s website also incorrectly listed Vlachos as licensed to practice law in Michigan, Florida and Tennessee at that time.