TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 11, 2020

The Tennessee Supreme Court today permanently disbarred Arkansas attorney Kimberly Ogden Sutton from the practice of law in Tennessee. She consented to disbarment because, according to the court, she could not successfully defend herself against complaints filed against her. Sutton represented six clients in immigration related matters. The court found that she was paid to provide legal services but failed to complete those services, collected fees that were not yet earned, and effectively terminated representation without notifying the clients or returning files or unearned fees. Sutton was earlier suspended for not responding to the complaints and failed to comply with the notification requirements of suspended attorneys. Her conduct was determined to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.15, 1.16, 3.4(c), 8.1 and 8.4(a) and (d).